Department of Curriculum and Instruction
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers seven undergraduate programs for prospective teachers in grades P-12; early childhood, middle grades, and secondary education in English, mathematics, general science with a biology or chemistry emphasis, social science, and history. In each program, a sequence of campus and field-based courses culminates in the student teaching semester during the senior year. The College of Science and the College of Arts and Letters cooperate with teacher education programs by providing courses required in the respective majors.
Graduates will demonstrate enlightened understandings and commitments to children; to learning and teaching that is developmentally appropriate and based on their knowledge of learning principles; and to their own continuing professional growth in a complex, pluralistic society and world. Further, graduates will demonstrate proficiency in planning, implementing, and evaluating teaching and learning.
In the first two years, a pre-professional education major completes studies which establish eligibility for admission to teacher education.
BSEd Early Childhood
Expected Outcomes
Graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate a commitment to the teaching profession and to the teaching field of early childhood
- Demonstrate competence in the establishment of effective communication with students, teachers, administrators, parents, and members of the helping professions
- Demonstrate competence implementing developmentally appropriate practice in the teaching field of early childhood
- Demonstrate the ability to organize and implement a variety of instructional plans
- Demonstrate skills that encourage students to perform commensurate with their abilities
- Demonstrate competence in the selection, use, application, and implementation of technology and instructional media
- Demonstrate competence in the evaluation of student progress and instructional effectiveness
- Demonstrate competence in the use of evaluative data
- Demonstrate a willingness to consider for implementation a variety of theories, methodologies, and materials
- Demonstrate competence in classroom management
- Demonstrate competence in the performance of non-teaching duties
Course Requirements
Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45
Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18
- EDEC 2125 Mathematics for Young Children
- EDEC 2155 Introduction to Early Childhood
- EDEC 2156 Literature for Young Children
- EDEC 2355 Introduction to Practice in Early Childhood
- EDUF 2215 The American Education Experience
- EDUF 2216 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
- Select two semester hours of approved electives
Area G - Education Program Requirements - Required Hours: 60
- EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
- EDCI 4795 Student Teaching Seminar
- EDEC 3155 Assessment in Early Childhood
- EDEC 3255 Creative Activities for Young Children
- EDEC 3256 Curriculum in Early Childhood
- EDEC 4155 Cognitive and Language Development in Early Childhood
- EDEC 4216 Communication Arts in Early Childhood
- EDEC 4235 Science in Early Childhood
- EDEC 4245 Teaching Mathematics to Young Children
- EDEC 4246 Social Studies in a Multicultural Society
- EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
- EDUT 3217 Technology for the Teacher
- PELM 5115 Development of Motor Skills: A Lifespan Perspective
- READ 3115 Basic Reading Skills
- SPED 3255 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
- SPED 4255 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
Total Hours Required 123
BSEd Middle Grades
Expected Outcomes
Graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate commitment to the teaching profession and to the middle grades level of education
- Demonstrate effective communication with students, teachers, administrators, parents, and members of the helping professions
- Demonstrate sufficient content knowledge in core academic disciplines and in-depth knowledge of two concentrations
- Demonstrate an ability to organize and implement a variety of instructional plans
- Demonstrate skills that will encourage students to perform commensurate with their ability
- Demonstrate competence in the selection and use of appropriate media for effective instruction at the middle grades level
- Demonstrate competence in the evaluation of student progress and the effectiveness of instructional programs
- Demonstrate competence in the use of evaluative data to assess student and curricular needs
- Demonstrate a willingness to consider a variety of theories, methodologies, and materials to implement effective instructional programs
- Demonstrate competence in classroom management
- Demonstrate competence in the performance of other professional duties
- Demonstrate acquisition and application of knowledge related to the historical and research findings and premises of middle grades education
Course Requirements
BSEd Middle Grades - Math/Science
Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45
Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18
- EDUF 2215 The American Educational Experience
- EDUF 2216 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
- Select 10 semester hours of math and/or science content areas.
Area G - Education Program Requirements - Required Hours: 42
- EDCI 3455 Practicum for Middle Grades and Secondary Education 1
- EDCI 4455 Practicum in Middle Grades and Secondary Education 2
- EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
- EDCI 4795 Seminar in Student Teaching
- EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
- EDUT 3215 Technology in the Workplace
- EDMG 3116 Reading and Learning Strategies in the Middle Grades
- EDMG 3155 Introduction to Middle Grades Education
- EDMG 3156 Integrated Curriculum for Middle Grades
- EDMG 4121 Teaching Math in the Middle Grades I
- EDMG 4122 Teaching Math in the Middle Grades II
- EDMG 4135 Teaching Science in the Middle Grades
- SPED 3255 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
- SPED 4255 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 18
Students planning to teach mathematics must select the following two courses. Students with a science concentration must select eight semester hours in life, physical, and earth/space science. These courses may be drawn from any area.
