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Curriculum and Instruction Undergraduate Curricular Requirements

Early Childhood Development and Education (B.S.Erly.Chldhd.Dev.Ed.)

Elementary Education (B.S.Ed.)

Secondary Education (B.S.Ed.)

Career and Technical Education (B.S.Ed.)

Note: For registration in upper-division courses in education, students must have been admitted to the teacher education program and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75. For admission criteria, refer to "Admission to the Teacher Education Program" in the College of Education section in Part 4.

Early Childhood Development and Education (B.S.Erly.Chldhd.Dev.Ed.)

Coursework will prepare students to be recommended for Idaho Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education (ECE/ECSE) Blended Teacher Certification. Students will be certified to teach children birth through grade three.

For information on an undergraduate major in Early Childhood Development and Education, see the School of Family and Consumer Sciences section.

Elementary Education (B.S.Ed.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), successful completion of Praxis II test and the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment parts 1 and 2 prior to the internship. Maintain at least a grade of C in the following course requirements:

Comm 101

Fundamentals of Public Speaking (2 cr)

EDCI 201

Contexts of Education (2 cr)

EDCI 301

Learning, Development, and Assessment (3 cr)

EDCI 302

Teaching Culturally Diverse Learners (4 cr)

EDCI 320

Foundations of Literacy Development (4 cr)

EDSP 300

Educating for Exceptionalities (2 cr)

Hist 101 or Hist 102

History of Western Civilization (3 cr)

Hist 111 or Hist 112

Intro to U.S. History (3 cr)

Math 143

Pre-calculus Algebra and Analytic Geometry (3 cr)

Math 235

Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (3 cr)

Math 236

Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II (3 cr)

MusT 381

Elementary School Music Methods for Nonmajors (3 cr)

Psyc 305

Developmental Psychology (3 cr)

Advanced composition elective (3 cr)

Engl 207

Persuasive Writing (3 cr)

Engl 208

Personal and Exploratory Writing (3 cr)

Engl 209

Inquiry-Based Writing (3 cr)

Engl 291

Creative Writing: Poetry (3 cr)

Engl 292

Creative Writing: Fiction (3 cr)

Engl 309

Advanced Prose Writing (3 cr)

Engl 313

Business Writing (3 cr)

Engl 317

Technical Writing (3 cr)

Engl 401

Writing Workshop for Teachers (3 cr)

Earth science elective (4 cr):

Geog 100

Physical Geography (4 cr)

Geol 101

Physical Geology (4 cr)

Physical science elective (4 cr):

Chem 101

Introduction to Chemistry I (4 cr)

Chem 111

Principles of Chemistry I (4 cr)

Chem 112

Principles of Chemistry II (5 cr)

Phys 103

General Astronomy and

Phys 104

Astronomy Lab (4 cr)

Phys 111

General Physics I (4 cr)

Life science elective (4 cr):

Biol 102

Biology and Society (4 cr)

Biol 115

Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr)

English elective in composition or literature (excluding Engl 101 and 102) (3 cr)

Literature elective (3 cr)

Social science electives other than psychology (6 cr)

Elementary Education Major Requirements

Mathematics/Science/Social Studies/Physical Education Block:

EDCI 327

Elementary Mathematics Education (3 cr)

EDCI 328

Elementary Social Studies Education (3 cr)

EDCI 329

Elementary Science Education (3 cr)

EDCI 408

Integrated Methods Practicum I (1 cr)

PEP 350

Elementary Physical and Health Education (3 cr)

Literacy/Arts Education Block:

EDCI 321

Literature for Children (3 cr)

EDCI 322

Integrated Language and Literacy (3 cr)

EDCI 325

Elementary Art Education (3 cr)

EDCI 409

Integrated Methods Practicum II (1 cr)

Dan 360

Children's Dance (1 cr)

Internship Year:

First Semester:

EDCI 466

Literacy Assessment and Intervention (3 cr)

EDCI 483

Elementary Internship I (14 cr)

EDCI 401

Internship Seminar (1 cr)

Second Semeter:

EDCI 484

Elementary Internship II (15 cr)*

*With department approval students can apply to waive the second semester of Elementary Internship and pursue other options that include advisor approved course work and programs like: Study Abroad, Content Area Endorsement, Special Education program, and course work offered by other departments.

