Education Major, BS in Education - Elementary Education Concentration (Middle Grades Science Undergraduate Internship Specialization)

Campus

Knoxville

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• ⁴ Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Unrestricted Elective 2 Credit Hours

• HIUS 221 - History of the United States 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹  ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

Term 2

• ³ Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective w/Lab 4 Credit Hours *
• ⁴ Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• EDUC 100S - Special Topics 1 Credit Hours
• ¹  ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• ⁵ Select one course:

• CMST 210 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 240 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours *
• PHIL 244 - Professional Responsibility 3 Credit Hours *

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• ⁶ Select one course:

• GEOG 101 - World Geography 3 Credit Hours *
• GEOG 121 - Sustainable Human Geographies 3 Credit Hours *

Term 3

• ¹⁰ Approved astronomy, geology, environmental science, chemistry, or physics elective 3 Credit Hours
• Economics Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ⁶  EDPY 210 - Psychoeducational Issues in Human Development 3 Credit Hours *
• EDPY 301 - Professional Studies: Applied Educational Psychology 3 Credit Hours
• ²  REED 230 - Using Children’s Literature to Support Instructional Practices and Motivate Students to Read 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ⁷  CSE 200 - Survey of International Education 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁷  CSE 300 - Social Justice, Education, and Service Learning 3 Credit Hours *
• ^8,9  ELED 322 - Elementary Teaching Methods I 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁸  ELED 351S - Laboratory and Field Studies in Elementary Education 1 Credit Hours *

Term 5

• ETEC 386 - Integrating Technology into the Curriculum 3 Credit Hours
• REED 351S - Laboratory and Field Studies in Reading Education 1 Credit Hours
• ⁹  REED 430 - Elementary Literacy K-3 3 Credit Hours *
• SCED 445 - Teaching Physical/Earth Science in the Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours
• SPED 303 - Professional Studies for Special Education and Diverse Learners 3 Credit Hours
• SSCE 421 - Introduction to Teaching Elementary Social Studies 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• MEDU 430 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School 3 Credit Hours
• ⁹  REED 434 - Elementary Literacy 3-5 3 Credit Hours *
• SCED 430 - Science Methods for the Elementary Classroom 3 Credit Hours
• SCED 446 - Teaching Life Science in the Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours
• SPED 415 - Foundations in Learning Disabilities and Other Academic Difficulties 3 Credit Hours
• TPTE 203 - Field Study in Education 1-3 Credit Hours (1 hour)

Term 7

• ELED 422 - Elementary Teaching Methods II 3 Credit Hours
• ELED 493N - Teaching Internship in Elementary Education 6-8 Credit Hours (6 hours)
• REED 428 - Teaching Writing in the Elementary School 3 Credit Hours
• SPED 442 - Methods and Strategies for Supporting Student Behaviors 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ELED 493N - Teaching Internship in Elementary Education 6-8 Credit Hours (8 hours)
• ¹  SPED 416 - Effective Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities and Other Academic Difficulties 3 Credit Hours
• WLEL 489 - Content-Based ESL Methods 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes

1. Three courses from the Written Communication (WC) , First-year composition sequence, 2 courses, 3 credit hours each. Additional approved written communication course.
2. One course from approved Arts and Humanities (AH)  courses.
3. Two courses from approved Natural Sciences (NS)  courses, one must have a laboratory.
4. Two courses from approved Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  courses. Please note that students must select a math and/or statistics course.
5. One course from approved Oral Communication (OC)  courses.
6. One course from approved Social Sciences (SS)  courses.
7. Two courses from approved Global Citizenship courses: Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  CSE 200 *; Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  CSE 300 *.
8. One course from approved Applied Oral Communication (AOC)  courses.
9. Nine credit hours from at least two different subjects from approved Engaged Inquiries (EI)  courses.
10. One course from the following listed options (ASTR 151 *, ASTR 152 *, ASTR 153 *, ASTR 154 *, ASTR 217 *, ASTR 218 *; BIOL 101 *, BIOL 102 *, BIOL 111*, BIOL 112*, BIOL 150 *, BIOL 160 *, BIOL 159 *, BIOL 158 *, BIOL 168 *, BIOL 167 *; CHEM 102 *-CHEM 103 *, CHEM 112 *-CHEM 113 *, CHEM 122 *-CHEM 123 *, CHEM 132 *-CHEM 133 *, CHEM 128 *, CHEM 138 *; GEOG 131 *, GEOG 132 *, GEOG 137 *; EEPS 101 *, EEPS 102 *, EEPS 103 *, EEPS 104 *, EEPS 107 *, EEPS 108 *; PHYS 135 *, PHYS 136 *, PHYS 137 *, PHYS 138 *, PHYS 221 *, PHYS 222 *).

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.