1998-1999 Catalog
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

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

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

EDUF 2215 The American Educational Experience
EDUF 2216 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
Select 10 semester hours of math and/or science content areas.

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

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

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.

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

Select 12 semester hours of courses from English, history, and political science (3000 level or above)

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Total Hours Required 123

BSEd Secondary Science Education - Chemistry

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 4145 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

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

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

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 4145 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 Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents

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

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