University Catalog

Curriculum in Elementary Education Grades 1-5

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 Mathemitics College Algebra with Fundamentals / College Algebra	3	hours
GBIO 106G	Introduction to Biological Principles I	3	hours
BIOL 152	General Biology Laboratory I	1	hour
HIST 202H	American History since 1877	3	hours
††GEOG 103G	Introduction to Geography	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

Second Semester

††ENGL 102G,H	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
††MATH 177	Mathematics for Elementary Education I	3	hours
ESSC 101, or ESSC 102, or PHSC 102G	Earth and Space Science I Earth and Space Science II Physical Science II	3	hours
††MUS 291G	Fundamentals of Music	3	hours
HIST 102G,H	Western Civilization since 1500	3	hours
††COMM 210G	Communicating in the Classroom	3	hours
	Total:	18	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
†††EDUC 2031	Foundations of Education	2	hours
†††EDUC 2121	Diversity in the Classroom	1	hour
††MATH 277G	Mathematics for Elementary Education II	3	hours
GBIO 107G	Introduction to Biological Principles II	3	hours
BIOL 154	General Biology Laboratory II	1	hour
POLI 201G	American Politics	3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232H	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
††EPSY 301	Educational Psychology of Children and Adolescents	3	hours
††SPED 210	Characteristics of Individuals with Exceptionalities	2	hours
††MATH 287	Mathematics for Elementary Education III	3	hours
PHYS 142	Physics for Elementary Education	4	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

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First Semester

††EDUC 315	Classroom Management and Motivation for Beginning Teachers	3	hours
††EDUC 307	Instructional Planning and Assessment	3	hours
††MATH 367	Capstone in Mathematics for Elementary Teachers	4	hours
Elective		1	hours
††LSED 401	Books and Related Materials for Children	3	hours
††EDUC 304	The Teaching of Reading in the Elementary School	3	hours
	Total:	17	hours

 

Second Semester

††EDUC 3262	Curriculum and Instruction in Grades 1-5	6	hours
††EDUC 3202	Foundations of PK-8 Mathematics Education	3	hours
††EDUC 3222	Diagnostic and Prescriptive Reading	3	hours
††ART 371	Art for the Elementary Teacher	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

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First Semester

††EDUC 4153	Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary School	9	hours
††SPED 4953	The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Regular Classroom	3	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:
ENGL 101 or 121H or 123H
ENGL 102 or 122H or 124H
ENGL 230 or 231 or 232 or 210H or 291H or 292H
HIST 101 or 102 or 201 or 202 or 101H or 102H or 201H or 202H
COMM 211 or 211H
GBIO 106 or 151H
GBIO 151 or 151H

^††A grade of "C" or better is required.
^†††A grade of "B" or better is required
¹Take EDUC 203 and 212 concurrently.
²Take EDUC 320, EDUC 322 and EDUC 326 concurrently.
³Take EDUC 415 and SPED 495 concurrently.