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BS in Elem Educ/Interdisciplinary Overview
Unmet conditions for this set of requirements:
120 credits are required.
Minimum credits at WCSU
A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at WCSU.
A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required
When your first term is graded, your cumulative GPA will be calculated.
If your cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 it is important to see an advisor
to make plans for raising your GPA.
General Education Competency Requirements
See General Education Competency Requirements section
General Education Course Requirements
See General Education Course Requirements - El Ed IDM
section
Major Requirements
See Major in Elem Educ/Interdisciplinary section
General Education Competency Requirements
Unmet conditions for this set of requirements:
Students must complete each of the competencies listed below. In
addition, students must complete 3 of the competencies a second time
excluding First Year (FY) and WRT 101 (WI).
General Education Competencies
Creative Process (CP)
1 to 2 Classes
Critical Thinking (CT)
1 to 2 Classes
Oral Communication (OC)
1 to 2 Classes
Health and Wellness (HW)
1 to 2 Classes
Scientific Inquiry (SI)
1 to 2 Classes
Intercultural Competence (IC)
1 to 2 Classes
Information Literacy (IL)
1 to 2 Classes
First Year Experience (FY)
1 Class
Culminating Experience (CE)
1 to 2 Classes
Writing Course (WRT 101)
WRT 101
Writing Intensive II (W2)
1 to 2 Classes
Writing Intensive III (W3)
1 to 2 Classes
Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
1 to 2 Classes
General Education Course Requirements - El Ed IDM
Unmet conditions for this set of requirements:
40 credits are required.
Writing Course
WRT 101
HEALTH PROMOTION & EXERCISE SCIENCE (2
Cr..)
Remark: 1 credit from a varsity sport will satisfy the activity requirement
Fitness for Life - Lecture
HPX 177
Fitness for Life - Activity
HPX 177
El. Education IDM COGNATE REQ (36 S.H.)
Intro to Cultural Anthropology
ANT 100
Concepts of Biology
BIO 100
Intro to Communication Skills
COM 163
Website Production
CS 110*
Educational Psychology: Children and Adolescents I
ED 211
Educational Psychology: Children and Adolescents II
ED 212
English Language Skills
ENG 276
American History To 1877
HIS 148
American History Since 1877
HIS 149
Elementary Statistics
MAT 120*
Playmaking with Children
THR 201*
1 credit of General Education credits outside major requirements
Major in Elem Educ/Interdisciplinary
Unmet conditions for this set of requirements:
80 credits are required.
Minimum 3.0 major GPA
Minimum credits at WCSU
A minimum of 40 credits must be taken at WCSU.
EDUCATION MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
First Year Experience for Education Majors
ED 101
Introduction to Education (B or better)
ED 206
Foundations of Literacy I
ED 210
Inquiry and Assessment in the Classroom I
ED 213
Digital Literacy: Integrating Technology in the
Classroom
ED 220
Health Issues in the Schools
HPX 215
Foundations of Literacy II
ED 301*
Multicultural Education
ED 314
Introduction to Special Education
EPY 405*
Teaching Literature in the Schools
ED 402
Elementary School Science
ED 415
Elementary Residency I (Co-Teaching)
ED 416
Elementary Residency II (Student Teaching)
ED 417
Inquiry and Assessment in the Classroom II
ED 418*
ED 419
Elementary School Social Studies
ED 425*
PARTNERSHIP FOR PREP OF ELEM EDUCATORS/
INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJOR REQ
College Algebra for Teachers
MAT 131*
Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I
MAT 209*
Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II
MAT 210*
The Mathematics Laboratory
MAT 211*
Connections in Mathematics
MAT 311
Teaching English Grammar
ENG 314*
Teaching Literature in the Schools
ENG 402
Teaching Writing in the Schools: Elementary and
Middle Schools
WRT 337W*
Early Elementary math Methods for Teachers (K-3)
ED 315
Technical Writing for Education Majors
ED 316
Integrating the Emerging Literacies Across Elementary
Content
ED 431*
STEM 1 for Elementary Education (also counted in
GE)
IDM 201*
STEM II for Elementary Education
IDM 202*
Notes:
Inquiry and Assessment in the Classroom III