University Catalog

Curriculum in Middle School Education Grades 4-8

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

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First Semester

ENGL 101G,H	Freshman Composition	3	hours
††MATH 105 or MATH 151/161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra with Fundamentals / College Algebra	3	hours
GBIO 106G, and BIOL 152	Introduction to Biological Principles I General Biology Laboratory I	4	hours
††GEOG 103G	Introduction to Geography	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††ENGL 102G,H	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
††MATH 177G	Mathematics for Elementary Education I	3	hours
GBIO 107G. and BIOL 154	Introduction to Biological Principles II General Biology Laboratory II	4	hours
ART 105, or THEA 131, or MUS 151, or DNC 302G,H	Survey of World Art History I Introduction to the Theatre Introduction to Music History and Survey of Dance	3	hours
††COMM 210G	Communicating in the Classroom	3	hours
POLI 201G	American Politics	3	hours
	Total:	19	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

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First Semester

ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232G,H	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
††MATH 277	Mathematics for Elementary Education II	3	hours
PHYS 142	Physics for Elementary Education	4	hours
HIST 102G,H	Western Civilization since 1500	3	hours
†††EDUC 2121	Diversity in the Classroom	1	hours
†††EDUC 2031	Foundations of Education	2	hours
††SPED 210	Characteristics of Individuals with Exceptionalities	2	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

Second Semester

ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232H	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
††MATH 287	Mathematics for Elementary Education III	3	hours
ESSC 101G	Earth and Space Science I	3	hours
HIST 202H	American History since 1877	3	hours
††EPSY 301	Educational Psychology of Children and Adolescents	3	hours
	Total:	#	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

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First Semester

††Focus Area I		4	hours
††LSED 402	Books and Related Materials	3	hours
††EDUC 315	Classroom Management and Motivation for Beginning Teachers	3	hours
††EDUC 307	Instructional Planning and Assessment	3	hours
††EDUC 308	Teaching Reading in the Middle School	3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

††Focus Area I		3	hours
††EDUC 3202	Foundations of PK-8 Mathematics Education	3	hours
††EDUC 3282	Curriculum and Instruction in Grades 4-8	6	hours
††Focus Area II		4	hours
	Total:	#	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

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First Semester

††Focus Area II		3	hours
††SPED 4953	The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Regular Classroom	3	hours
††EDUC 4843	Upper Elementary Curriculum and Instruction	6	hours
	Total:	12	hours

 

 

Second Semester

EDUC 427	Student Teaching in the Elementary or Middle School	9	hours
	Total:	9	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses
^HHonors students to take Honors course option.
Math Focus majors must take MATH 151/161.

^††A grade of "C" or better is required. Students must choose two focus areas from the following:
English Focus - ENGL 230/231/232 (3 hours) and ENGL 467 (3 hours) and English Elective (1 hour) for a total of 7 hours
Math Focus – MATH 367 (4 hours) and MATH 467 (3 hours) for a total of 7 hours
Social Studies Focus – HIST 101 or 201 (3 hours) and HIST 321 (3 hours) and HIST 322 (1 hour) for a total of 7 hours
Science Focus – CHEM 107 (4 hours) and ESSC 102 (3 hours) for a total of 7 hours
^†††A grade of "B" or better is required
¹Take EDUC 203 and 212 concurrently.
²Take EDUC 320 and EDUC 328 concurrently.
³Take EDUC 484 and SPED 495 concurrently.