Elementary Education B.S.E.
Elementary Education B.S.E.
Eight-Semester Plan
Because this program requires admission to progress, it does not qualify for the university's Eight-Semester Degree Program; however, students who qualify for admission to the program can finish a degree in four years by following the suggested order of classes below.
| First Year | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| 贰狈骋尝听10103 Composition I (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1013) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1)1 | 3 | 听 |
| MATH听11003 College Algebra (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 1103) (or higher) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 2.1)1 or MATH听11103 Quantitative Reasoning (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 1113) | 3 | 听 |
| Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4:1 | ||
| PSYC听20003 General Psychology (ACTS Equivalency = PSYC 1103) or PHIL听20003 Introduction to Philosophy (ACTS Equivalency = PHIL 1103) or PHIL听21003 Introduction to Ethics (ACTS Equivalency = PHIL 1003) or PHIL听22003 Logic (ACTS Equivalency = PHIL 1003) or PHIL听31003 Ethics and the Professions or COMM听12303 Media, Community and Citizenship | 3 | 听 |
| CIED听10103 Introduction to Education | 3 | 听 |
| SPCH听10003 Public Speaking (ACTS Equivalency = SPCH 1003) (Satisfies General Education Outcomes 1.2 and 5.1)1 or COMM听23203 Interpersonal Communication | 3 | 听 |
| ENGL听10203 Composition II (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1023) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1)1 | 听 | 3 |
| HIST听20003 History of the American People to 1877 (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 2113) (Satisfies General Education Outcomes 3.3 and 4.2)1 or HIST听20103 History of the American People, 1877 to Present (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 2123) | 听 | 3 |
| Satisfies General Education Outcome 4.1:1 | ||
| HIST听11193 Institutions and Ideas of World Civilizations I (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 1113) or HIST听11293 Institutions and Ideas of World Civilizations II (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 1123) | 听 | 3 |
| Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4:1 | ||
| GEOL听11103 Physical Geology (ACTS Equivalency = GEOL 1114 Lecture) & GEOL听11101 Physical Geology Laboratory (ACTS Equivalency = GEOL 1114 Lab) | 听 | 4 |
| Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.1:1 | ||
| Any Fine Art Core | 听 | 3 |
| Year Total: | 15 | 16 |
| 听 | ||
| Second Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| CIED听10003 Introduction to Technology in Education | 3 | 听 |
| GEOG听11103 Human Geography (ACTS Equivalency = GEOG 1113) or ANTH听10203 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ACTS Equivalency = ANTH 2013) | 3 | 听 |
| ENGL听11103 World Literature: Beginnings to 1650 CE (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 2113) or ENGL听11203 World Literature: 1650CE to Present (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 2123) | 3 | 听 |
| MATH听22103 Survey of Mathematical Structures I | 3 | 听 |
| PHYS听10304 Physics for Elementary Education Majors or GEOL 11203/11101 Earth Science (ACTS Equivalency = GEOL 1124 Lecture) or ASTR 20003/20001 Survey of the Universe (ACTS Equivalency = PHSC 1204 Lecture) or STEM听41004 Astronomy for Educators or ENSC 10003/10001 Environmental Science or CHEM 12103/12101 Fundamentals of Chemistry (ACTS Equivalency = CHEM 1214 Lecture) or PHYS 10243/10241 Physics and Human Affairs | 4 | 听 |
| PLSC听20003 American National Government (ACTS Equivalency = PLSC 2003) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3)1 | 听 | 3 |
| MATH听22203 Survey of Mathematical Structures II | 听 | 3 |
| CIED听30303 Classroom Learning Theory | 听 | 3 |
| HIST听33803 Arkansas and the Southwest (or any 3hr Arkansas history course) | 听 | 3 |
| BIOL听10103 Principles of Biology (ACTS Equivalency = BIOL 1014 Lecture) & BIOL听10101 Principles of Biology Laboratory (ACTS Equivalency = BIOL 1014 Lab) or BIOL听10004 Biological Principles (ACTS Equivalency = BIOL 1004 Lecture) | 听 | 4 |
| Year Total: | 16 | 16 |
| 听 | ||
| Third Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| CIED听44003 Understanding Cultures in the Classroom | 3 | 听 |
| CIED听31103 Emergent Literacy | 3 | 听 |
| CIED听31203 Primary Mathematics Methods in the K-6 Classroom | 3 | 听 |
| CIED听41503 Learner Centered Classroom Management | 3 | 听 |
| STEM听40303 Introduction to STEM Education | 3 | 听 |
| CIED听41803 Instruction and Assessment of Writing (Satisfies General Education Outcome 6.1)1 | 听 | 3 |
| CIED听34503 Developmental Literacy | 听 | 3 |
| CIED听31303 Integrated Social Studies for the K-6 Classroom | 听 | 3 |
| STEM听31403 Teaching Science in the Elementary Grades | 听 | 3 |
| CIED听41903 Intermediate Math Methods | 听 | 3 |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| 听 | ||
| Fourth Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| CIED听41703 Residency I2,3 | 3 | 听 |
| CIED听30203 Survey of Exceptionalities | 3 | 听 |
| CIED听40003 Elementary Seminar | 3 | 听 |
| CIED听45303 Reading Comprehension Through Children's and Adolescent Literature (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.2)1 | 3 | 听 |
| CIED听41403 Curriculum Design and Applications of Instructional Practice | 3 | 听 |
| CIED听42003 Advanced Seminar | 听 | 3 |
| CIED听41203 Literacy Assessment and Interventions in the Elementary Classroom | 听 | 3 |
| CIED听42906 Advanced Residency II | 听 | 6 |
| Year Total: | 15 | 12 |
| 听 | ||
| Total Units in Sequence: | 听 | 120 |
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Students must complete the听听as outlined in the Catalog of Studies. The courses that meet the state minimum core also fulfill many of the university's听, although there are additional considerations to satisfy the general education learning outcomes. Students are encouraged to consult with their academic adviser when making course selections.听
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听Must have a grade of "B"or better for graduation.
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Infant and Child CPR card must be earned prior to fall Senior year.