School of Education

K-8 Teacher Education - Middle Level English Concentration BSEd Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
EDUC 100 - Introduction to Elementary and Middle School Education	BISC 104 - Principles of Biology with Laboratory or Group D Science w/ lab
EDUC 240 - Legal and Ethical Issues in American Education or EDUC 247 - The History of Education in America	UAPP 102 - Civics and Economics for Teachers
EDUC 230 - Introduction to Special Education and Exceptional Children	EDUC 258 - Cultural Diversity, Schooling and the Teacher
MATH 251 - Mathematics for K-8 Teachers: Number and Operations or Group D Mathematics Elective	ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing
General Studies Geography (1/1)** or Group C Elective	MATH 252 - Mathematics for K-8 Teachers: Rational Numbers and Probability or Group D Mathematics Elective
General Studies History (1/1)** or Group B elective
Credits: 17	Credits: 16
Second Year
EDUC 210 - Beginning Literacy Instruction	EDUC 205 - Human Development: Grades K-8
SCEN 101 - Physical Science or Group D Science w/ lab	EDUC 403 - Literature for Adolescents: Multimedia Texts
ENGL Multicultural**	ENGL 206 - British Literature 1660 to Present
MATH 253 - Mathematics for K-8 Teachers: Geometry, Algebra and Measurement or Group D Elective	ENGL 396 - Teaching Composition in Secondary School
ENGL 294 - Diverse English Languages: Grammar and Usage	GEOL 113 - Earth Science or Group D Science w/ lab
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Third Year
Free Elective	EDUC 310 - Reading and Writing in Elementary School
ENGL 204 - American Literature	EDUC 390 - Classroom Management for Social and Emotional Learning
EDUC 451 - Educational Assessment for Classroom Teachers	EDUC 387 - Integrating Technology in Education
English Genre Elective (1/1)**	Free Elective
English Writing Elective (1/1)**	Free Elective
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
EDUC 320 - Reading and Writing in the Middle Grades	EDUC 400 - Student Teaching MSE (12 credits)
EDUC 436 - Differentiated Literacy Instruction	EDUC 433 - Student Teaching Seminar: Elementary Ed
EDUC 440 - Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners
EDUC 428 - Critical Reflection of Teacher Decision Making Fine Arts**
Credits: 14	Credits: 14
Total Credits: 123

Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all coursework for the major.

** See program plan for approved courses.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.