Elementary/Middle Level Education: Grades 4-8, Science and Social Studies Concentration, B.S.Ed.

Credit Requirements*

• General Education: 46 credits
• Major Requirements: 76 credits
• Free Electives: 0 credits
• Total Credits to Graduate: 122 credits

* All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits.  Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate.

Concentration Areas

Professional Core and Student Teaching (51 crs.)

• ECED 480 - Early Childhood Professional Seminar Credits: 3
• EDFN 495 - Student Teaching Credits: 6-15
• READ 232 - Reading in the Elementary School Credits: 3
• READ 329 - Reading in the Content Areas Credits: 3
• READ 363 - Reading and Writing in PK-4 Credits: 3
• SPEE 423 - Effective Instructional Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities Credits: 3
• SPEE 483 - Assessing Children with Exceptionalities for Curricular Decision-Making Credits: 3
• TEED 206 - Social Foundations of Middle Level Education Credits: 3
• TEED 251 - Elements of Middle Level Instruction Credits: 3
• TEED 261 - Adolescent Development and Adolescent Learning Theory Credits: 3
• TEED 345 - Assessment and Evaluation Strategies Credits: 3
• TEED 348 - Teaching Middle Level Social Studies Credits: 3
• TEED 366 - Teaching Science at the Middle Level Credits: 3

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• Choose One of the Following:

• ESL 450 - Foundations of English Language Learner Instruction a Credits: 3
• READ 413 - Teaching Reading to English Language Learners Credits: 3

General Education

Foundation Courses (15 crs.)

• First Year Seminar (Select One)

• UNIV 101 - Shippensburg University First Year Seminar Credits: 3
• HONR 113 - Honors: Shippensburg University First Year Seminar Credits: 3

• Written Communication (Select One)

• ENGL 114 - Academic Writing Credits: 3
• ENGL 115 - Advanced Academic Writing Credits: 3
• HONR 106 - Honors: Academic Writing Credits: 3

• Oral Communication (Select One)

• COST 100 - Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3
• HONR 100 - Honors: Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3

• Historical Themes (Select One)

• HIST 105 - Historical Foundations of Global Cultures Credits: 3
• HONR 122 - Honors: Historical Foundations of Global Cultures Credits: 3

• Quantitative Reasoning (Select One)

• MATH 117 - Applied Statistics Credits: 3
• MATH 217 - Statistics I Credits: 4

Interconnections (6 crs.)

• Select One:

• SPEE 273 - Introduction to Exceptionalities: Understanding Diverse Learners Credits: 3
• HONR 411 - Honors: Introduction to Exceptionalities: Understanding Diverse Learners Credits: 3

• Select One:

• GEOG 101 - World Geography Credits: 3
• HONR 141 - Honors: World Geography Credits: 3

• Select One:

• ECON 101 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• HONR 165 - Honors: Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3

Citizenship & Responsibility (6 crs.)

• GEOG 140 - Human Geography Credits: 3

• Select One:

• POLI 100 - U.S. Government and Politics Credits: 3
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology Credits: 3

Natural World & Technology (10 crs.)

Choose from 2 of the following:

• PHYS 121 - Introductory Physics I - Lecture Credits: 3

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• PHYS 123 - Physics Ia Laboratory Credits: 1

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• ESSC 110 - Introduction to Geology Credits: 3
• ESSC 111 - Introduction to Weather and Climate Credits: 3

Creativity & Expression (6 crs.)

Literature

Select One:

• ENGL 243 - The Art of the Film Credits: 3
• ENGL 248 - Introduction to Culturally Diverse Literature of the U.S. Credits: 3
• ENGL 250 - Literature and Society Credits: 3
• HONR 249 - Honors: Literature and Society Credits: 3

Arts

Select One:

• ART 101 - Art Appreciation Credits: 3
• HONR 111 - Honors: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts Credits: 3
• HONR 135 - Honors: Art History III Credits: 3
• HONR 210 - Honors: Introduction to Music Credits: 3
• HONR 261 - Honors: World Music Credits: 3
• INST 111 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts Credits: 3
• MUSI 121 - Introduction to Music Credits: 3
• MUSI 129 - American Popular Music Credits: 3
• MUSI 216 - Music & Film Credits: 3
• MUSI 261 - World Music Credits: 3

Advising Notes:

1. Semester I & II: General Education & Concentration