B.S. EDUCATIONAL STUDIES Interdisciplinary Studies School of Education/St. Thomas Aquinas College EDINTST1/16.CUR NAME______________________________________ STUDENT NUMBER ____________________ PHONE NUMBER __________________________ ADVISOR ________________________________ DATE ______________________________________

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Major Requirements (36 Credits)

Humanities (27 Credits) **ENG 101 College English **ENG 102 Intermediate Composition **Literature: Two courses from ENG 201, 203, 205, 207 or 221 Philosophy Religious Studies Fine Arts, Music, Film or Theater **Single Foreign Language (6 cr.)

Foundation Courses (12 Credits) *ED 206 Child or ED 208 Adolescent Psychology *ED 212 Educational Psychology *ED 213 Issues in Education *ED 232 Children & Adolescent Literature

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Methodology Courses: Select three (9 Credits) *EDEL 240 or EDSC 218 Curr. Inclusive Classroom ________ EDEL 312 Social Studies Methods ________ EDEL 313 Mathematics Methods ________ EDEL 314 Science & Technology Methods ________ EDEL 326 Literacy: Reading Methods ________ EDEL 327 Literacy: Writing Methods ________ EDSC 327 Writing Across the Curriculum ________ EDEC 301 Curriculum & Instruction, Birth-Grade 2 ________ EDEC 302 Emergent Literacy: Lang/Read Develop _______

Core Courses (6 Credits) *EDSP 344 Strategies for Behavior Management *EDSP 350 Issues & Strategies in Assessment

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Special Education Courses: Select one (3 Credits) *EDSP 241 Exceptional Children EDSP 345 Autism & Low-Incidence Disabilities EDSP 347 High Incidence Disabilities

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Education Elective Courses (6 Credits) Select two courses from the above areas

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*Required Courses

Concentration: Interdisciplinary Studies (30 Credits) Courses must be selected from any 2 of the following areas. One of the 2 areas must have a minimum of 12 credits. At least 15 credits must be at the 300/400 level. Art, Biology, Chemistry, Communication Arts, Economics, English, History, Math, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology

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Transfer Credits From ____________________ Transfer Credits From ____________________ Transfer Credits From ____________________ Transfer Credits From ____________________ STAC Credits Total ____________________

Natural Science (12 Credits) **MATH 101 (or higher) **MATH Science Science

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**Must be completed within the first 4 semesters. Social Science (9 Credits) American History or Political Science European or Non Western History Economics, Geography, Psychology or Sociology

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Free Electives The number of electives needed will be determined by the liberal arts areas chosen for the concentration. ________ ________ ________ ________ Transfer Credit Summary: Number of Credits Transferred Number of Credits Applicable Number of STAC Credits Needed For Degree

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1. Transfer credits are formally accepted only when official transcripts from previous colleges are received indicating a grade of “C” or better. 2. All students must apply for admission to the Teacher Education program. Please refer to the College catalog for information on guidelines for this major. Courses identified in the schedule as “general education requirement” courses will fulfill the Humanities, Natural Science and Social Science areas.