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

Credit Requirements*

• General Education: 46 - 47 credits
• Major Requirements: 75 - 77 credits
• Free Electives: 0 credits
• Total Credits to Graduate: 121 - 124 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 (39 crs.)

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: Diversity (3 crs.)

Select One:

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

Interconnections (6 crs.)

• 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 (7 crs.)

• MATH 225 - Discrete Mathematics Credits: 4

• Select One:

• POLI 100 - U.S. Government and Politics Credits: 3
• HONR 279 - Honors: U.S. Government and Politics Credits: 3

Natural World & Technology (9 crs.)

Select 3 Natural World Courses:

Natural World

• ANTH 121 - Physical Anthropology Credits: 3
• BIOL 100 - Basic Biology Credits: 3
• BIOL 145 - Environmental Biology Credits: 3
• BIOL 150 - Human Biology Credits: 3
• BIOL 161 - Principles of Biology: Cell Structure and Function Credits: 4
• BIOL 162 - Principles of Biology: Organismal Diversity Credits: 4
• BIOL 208 - Field Biology Credits: 3
• BIOL 237 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I Credits: 4
• CHEM 103 - A Cultural Approach Credits: 3
• CHEM 105 - An Observational Approach Credits: 3
• CHEM 121 - Chemical Bonding Credits: 3
• ESSC 110 - Introduction to Geology Credits: 3
• ESSC 111 - Introduction to Weather and Climate Credits: 3
• HONR 108 - Honors: Astronomy Credits: 3
• HONR 142 - Honors: Introduction to Weather and Climate Credits: 3
• HONR 145 - Honors: Environmental Biology Credits: 3
• HONR 159 - Honors: Physical Anthropology Credits: 3
• HONR 180 - Honors: Physics for Society Credits: 3
• HONR 186 - Honors: Human Biology Credits: 3
• HONR 196 - Honors: A Cultural Approach Credits: 3
• HONR 244 - Honors: Introduction to Geology Credits: 3
• PHYS 108 - Astronomy Credits: 3
• PHYS 110 - Physics for Society Credits: 3
• PHYS 121 - Introductory Physics I - Lecture Credits: 3
• PHYS 122 - Introductory Physics II - Lecture Credits: 3
• PHYS 205 - Intermediate Physics I 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