Early Education PreK-K+
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| *PSYC 241 | Introduction to Human Development | 3 hours |
| EDUC 250 | Intro to Early Childhood Education | 3 hours |
| *◊EDUC 300 | Theories of Learning | 3 hours |
| EDUC 255 | Language Arts and Emerging Literacy | 3 hours |
| EDUC 302 | Strategies in Early Education | 3 hours |
| *EDUC 320 | Educational Assessment | 3 hours |
| ◊EDUC 402 | Early Childhood Curriculum | 2 hours |
| ◊EDUC 403 | Student Teaching—Early Education | 5 hours |
| TOTAL HOURS | 25 hours |
TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR EARLY EDUCATION: All candidates completing this specialization are required to pass the Principles of Learning and Teaching for grades K-6 test (test code 5622) and the PRAXIS II Exam Early Education (test code 5531).
General Math-Algebra I
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| *MATH 126 | College Algebra | 3 hours |
| MATH 128 | College Trigonometry | 3 hours |
| MATH 150 | Introduction to Calculus | 3 hours |
| MATH 230 | Introduction to Euclidean Geometry | 3 hours |
| MATH 315 | Introduction to Modern Algebra | 3 hours |
| *MATH 121 | Introduction to Mathematics | 3 hours |
| *MATH 211 | Statistics | 3 hours |
| *◊EDUC 304 | Instructional Strategies in Mathematics | 3 hours |
| ◊EDUC 388 | Math Strategies Grade 7 - Algebra I | 2 hours |
| ◊EDUC 406 | Student Teaching in General Math 5-9 | 5 hours |
| TOTAL HOURS | 31 hours |
TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL MATH: All candidates completing this specialization are required to pass the Principles of Learning and Teaching Test for grades K-6 (test code 5622) and the PRAXIS II Exam Middle School Mathematics (test code 5169).
General Science 5-9+
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| *BIOL 101 & 103 | General Biology | 4 hours |
| BIOL 211 | Zoology (offered fall of odd-numbered years) | 4 hours |
| BIOL 212 | Botany (offered fall of even-numbered years) | 4 hours |
| CHEM 111 or 115 | Intro to General Chemistry or Fundamentals of Chemistry I | 4 hours |
| PSCI 114 | Meteorology | 1 hour |
| PHYS 103 | Introductory Physics | 4 hours |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology | 3 hours |
| GEOL 102 | Physical Geology Lab | 1 hour |
| ASTR 106 | Introduction to Astronomy | 4 hours |
| *◊EDUC 305 | Instructional Strategies in Science | 3 hours |
| ◊EDUC 390 | Science Strategies for Middle School | 2 hours |
| ◊EDUC 405 | Student Teaching in Science 5-9 | 5 hours |
| TOTAL HOURS | 39 hours |
TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCIENCE: All candidates completing this specialization are required to pass the Principles of Learning and Teaching Test for grades K-6 (test code 5622) and the PRAXIS II Exam Middle Childhood Science (test code 5440).
English 5-9+
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 221 | World Literature I | 3 hours |
| ENGL 222 | World Literature II | 3 hours |
| *ENGL 241 or 242 | American Literature I or American Literature II | 3 hours |
| *ENGL 131 or 132 | Types of Literature I or Types of Literature II | 3 hours |
| ENGL 210 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 hours |
| ENGL 404 | Adolescent Literature | 3 hours |
| ◊ENGL 350 | Approaches to Teaching Grammar | 3 hours |
| *◊EDUC 301 | Language Arts for Teachers | 3 hours |
| ◊EDUC 387 | Reading/Language Arts for Middle School | 3 hours |
| ◊EDUC 407 | Student Teaching in English 5—9 | 5 hours |
| Choose one of the following: | ||
| ENGL 261 | English Literature I | 3 hours |
| ENGL 262 | English Literature II | 3 hours |
| ENGL 325 | Shakespeare | 3 hours |
| ENGL 285 | Gender in Literature | 3 hours |
| ENGL 450 | Literary Criticism | 3 hours |
| TOTAL HOURS | 35 hours |
TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGLISH: All candidates completing this specialization are required to pass the Principles of Learning and Teaching for grades K-6 test (test code 5622) and the Praxis II Exam Middle School English (test code 5047).
Social Studies 5-9+
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 101 | Western Civilization through the Reformation | 3 hours |
| HIST 102 | Western Civilization from the Reformation | 3 hours |
| *HIST 152 | US History through the Civil War | 3 hours |
| *HIST 153 | US History from Reconstruction to Present | 3 hours |
| *HIST 250 | West Virginia and the Appalachian Region | 3 hours |
| *GEOG 102 | World Geography | 3 hours |
| GEOG 240 | North American Geography | 3 hours |
| ECON 201 or 202 | Microeconomics or Macroeconomics | 3 hours |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 hours |
| POLS 102 | American Federal Government | 3 hours |
| *EDUC 314 | Instructional Strategies in Social Studies | 3 hours |
| ◊EDUC 389 | Instructional Strategies for Middle School Social Studies | 2 hours |
| ◊EDUC 409 | Student Teaching in Middle School Social Studies | 5 hours |
| TOTAL HOURS | 40 hours |
TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES: All candidates completing this specialization are required to pass the Principles of Learning and Teaching for grades K-6 test (test code 5622) and the Praxis II Exam Middle School Social Studies (test code 5089).
* – Multi-Subject K-6 Curriculum Requirement
+ – Concurrent enrollment in Elementary Education K-6 is required
◊ – Field experience is required