Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

6-8 Middle Grades (Science) Concentration 4YP


Education Studies, BS
6-8
Middle Grades (Science) Concentration
*Sample Four Year Plan

First Year Fall Semester
SCH
First Year Spring Semester
SCH
APSU 1000-Freshmen Seminar 1 BIOL 1020/1021-Diversity of Life 4
BIOL 1010/1011-Intro to Biology 4 COMM 2045-Public Speaking 3
ENGL 1010-English Composition I 3 EDUC 2100-Foundations of Education 2
MUS 3080 - Music for Elementary Teachers 3 ENGL 1020-English Composition II 3
MATH 1410-Structure of Math Systems I 3 MATH 1420-Structure of Math Systems II 3
       
TOTAL SCH 14 TOTAL SCH 15
Second Year Fall Semester
SCH
Second Year Spring Semester
SCH
EDUC 3040-Instructional Technology 3 ASTR 1010/1011-Planetary Astronomy 4
MATH 1550-Statistics & Probability for K-8 Teachers 4 HIST 2010-Early United States History 3
GEOL 1040/1041-Physical Geology 4 SPED 2300 - Introduction to Special Education 3
HHP 1250 - Wellness Concepts and Practices 3 EDUC 3001 - Educational Psychology - Secondary 3
PHYS/CHEM 1710-Intro to Chemistry and Physics 1 Science Elective 4
TOTAL SCH 15 TOTAL SCH 17
Third Year Fall Semester
SCH
Third Year Spring Semester
(Pre-Residency Semester)
SCH
ART 1035-Intro to Art 3 EDUC 4090-Middle School Methods & Curriculum 3
ENGL 2330 - World Literature 3 EDUC 4040 - Social Studies Methods 3
GEOG 1015-Physical Geography 3 RDG 4040-Content Reading 3
HIST 2020-Modern United States History 3 SCI 4030-Teaching Science II: K-6 4
RDG 4020 - Teaching Reading 3 SPED 4340-Effective Inclusion Strategies 3
PSYC 3200- Adolescent Development 3    
TOTAL SCH 18 TOTAL SCH 16
Fourth Year Fall Semester
Residency I2,3
SCH
Fourth Year Spring Semester
Residency II
SCH
EDUC 4081-Classroom Management 3 EDUC 4510-Student Teaching 4-6 5
EDUC 4161-Teaching Diverse Students 3 EDUC 4610-Student Teaching 7-8 5
EDUC 4271 - Evaluation and Assessment 3 EDUC 4950-Teaching Seminar 2
MATH 4150 - Teaching Math Grades 4 - 6 3    
SCI 4020-Teaching Science I:K-6 4    
TOTAL SCH 16 TOTAL SCH 12
    Total Student Credit Hours for Degree 122

1Content Praxis
2 Reading Praxis
3 Courses must be taken as a block (of hybrid courses) since there is a 5 week residency requirement

 

Science Electives:

BIOL 1040/1041 - Human Biology w/Lab
CHEM 1010/1011 - Introduction to Chemistry I w/Lab
CHEM 1020/1021 - Introduction to Chemistry II w/Lab
GEOL 3030/3031 - Environmental Geology w/Lab
PHYS 1010/1011 - Concepts: Motion, Heat and Sound w/Lab
PHYS 1020/1021 - Concepts: Electromagnetism, Light and the Quantum World w/Lab