Program: Interdisciplinary Studies in Education - Elementary Education - East Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog

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General Program Information

Teacher education students who will follow the 2010 catalog must complete the major as follows. Specific general education core courses are mandated for all students who wish to complete the Interdisciplinary Studies in Education program.

Interdisciplinary Studies in Education (ISED/Elementary Education)

TBR General Education Requirements: 41-42 Credit Hours

English: 6 Credit Hours

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)

Communication: Oral Communication: 3 Credit Hours *

Choose one of the following:

SPCH 1300 - General Speech (3 credits)
SPCH 2300 - Public Speaking (3 credits)
SPCH 2320 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)

Mathematics: 3-4 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following:

MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)
MATH 1840 - Analytic Geometry and Differential Calculus (3 credits)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I (4 credits)

History: 6 Credit Hours

HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States Since 1877 (3 credits)

Sciences: 8 Credit Hours

Choose one course from BIOL and one course from CHEM

BIOL 1310 - Concepts in Biology (4 credits)
BIOL 1311 - Concepts in Biology Lab (0 credit)
BIOL 1020 - Biology for Non-majors II (4 credits)
BIOL 1021 - Biology for Non-majors Laboratory II (0 credit) and
CHEM 1030 - Introduction to Chemistry Survey (4 credits)
or
BIOL 1110 - Biology for Science Majors Lecture I (4 credits)
BIOL 1111 - Biology for Science Majors Lab I (0 credit)
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Lecture (4 credits ea.)
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry Laboratory (0 credit)

Literature: 3 Credit Hours *

Fine Arts: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following:

ARTH 2010 - Art History Survey I (3 credits)
ARTH 2020 - Art History Survey II (3 credits)

Humanities: 3 Credit Hours *

Social/Behavioral Sciences: 6 Credit Hours

Choose one course from:

ECON 1050 - Economics and Society (3 credits)
ECON 2210 - Principles of Economics I (3 credits)

And one from:

PSCI 1110 - Political Life (3 credits)
PSCI 1120 - Introduction to American Government (3 credits)

Note:

*See TBR General Education Core Requirements .

Professional Education: 38 Credit Hours

EDFN 2100 - Orientation to the Profession of Education (1 credit)
EDFN 2300 - Foundations for Teaching (2 credits)
EDFN 3301 - Issues in Education (3 credits)
HDAL 3310 - Educational Psychology (3 credits)
SPED 2300 - Exceptional Learners in Schools and Communities (3 credits)
MEDA 3570 - Educational Technology (2 credits)
CUAI 4310 - Integrated Teaching: Mathematics (3 credits)
CUAI 4210 - Integrated Teaching: Language Arts (3 credits)
CUAI 4220 - Integrated Teaching: Social Studies (3 credits)
CUAI 4241 - Performance Assessment in Clinical Settings (3 credits)
CUAI 4580 - Directed Student Teaching (1-12 credits)

Interdisciplinary Studies in Ed. Major: 41 Credit Hours

Mathematics: 6 Credit Hours

MATH 1410 - Number Concepts and Algebraic Structure (3 credits)
MATH 1420 - Logic, Problem Solving and Geometry (3 credits)

General Education Science plus the following to total 15 credits

SCED 4020 - Wildlife Conservation (3 credits)
SCED 4321 - Exploring and Discovery in Science (4 credits)

Social Studies: 6 Credit Hours

Choose:

GEOG 1012 - Introduction to Cultural Geography (3 credits)

AND

One course from:

SOCI 1020 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
ANTH 1240 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
SOCI 2020 - Social Problems (3 credits)

Language Arts: 16 Credit Hours

READ 3000 - Current Issues in Literacy (1 credit)
READ 3100 - Early Literacy (3 credits)
READ 3200 - Expanding Literacy (3 credits)
READ 4026 - Assessment and Enhancement of Literacy (3 credits)
READ 4146 - Storytelling and Literacy (3 credits)
READ 4626 - Materials for Children’s Literacy (3 credits)

Electives: 6 Credit Hours

Select two (2) courses as electives from the following:

ASTR, ARTA, CUAI, ENGL, GEOL, HUMT, MATH, MUSC, PHIL, PHYS, or THEA

Total Hours Required for Degree: 120 Credit Hours

Additional Information

Interdisciplinary Studies in Education majors interested in 5-8 specialization should contact the professional education advisor in room 321, Warf-Pickel Hall in the College of Education.

Please read carefully the following information:

Interdisciplinary Studies in Education majors are required to complete the Initial Level Portfolio for presentation to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction Admission Board, an Evaluative Level Portfolio presentation, and the Student Teaching Portfolio for presentation to a panel of peers and faculty.

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Retention Criteria

Review of students’ grades and personal/professional functioning will be undertaken. Coursework, fieldwork, and any other pertinent factors will be considered by the faculty of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Recommendations will be made for continuance in the program, continuance with specified remediations, or discontinuance.
During the semester prior to student teaching, each student will be evaluated. Factors to be considered will be coursework, field experiences, ethical behavior, and personal/professional concerns. The review will culminate in either approval for entry into student teaching or disapproval. A disapproval will result in a conference with the student and a description of necessary remedial steps. All remedial conditions must be removed prior to student teaching.