Students planning to teach mathematics must select the following two courses. Students with a science concentration must select eight semester hours in life, physical, and earth/space science. These courses may be drawn from any area.
- EDMG 5125 Algebra for Middle Grades Teachers
- EDMG 5126 Investigative Geometry and Measurement
- Select 10 semester hours from concentration courses in math/science (astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and math.)
Total Hours Required 123
BSEd Middle Grades - Language Arts/Social Science
Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45
Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18
- EDUF 2215 The American Educational Experience
- EDUF 2216 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
- Select nine semester hours of humanities/social sciences approved in Areas C and E.Select one semester hour seminar from Area B.
Area G - Education Program - Requirements Required Hours: 47
- EDCI 3455 Practicum in Middle Grades or Secondary Education 1
- EDCI 4455 Practicum in Middle Grades or Secondary Education 2
- EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
- EDCI 4795 Seminar in Student Teaching
- EDMG 3115 Teaching Writing in Grades 4-8
- EDMG 3116 Reading and Learning Strategies in the Middle Grades
- EDMG 3155 Introduction to Middle Grades Education
- EDMG 3156 Integrated Curriculum for Middle Grades
- EDMG 4115 Teaching Language Arts 2 in Grades 4-8
- EDMG 4121 Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grade 1
- EDMG 4145 Social Studies in the Middle Grades
- EDSE 4117 Literature for Adolescents
- EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
- EDUT 3215 Technology in the Workplace
- SPED 3255 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
- SPED 4255 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 12
- Select 12 semester hours of courses from English, history, and political science (3000 level or above)
Area I - General Electives - Required Hours: 1
Total Hours Required 123
BSEd Secondary English Language Arts
Expected Outcomes
Graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of English content
- Demonstrate proficiency in instructional planning
- Demonstrate proficiency in the implementation of instruction
- Demonstrate proficiencies related to helping every student succeed
- Demonstrate proficiencies related to selecting and using materials to enhance teaching and learning
- Demonstrate proficiencies related to evaluating learning and teaching
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of findings of educational research related to the teaching and learning of English
- Display values, commitments, dispositions, and habits associated with effective and professional teaching
Course Requirements
Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45
Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18
- EDUF 2215 The American Educational Experience
- EDUF 2216 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
- ENGL 2135 Multicultural Literature
- ENGL 2145 Introduction to Poetry
- ENGL 2146 Introduction to Fiction
- ITDS **** Area B approved seminar
Area G - Education Program Requirements - Required Hours: 41
- EDCI 3455 Practicum 1 for Middle Grades and Secondary Education
- EDCI 4455 Practicum 2 for Middle Grades and Secondary Education
- EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
- EDSE 3115 Teaching Writing in Grades 7-12
- EDSE 4115 Teaching English Language Arts in Grades 7-12
- EDSE 4117 Literature for Adolescents
- EDSE 5117 Reading in the Secondary Content Areas
- EDUT 3215 Technology and the Workplace
- ENGL 3157 Advanced Exposition
- ENGL 3185 Shakespeare
- SPED 3255 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 19
- Select six semester hours from the following:
- ENGL 5165 Introduction to Linguistics
- ENGL 5166 History of the English Language
- ENGL 5167 Grammatical Structure of English
- Select six semester hours from the following:
- ENGL 3111 American Literature 1
- ENGL 3112 American Literature 2
- ENGL 3175 Readings in American Literature
- Select four semester hours from the following:
- ENGL 4125 Medieval and Renaissance Literature
- ENGL 4126 Neoclassical and Romantic British Literature
- ENGL 4127 Victorian and Modern Literature
- Select three semester hours from the following:
- ENGL 3116 African American Literature
- ENGL 3117 American Women Writers
Total Hours Required 123
BSEd Secondary Science Education - Biology and Chemistry
Expected Outcomes
Graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate literacy in science and the motivation to continue to grow and develop in the understanding and use of concepts, processes, attitudes, and motivation expected of all dedicated teachers of science
- Demonstrate numeracy (mathematical literacy) and the capacity to use mathematics as one of the tools of problem-solving and discovery in science, (arithmetic computation, elementary statistical analysis, both plane and solid geometry, simple trigonometry and binary arithmetic essential to teaching and learning secondary school science)
- Help their students master the essential process skills (both basic and integrated) of science in order to study, perform in the laboratory, prepare for additional education, and to see the usefulness of these processes in a wide variety of non-science settings
- Help their students master the broad-range of skills necessary for organizing subject matter and resources for effective teaching
- Develop and refine interpersonal skills so outstandingly important in working with young students
Course Requirements
BSEd Secondary Science Education - Biology
Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45
Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18
- EDUF 2215 The American Educational Experience
- EDUF 2216 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
- Select eight semester hours from the following, such that these courses plus science
courses in Area D consist of two sequence science courses in each of two areas:
- BIOL 1115/1315 Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Lab
- BIOL 1225 Contemporary Issues in Biology with Lab
- CHEM 1211/1211L Principles of Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 1 Lab
- CHEM 1212/1212L Principles of Chemistry 2 and Chemistry 2 Lab
- PHYS 1111/1311 Introductory Physics 1 and Physics 1 Lab
- PHYS 1112/1312 Introductory Physics 2 and Physics 2 Lab
- Carry-over of one semester hour from MATH 1131 if selected from Area A or select seminar from Area B.