The minimum number of credits required for the degree is 128.

Secondary Education (B.S.Ed.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3); successful completion of Praxis II test in the student's content area; one 45-credit teaching major or one 30-credit teaching major and one 20-credit teaching minor (see "Teaching Majors and Minors" below); and maintain at least a grade of C in the following course requirements:

Comm 101

Fundamentals of Public Speaking (2 cr)

EDCI 201

Contexts of Education (2 cr)

EDCI 301

Learning, Development, and Assessment (3 cr)

EDCI 302

Teaching Culturally Diverse Learners (4 cr)

EDCI 401

Internship Seminar (1 cr)

EDCI 463

Literacy Methods for Content Learning (3 cr)

EDCI 485

Secondary Internship (15 cr)

EDSP 300

Educating for Exceptionalities (2 cr)

Psyc 101

Intro to Psychology or

Psyc 305

Developmental Psychology (3 cr)

Advanced composition course (Engl 207, Engl 208, Engl 209, Engl 291, Engl 292, Engl 309, Engl 313, Engl 317 or Engl 401) (3 cr)

Mathematics elective (math or statistics UI core course) (3 cr)

Special methods sequence (EDCI 437/EDCI 447, EDCI 431/ EDCI 441, EDCI 432/ EDCI 442, EDCI 433/ EDCI 443, EDCI 434/ EDCI 454, or EDCI 436/ EDCI 446) (4 cr)

Career and Technical Education (B.S.Ed.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and the following:

General Professional-Technical and Technology Education Requirements

CTE 351

Principles and Philosophy of Professional-Technical Education (3 cr)

CTE 430

Leadership and Student Organizations (2 cr)

CTE 431

Supervising PTTE Student Organizations (1 cr)

CTE 445

Professional Role Development in PTTE I (2 cr)*

CTE 455

Professional Role Development in PTTE II (1 cr)*

CTE 464

Career Guidance and Transitioning to Work (3 cr)

*Note: CTE 445 and 455 replace the requirement of EDCI 401 (see College of Education requirements)

Completion of one of the following three options:

A. Business and Marketing Education Option

The Business and Marketing Education option is for students interested in teaching business, marketing, and business technology subjects at the high school or post-secondary level. Completers of this option may apply for Idaho secondary teacher certification with endorsements in business technology, marketing technology, and usually economics (based on selected electives).

Requirements include the General Professional-Technical and Technology Education Requirements, the satisfactory completion of the PRAXIS II Content Area Exam, and the following:

Acct 201

Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr)

Acct 202

Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3 cr)

BLaw 265

Legal Environment of Business (3 cr)

Bus 101

Introduction to Business Enterprises (3 cr)

Bus 311

Introduction to Management (3 cr)

Bus 321

Marketing (3 cr)

Bus 425

Retail Distribution Management (3 cr)

Comm 101

Fundamentals of Public Speaking or

Comm 111

Introduction to Communication Studies (3 cr)

CTE 104

Input Technologies for the 21st Century (3 cr)

CTE 415

Microcomputer Applications (3 cr)

CTE 416

Website Design and Development or

CTE 460

Desktop Publishing (3 cr)

CTE 418

Teaching Economics and Personal Finance (3 cr)

CTE 419

Database Applications and Information Management (3 cr)

CTE 484

Internship in Professional-Technical and Technology Education Teaching (14 cr)

CTE 492

Business and Marketing Education Methods (3 cr)

CTE 495

Administrative Technology Management and Procedures (3 cr)

Econ 201

Principles of Economics (3 cr)

Econ 202

Principles of Economics (3 cr)

EDCI 201

Contexts of Education or

CTE 447

Diverse Populations and Individual Differences (2-3 cr)

EDCI 301

Learning, Development, and Assessment (3 cr)

EDCI 302

Teaching Culturally Diverse Learners (4 cr)

EDCI 463

Literacy Methods for Content Learning (3 cr)

Engl 313

Business Writing (3 cr)

FCS 448

Consumer Economic Issues (3 cr)

Psyc 101

Intro to Psychology or

Psyc 305

Developmental Psychology (3 cr)

Accounting, business, economics or CTE electives (6 cr)

Electives to total 128 credits

Note: Students interesting in obtaining a teaching endorsement in Economics need to ensure that 3 credits of the designated elective credits are in economics, finance or accounting, see an advisor for details.

