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 177	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 277G	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:
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
Art Elective or HONR 191 

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.