- Carry-over of one semester hour from MATH 1132 if selected from Area D or select seminar from Area B.
Area G - Education Program Requirements - Required Hours: 48
- BIOL 2285 Research Methods in Biology
- BIOL 3215 Cell Biology
- BIOL 3216 Genetics
- BIOL 3217 Ecology
- BIOL 3218 Systematic and Biodiversity
- BIOL 4795 Capstone Senior Seminar
- CHEM 3111 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 3311 Organic Chemistry I Lab
- EDCI 4455 Practicum 2 or Middle Grades and Secondary Education
- EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
- EDCI 4795 Student Teaching Seminar
- EDSE 4135 Curriculum and Methods in Secondary Science
- EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
- EDUT 3215 Technology in the Workplace
- SPED 3255 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
- SPED 4255 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 8
- Select a sequence of two courses from the following:
- BIOL 1115/1315 Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Lab
- BIOL 1225 Contemporary Issues in Biology with Lab
- CHEM 1211/1211L Principles of Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 1 Lab
- CHEM 1212/1212L Principles of Chemistry 2 and Chemistry 2 Lab
- PHYS 1111/1311 Introductory Physics 1 and Physics 1 Lab
- PHYS 1112/1312 Introductory Physics 2 and Physics 2 Lab
Area I General Electives Required Hours: 4
Total Hours Required 123
BSEd Secondary Science Education - Chemistry
Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45
Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18
- EDUF 2215 The American Educational Experience
- EDUF 2216 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
- Select eight semester hours from the following, such that these courses plus science
courses in Area D consist of two sequence science courses in each of two areas:
- BIOL 1115/1315 Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Lab
- BIOL 1225 Contemporary Issues in Biology with Lab
- CHEM 1211/1211L Principles of Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 1 Lab
- CHEM 1212/1212L Principles of Chemistry 2 and Chemistry 2 Lab
- PHYS 1111/1311 Introductory Physics 1 and Physics 1 Lab
- PHYS 1112/1312 Introductory Physics 2 and Physics 2 Lab
- Carry-over of one semester hour from MATH 1131 if selected from Area A or select seminar from Area B.
- Carry-over of one semester hour from MATH 1132 if selected from Area D or select seminar from Area B.
Area G - Education Program Requirements - Required Hours: 45
- CHEM 3111 Organic Chemistry 1
- CHEM 3112 Organic Chemistry 2
- CHEM 3311 Organic Chemistry 1 Lab
- CHEM 3312 Organic Chemistry 2 Lab
- CHEM 2115 Quantitative Analysis
- CHEM 2315 Quantitative Analysis Lab
- CHEM 4111 Physical Chemistry 1
- CHEM 4311 Physical Chemistry 1 Lab
- CHEM 4795 Senior Seminar 1
- CHEM 4796 Senior Seminar 2
- EDCI 4455 Practicum 2 for Middle Grades and Secondary Education
- EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
- EDCI 4795 Student Teaching Seminar
- EDSE 4135 Curriculum and Methods in Secondary Science
- EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
- EDUT 3215 Technology in the Workplace
- SPED 3255 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
- SPED 4255 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 12
- Select a sequence of two courses from the following:
- BIOL 1115/1315 Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Lab
- BIOL 1225 Contemporary Issues in Biology with Lab
- CHEM 1211/1211L Principles of Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 1 Lab
- CHEM 1212/1212L Principles of Chemistry 2 and Chemistry 2 Lab
- PHYS 1111/1311 Introductory Physics 1 and Physics 1 Lab
- PHYS 1112/1312 Introductory Physics 2 and Physics 2 Lab
- Select a four semester hour chemistry elective (CHEM) 3000 level or above
Area I - General Electives - Required Hours: 3
Total Hours Required 123
BSEd Secondary Mathematics Education
Expected Outcomes
Graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of mathematics content
- Demonstrate proficiency in instructional planning
- Demonstrate proficiency in the implementation of instruction
- Demonstrate proficiencies related to helping every student succeed
- Demonstrate proficiencies related to selecting and using materials to enhance teaching and learning
- Demonstrate proficiencies related to evaluating learning and teaching
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of findings of educational research related to the teaching and learning of mathematics
- Display values, commitments, dispositions, and habits associated with effective and professional teaching
Course Requirements
Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45
Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18
- EDSE 2125 Introduction to Secondary Mathematics
- EDUF 2215 The American Education Experience
- EDUF 2216 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
- MATH 1131 Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1 (one semester hour carry-over from Area A)
- MATH 1132 Calculus with Analytic Geometry 2
- MATH 2135 Calculus with Analytic Geometry 3
Area G - Program Requirements - Required Hours: 50
- CPSC 1301 Introduction to Computer Science 1