B. Occupational Education Option

This option is designed for those teachers in secondary trade and industrial programs who wish to teach in post-secondary professional-technical programs. Requirements include the General Professional-Technical and Technology Education Requirements and the following:

CTE 420

Evaluation in Professional-Technical Education (3 cr)

CTE 426

Instructional Design and Curriculum (3 cr)

CTE 447

Diverse Populations and Individual Differences (2-3 cr)

CTE 472

Teaching and Learning in Occupation Education (3 cr)

Approved course in computer literacy (3 cr)

Professional-technical electives approved by advisor to total 128 credits:

CTE 200, 400

Seminar (cr arr)

CTE 203, 403

Workshop (cr arr)

CTE 204, 404

Special Topics (cr arr)

CTE 299, 499

Directed Study (cr arr)

CTE 306

Preservice for New Professional-Technical Teachers (3 cr)

CTE 307

Inservice for New Professional-Technical Teachers (3 cr)

CTE 418

Teaching Economics and Personal Finance (3 cr)

CTE 470

Technical Competence (1-32 cr)

Additional requirements for PTE students seeking Idaho Secondary Teaching Certificate include the satisfactory completion of the PRAXIS II Content Area Test, and the following:

Comm 101

Fundamentals of Public Speaking or

Comm 132

Oral Interpretation (2 cr)

EDCI 201

Contexts of Education (2 cr)

EDCI 301

Learning, Development, and Assessment (3 cr)

EDCI 302

Teaching Culturally Diverse Learners (4 cr)

EDCI 401

Internship Seminar (1 cr)

EDCI 463

Literacy Methods for Content Learning (3 cr)

EDCI 485

Secondary Internship or

CTE 484

Internship in Professional-Technical and Technology Education Teaching (18 cr)

EDSP 300

Educating for Exceptionalities (2 cr)

Psyc 101

Intro to Psychology or

Psyc 305

Developmental Psychology (3 cr)

C. Engineering & Technology Education Option

Requirements include the General Professional-Technical and Technology Education Requirements, the satisfactory completion of the PRAXIS II Content Area Exam, and the following:

ASM 107

Beginning Welding (2 cr)

ASM 202

Agricultural Shop Practices (2 cr)

Comm 101

Fundamentals of Public Speaking (2 cr)

CTE 130

Introduction to Electricity and Electronics (3 cr)

CTE 354

Construction Technology (3 cr)

CTE 267

Computer Aided Drafting/Design (3 cr)

CTE 310

Lab Safety, Management, and Liability (4 cr)

CTE 353

Manufacturing Systems (3 cr)

CTE 370

Transportation & Engineering Technologies (4 cr)

CTE 410

Technology and Society (3 cr)

CTE 415

Microcomputer Applications (3 cr)

CTE 416

Website Design and Development (3 cr)

CTE 417

Teaching & Learning through STEM Integration (3 cr)

CTE 426

Occupational Analysis and Curriculum Development (3 cr)

CTE 428

Computer Integrated Systems (3 cr)

CTE 449

Appropriate Technology and Alternative Energy (3 cr)

CTE 462

Communication Technology (3 cr)

CTE 481

Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Robotics (4 cr)

CTE 484

Internship in Professional-Technical and Technology Education Teaching (18 cr)

CTE 494

Senior Project (3 cr)

EDCI 201

Contexts of Education (2 cr)

EDCI 301

Learning, Development, and Assessment (3 cr)

EDCI 302

Teaching Culturally Diverse Learners (4 cr)

EDCI 463

Literacy Methods for Content Learning (3 cr)

EDSP 300

Educating for Exceptionalities (2 cr)

Engl 317

Technical Writing (3 cr)

Math 143

Pre-calculus Algebra and Analytic Geometry (3 cr)

Phys 111

General Physics I (4 cr)

Phys 112

General Physics II (4 cr)

Psyc 101

Intro to Psychology or

Psyc 305

Developmental Psychology (3 cr)

Electives to total 129 credits