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Bachelor of Science: Elementary Education Recommended Course Sequence
The Elementary Education major is designed in accordance with guidelines established by the South Carolina State Department of Education. The program consists of a general education strand; a professional education strand; and methods courses in science and social studies, mathematics, language arts and reading, fine arts, physical education, and literature. A teacher candidate learns strategies for teaching and assessing students in 2nd through 6th grade classrooms in these major courses. This program is nationally recognized by the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI). No grade below “C� in a course required for the major or minor (including cognates and specified electives) will count toward satisfying that course requirement. This policy does not refer to general education requirements or elective courses. First Semester Sem. Hr. EDU 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 EDU 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 BIO 150 or BIO 170. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ENG 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PSY 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FYE 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Fifth Semester Sem. Hr. EDU 316. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 EDU 260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 EDU 330 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIS 270 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIS 161 or 162 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Second Semester EDU 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ENG 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAT 136 or 137. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOC 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHR 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KIN 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sixth Semester EDU 321 or EDU 410 . . . . . . . . . . EDU 322 or EDU 421 . . . . . . . . . . EDU 335 or EDU 440 . . . . . . . . . . EDU 336 or EDU 442 . . . . . . . . . . ENG 205 or 206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Third Semester EDU 216*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EDU 220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HIS 111 or 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAT 136 or 137. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreign Language I . . . . . . . . . . . . PSY 205 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Application to Benchmark I Fourth Semester EDU 206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FA 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreign Language II . . . . . . . . . . . . Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 3 3 3 3 2 17 3 3 3 3 3 3 18
3 3 3 4 3 16
Seventh Semester EDU 443*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EDU 410 or EDU 321 . . . . . . . . . . EDU 421 or EDU 322 . . . . . . . . . . EDU 440 or EDU 335. . . . . . . . . . EDU 442 or EDU 336 . . . . . . . . . . CHR 305 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Application to Benchmark II
3 3 3 3 3 3 18 3 3 3 3 3 3 18
Eighth Semester EDU 490+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 All coursework must be completed before Enrollment in EDU 490, Clinical Experience I. +Application to Benchmark III
Total Number of Semester Hours Required for the Degree: 131-132