- EDCI 4455 Practicum 2 for Middle Grades and Secondary Education
- EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
- EDCI 4795 Student Teaching Seminar
- EDMG 4122 Teaching Math in the Middle Grades 2
- EDSE 4125 Curriculum and Methods in Secondary Mathematics
- EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
- MATH 1165 Computer-Assisted Problem Solving
- MATH 2155 Foundations for Advanced Math
- MATH 2175 Introduction to Probability
- MATH 5111 Abstract Algebra
- MATH 5115 Linear Algebra
- MATH 5135 College Geometry
- MATH 5185 History of Mathematics
- SPED 3255 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
- SPED 4255 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 6
- Select three semester hours selected from:
- MATH 3125 Discrete Mathematics
- MATH 4555 Selected Topics in Mathematics for Teachers
- MATH 5165 Numerical Analysis
- Select three semester hours from upper division MATH courses.
Area I - General Electives - Required Hours: 4
Total Hours Required 123
BSEd Secondary History Education and Social Science Education
Expected Outcomes
Graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the history, curriculum and standards of history, geography and the social sciences
- Demonstrate knowledge and use of the disciplines of the teacher=s specialization
- Demonstrate use of the philosophy, goals, and purposes as tools for teaching
- Demonstrate knowledge and use of current trends and practices
- Identify and use research and resources of the field
- Identify and use media and technology
- Demonstrate critical thinking and use levels of thought and communication
- Identify and use discipline knowledge and skills
- Identify and use assessment and evaluation techniques
- Demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to the Social Studies Code of Ethics
Course Requirements
BSEd Secondary History Education
Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45
Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18
- ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics
- EDUF 2215 The American Educational Experience
- EDUF 2216 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
- GEOG 1101 Introduction to Human Geography
- ITDS **** Area B approved course
- SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology
Area G - Program Requirements - Required Hours: 48
- EDCI 3455 Practicum 1 for Middle Grades and Secondary Education
- EDCI 4455 Practicum 2 for Middle Grades and Secondary Education
- EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
- EDCI 4795 Student Teaching Seminar
- EDSE 3145 Introduction to Social Science Education in Grades 7-12
- EDSE 4245 Teaching Social Studies in Grades 7-12
- EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
- EDUT 3215 Technology in the Workplace
- HIST 3105 History of Georgia
- HIST 3115 African-American History to 1865
- HIST 3116 African-American History from 1865
- HIST 3125 Historiography
- ITDS 1156 Understanding Non-Western Culture
- POLS 3137 American Political Thought
- SPED 3255 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
- SPED 4255 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 12
- ANTH 1105 Cultural Anthropology
- Select three semester hours from the following two courses:
- PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology
- SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology
- Select three semester hours from any political science (POLS) 3000 level or above
- Select three semester hours from any economics (ECON) 3000 level or above
Total Hours Required 123
BSEd Secondary Social Science Education
Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45
Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18
- ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics
- EDUF 2215 The American Educational Experience
- EDUF 2216 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
- GEOG 3107 World Regional Geography
- ITDS **** Area B approved course
- SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology
Area G - Program Requirements - Required Hours: 45
- EDCI 3455 Practicum 1 for Middle Grades and Secondary Education
- EDCI 4455 Practicum 2 for Middle Grades and Secondary Education
- EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
- EDCI 4795 Student Teaching Seminar
- EDSE 3145 Introduction to Social Science Education in Grades 7-12
- EDSE 4245 Teaching Social Studies in Grades 7-12
- EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
- EDUT 3215 Technology and the Workplace
- HIST 3105 History of Georgia
- HIST 3115 African-American History to 1865
- HIST 3125 Historiography
- ITDS 1156 Understanding Non-Western Cultures
- POLS 3137 American Political Thought
- SPED 3255 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
- SPED 4255 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youth with Diabilities, Gifts, and Talents
Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 15
- ANTH 1105 Cultural Anthropology
- PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology
- SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology
- Select three semester hours from any political science (POLS) 3000 level or above
- Select three semester hours from any economics (ECON) 3000 level or above
Total Hours Required 123
