Education Major, BS in Education - Elementary Education Concentration (Interventionist Special Education 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

• ³ Biological Science w/Lab  4 Credit Hours *
• ⁴ Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Unrestricted Elective 3 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

• ⁴ Quantitative Reasoning  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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• ³ Select one course:

• ASTR 151 - A Journey through the Solar System Lecture 3 Credit Hours *
• ASTR 152 - Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology Lecture 3 Credit Hours *
• EEPS 104 - Exploring the Planets 4 Credit Hours *

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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

• Economics Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ⁷  CSE 200 - Survey of International Education 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁶  EDPY 210 - Psychoeducational Issues in Human Development 3 Credit Hours *
• ETEC 386 - Integrating Technology into the Curriculum 3 Credit Hours
• REED 230 - Using Children’s Literature to Support Instructional Practices and Motivate Students to Read 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• Unrestricted Elective 2 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 *
• SPED 303 - Professional Studies for Special Education and Diverse Learners 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one Approved Diversity Elective:

• WGS 200 - Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours *
• SOCI 110 - Social Problems and Social Justice 3 Credit Hours *
• SOCI 225 - Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnic Studies 3 Credit Hours *
• SOCI 343 - Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours *
• PSYC 435 - Multicultural Psychology 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• ⁸  REED 351S - Laboratory and Field Studies in Reading Education 1 Credit Hours
• ⁹  REED 430 - Elementary Literacy K-3 3 Credit Hours *
• SPED 300N - Introduction to Special Education Teaching Principles 3 Credit Hours
• SPED 442 - Methods and Strategies for Supporting Student Behaviors 3 Credit Hours
• SSCE 421 - Introduction to Teaching Elementary Social Studies 3 Credit Hours
• WLEL 489 - Content-Based ESL Methods 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• EDPY 301 - Professional Studies: Applied Educational Psychology 3 Credit Hours
• 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
• SPED 415 - Foundations in Learning Disabilities and Other Academic Difficulties 3 Credit Hours

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 453 - Assessment in Special Education 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ELED 493N - Teaching Internship in Elementary Education 6-8 Credit Hours (8 hours)
• SPED 416 - Effective Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities and Other Academic Difficulties 3 Credit Hours
• SPED 321N - Field Experience in Special Education 1-3 Credit Hours (1 hour)

Total Credit Hours 120-121

Footnotes

1. Three courses from the Written Communication (WC) , First-year composition sequence, 2 courses, 3 credit hours each. Additional approved Written Communication (WC)  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.

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.