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Early Childhood Education
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Preparatory to Teaching Persons with Moderate and Severe Disabilities

Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CURRICULUM PREPARATORY TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHING

For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

This program focuses on preparing teachers for grades kindergarten through nine and leads to the Illinois Standard Elementary Certificate. A minimum of 124 semester hours, excluding basic military science, is necessary for graduation. Students are advised that additional course work must be completed to teach middle grades 5 through 8 after June 30, 1997. Consult the certification officer in 130 Education Building for additional information.

For teacher education requirements applicable to all curricula, see pages 47 to 49.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

All courses must be selected from the council list of approved courses for general education.

HOURS
COMMUNICATION SKILLS

6-7
RHET 105 or RHET 108 and a speech performance elective, or SPCOM 111 and 112

0-3
Composition II

6-10
Total

HOURS
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE¹

6-8
Biological science

6-8
Physical science (mathematics not acceptable)

4
MATH 203-Theory of Arithmetic

3
MATH 117-Experimental Mathematics (or another course satisfying Quantitative Reasoning I)

19-23
Total

HOURS
HUMANITIES2

6
Literature (including 3 hours of English or American literature)

3
ART&D 140-Introduction to Art

3
Elective

12
Total

HOURS
AMERICAN HISTORY

3-4
Choose from:
HIST 150-Composition II/History of the United States to 1877

HIST 151-History of the United States to 1877

HIST 152-History of the United States, 1877 to the Present

HIST 153-Composition II/History of the United States, 1877 to the Present

HIST 260-Colonial Beginnings and Early United States History to 1815

HIST 261-The United States in the Nineteenth Century

HIST 262-The United States in the Twentieth Century

HOURS
SOCIAL SCIENCES

4
PSYCH 100-Introduction to Psychology

3
POL S 150-American Government

3-4
GEOG 104, 110, or 210-Cultural geography

10-11
Total

HOURS
HEALTH AND/OR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

3
KINES 268-Children's Movement

3
Total

HOURS
AREA OF CONCENTRATION²

18
Additional study in one academic discipline selected from the categories of mathematics, science, social sciences, or humanities and including 9 semester hours of course work at the 200 level or above. (Consult an adviser for the list of approved disciplines.)

1. At least one science course must be a laboratory course.

2. At least one 3-semester-hour course in humanities or the area of concentration must be taken in non-Western culture.

HOURS
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

3
E P S 201-Foundations of American Education

3
EDPSY 236-Child Development for Elementary Teachers

2
MUSIC 241-Music for Elementary Teachers

2
ARTED 203-Art in the Elementary Grades

1
ED PR 150-School and Community Experiences

8
ED PR 232-Educational Practice in Elementary Education

1
SP ED 205-Introduction to Serving Students with Special Needs

2
SP ED 305-Teaching Students with Special Needs in the Regular Classroom

1
C & I 235-Content Area Applications of Educational Technology

1
C & I 305-Introduction to Teaching Elementary Age Children

4
C & I 306-Theory and Practice in Elementary School Teaching, I

2
C & I 307-Theory and Practice in Elementary School Teaching, II

4
C & I 331-Teaching Elementary Mathematics

2
C & I 332-An Investigative Approach to Elementary Mathematics Instruction

3
C & I 346-Teaching Elementary Social Studies

1
C & I 347-Issues and Practices in Addressing Diversity in Elementary Education

2
C & I 350-Teaching Elementary Science, I

2
C & I 351-Teaching Elementary Science, II

3
C & I 367-Principles and Practices in Teaching Literature to Children and Youth

6
C & I 375-Teaching Elementary Language Arts

53
Total

124-134
Total minimum hours, including general education and professional education credits

Early Childhood Education
Table of Contents

Preparatory to Teaching Persons with Moderate and Severe Disabilities

Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

HOURS	COMMUNICATION SKILLS
6-7	RHET 105 or RHET 108 and a speech performance elective, or SPCOM 111 and 112
0-3	Composition II
6-10	Total
HOURS	MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE¹
6-8	Biological science
6-8	Physical science (mathematics not acceptable)
4	MATH 203-Theory of Arithmetic
3	MATH 117-Experimental Mathematics (or another course satisfying Quantitative Reasoning I)
19-23	Total
HOURS	HUMANITIES2
6	Literature (including 3 hours of English or American literature)
3	ART&D 140-Introduction to Art
3	Elective
12	Total
HOURS	AMERICAN HISTORY
3-4	Choose from: HIST 150-Composition II/History of the United States to 1877 HIST 151-History of the United States to 1877 HIST 152-History of the United States, 1877 to the Present HIST 153-Composition II/History of the United States, 1877 to the Present HIST 260-Colonial Beginnings and Early United States History to 1815 HIST 261-The United States in the Nineteenth Century HIST 262-The United States in the Twentieth Century
HOURS	SOCIAL SCIENCES
4	PSYCH 100-Introduction to Psychology
3	POL S 150-American Government
3-4	GEOG 104, 110, or 210-Cultural geography
10-11	Total
HOURS	HEALTH AND/OR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
3	KINES 268-Children's Movement
3	Total
HOURS	AREA OF CONCENTRATION²
18	Additional study in one academic discipline selected from the categories of mathematics, science, social sciences, or humanities and including 9 semester hours of course work at the 200 level or above. (Consult an adviser for the list of approved disciplines.)

HOURS	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
3	E P S 201-Foundations of American Education
3	EDPSY 236-Child Development for Elementary Teachers
2	MUSIC 241-Music for Elementary Teachers
2	ARTED 203-Art in the Elementary Grades
1	ED PR 150-School and Community Experiences
8	ED PR 232-Educational Practice in Elementary Education
1	SP ED 205-Introduction to Serving Students with Special Needs
2	SP ED 305-Teaching Students with Special Needs in the Regular Classroom
1	C & I 235-Content Area Applications of Educational Technology
1	C & I 305-Introduction to Teaching Elementary Age Children
4	C & I 306-Theory and Practice in Elementary School Teaching, I
2	C & I 307-Theory and Practice in Elementary School Teaching, II
4	C & I 331-Teaching Elementary Mathematics
2	C & I 332-An Investigative Approach to Elementary Mathematics Instruction
3	C & I 346-Teaching Elementary Social Studies
1	C & I 347-Issues and Practices in Addressing Diversity in Elementary Education
2	C & I 350-Teaching Elementary Science, I
2	C & I 351-Teaching Elementary Science, II
3	C & I 367-Principles and Practices in Teaching Literature to Children and Youth
6	C & I 375-Teaching Elementary Language Arts
53	Total
124-134	Total minimum hours, including general education and professional education credits