Advising Checklist 
Liberal Studies-  Elementary Education Licensure 2003-2004

 General Education
(Select one course for each goal.)

Goal 1 (1 credit)      ___ Longwood Seminar

Goal 2 (3 credits)    ___ ENGL 150 

Goal 3 (3 credits)    ___ ENGL 201, 202 or 203; FREN, GERM, or
                                            SPAN 341 or 342; SPAN 352     

Goal 4 (3 credits)    ___ ART  121, 125, or 160, MUSC 221, 222,
                                            or 224, THEA 101
                                
Goal 5 (3 credits)    ___ MATH 121, 131, 164, or 171 (Note: Students who complete Calculus (MATH 261 or MATH 267) are exempt from this goal.)

Goal 6 (4 credits)    ___ CHEM 101; EASC 210; PHYS 101; GNED 162;
                                          GNED 261   (BIOL 101 not recommended)
                                    
Goal 7 (3 credits)    ___ HIST 100 or 110 

Goal 8 (3 credits)    ___ POSC 150

Goal 9 (3 credits)    ___ ANTH 101; HIST 200; GEOG 220;
                                          MUSC 225;RELI 242;POSC 245;
                                          POSC 255;SPAN 331                          

Goal 10 (3 credits)  ___ FREN, GERM, or SPAN 201 

Goal 11 (2 credits)  ___ PHED 101 (2 hr)___ RECR 101 (2 hr) 

Goal 12 (3 credits)  ___ SOCL 320 

Goal 13 (3 credits)   ___ PHIL 308 

Goal 14 (3 credits)  ___ENGL 400 

Goal 15 (1 credit)    ___ Education 370 Practicum 

 Liberal Studies Major Requirements 

Natural Sciences: 15 credits            

____BIOL 112:  Fundamentals of Botany (4 credits)
____BIOL 113:  Fundamentals of Zoology (4 credits)
____EASC 101:  Physical Science (4 credits)
____EASC 300: The Dynamic Planet  (3 credits)

Social Sciences: 9 credits

____ GEOG 241: Cultural (3 credits)
             or GEOG 352: World Regional  (3 credits)
____ HIST  221:  US History to 1877 (3 credits)
____ HIST 222: US History 1877 to Present  (3 credits) 

(Required courses  POSC 150 American Government & Politics (3 credits)  and SOCL 320  Sociology of Education (3 credits) are included in General Education) 

  Humanities: 9 credits

____ENGL 380: Children's Literature  (3 credits)
____ENGL 382: Traditional & Modern English Grammar
          (3 credits)
____ENGL 483:  Writing Theory & Practice (3 credits)
           (prerequisite: English 382)

( PHIL 308, Intro to Ethics is included in General Education
 Goal 13) 

Mathematics: 9 credits

____MATH 309:  Numeration Systems  (3 credits)
____MATH 310: Functions, Probability Statistics (3 credits) 
____MATH 313: Geometry and Reasoning (3 credits)     

Approved elective: 3 credits
(Choose one of the following:)

____ ART 341: Art Education (3 credits) 
____ ECON 115: Economics for Educators (3 credits) 
____ MOLA (French, German, Spanish) 202 or above for B. A.
             (3 credits) 
____ MATH 330 and SCED 330:  Science and Math Methods
             (3 credits)
____ MATH 451: Teaching Mathematics (Middle School)
         (3 credits)
____ MUSC 441:  Music and Supervision in Elementary
            Schools (3 credits)                      
____ THEA 433: Creative Dramatics for the Classroom
         (3 credits)

Education Course checklist
NK-6 Teaching Licensure

Education courses to be taken BEFORE the professional semester:

___ EDUC 245 Human Growth and Development (3 credits)
___ EDUC 260 Intro. to Teaching Profession (2 credits)
___ *EDUC 299 Admission to Teacher Preparation (0 credits)
___ EDUC 265 Practicum I (Summer after 1st year) (3 credits)
___ EDUC 370 Practicum II (Summer after 2nd year) (3 credits)
___ EDUC 380 Classroom Assessment (2 credits)
___ EDUC 381 Media & Computer Technology (1 credits)

NOTE: EDUC 380 & 381, and ENGL 380 are now prerequisites for Partnership!

 Partnership Semester
(Second semester Junior or First semester Senior year)

___ EDUC 425 Introduction to Teaching Reading and Language
        Arts (2 credits)
___ EDUC 426 Teaching Reading and Language Arts in the
        Elementary Grades (2 credits)
___ EDUC 450 Principles. of   Instruction (2 credits)
___ EDUC 451 Curriculum in the Elementary School (NK-6)
        (2 credits)
___ EDUC 487 Classroom Management and System Issues
        (3 credits)
___ SPED 489 Survey of Exceptional Children (3 credits)

 Professional Semester  (Final semester Senior Year)

___ EDUC 400: Directed Teaching in the Elementary and Middle
        School or 401: Directed Teaching Elem. School (11 credits)
___ EDUC 488 Education Seminar  (1 credit)

  * Students must earn a "Pass" in EDUC 299 before they will be permitted to enroll in any subsequent 300-400 level Education course.

 

**NOTE: STUDENTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST A 2.5 GPA BOTH IN THEIR LIBERAL STUDIES MAJOR AND OVERALL TO BE ELIGIBLE  FOR STUDENT TEACHING PLACEMENT.   THEY MUST ALSO BE  FORMALLY ADMITTED TO THE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM AND HAVE AT LEAST A "C" IN ENGL 150, EDUC 260 and 245.  TO OBTAIN LICENSURE STUDENTS MUST MAINTAIN A 2.75 GPA IN THE PROFESSIONAL SEMESTER AND ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE ON PRAXIS I AND II.