Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, B.S.E.D.- Elementary Education

Clemmer College of Education

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Program Information

Box 70684
Phone: (423) 439-7595

Chair: Dr. Rhona Hurwitz
Phone: (423) 439-7595
email: hurwitz@etsu.edu

Program Coordinator: Dr. Ryan Nivens
Phone: (423) 439-7529
email: nivens@etsu.edu

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers approved teacher education programs that lead to a Bachelor of Science degree and licensure in the state of Tennessee. An undergraduate major is offered in Interdisciplinary Studies in Education (elementary education K-6), and we offer the courses required for licensure in fields of secondary education and K-12 teacher education at the undergraduate level.

Due to licensure requirements, specific general education core courses are mandated for all students who wish to complete the Interdisciplinary Studies in Education program.

General Program Information

To earn a degree from ETSU, there are specific course requirements established by ETSU, by the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), by each college, and by each department. All students must meet the degree requirements at each of these levels outlined in the following list:

University-level Degree and Graduation Requirements

• Degree and Graduation Requirements  
• Completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours is required.
• CSCI 1100 or the proficiency exam
• California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)  (Senior Exit Exam)
• Additional Requirements for Transfer Students
• Second Bachelor Degrees
• Double Majors/Double Degrees

Total Credit Hours for Degree: 120

TBR General Education Requirements: 41 - 42 Credit Hours

Listed below are the categories and courses specified under TBR General Education Requirements. Note that certain courses are required for this degree, specific to this major. Thus, these courses will satisfy both a TBR General Education requirement AND a requirement of this major. (Other majors may require different General Education courses.) Where specific courses are required for this major, only those courses are listed under the category. If there are no specific major requirements for a category, all course options appear.
 

Communication

9 credits, consisting of 6 credits of written composition and 3 credits of oral communication.

Written Composition

Complete both of the following: 

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

• Students required to complete learning support in writing must enroll in a learning support-designated section (L01-L99) of ENGL 1010  during their first 15 hours at ETSU (not including summer) unless they are also required to complete learning support in reading. Students needing learning support in both reading and writing should enroll in ENGL 1010-Lxx immediately upon completing learning support in reading. Additional information may be found on the University Advisement Center website www.etsu.edu/uac/learningsupport.

   

  Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1010  and ENGL 1020 .

   

Oral Communication

Complete one of the following:

• SPCH 1300 - Introduction to Communication Studies (3 credits)
• SPCH 2300 - Public Speaking (3 credits)
• SPCH 2320 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)

Humanities and Fine Arts

9 credits, consisting of 3 credits of literature, 3 credits of fine arts, and 3 credits of humanities electives.

Literature

Complete one of the following: 

• ENGL 2030 - Literary Heritage (3 credits)
• ENGL 2110 - American Literature I (3 credits)
• ENGL 2120 - American Literature II (3 credits)
• ENGL 2210 - British Literature I (3 credits)
• ENGL 2220 - British Literature II (3 credits)
• ENGL 2330 - World Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 2430 - European Literature (3 credits)

Fine Arts

Choose one of the following:

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

Humanities Electives

Complete one of the following:

• ENGL 3150 - Literature, Ethics, and Values (3 credits)
• ENGL 3280 - Mythology (3 credits)
• ENTC 3020 - Technology and Society (3 credits)
• HIST 1110 - World History to 1500 (3 credits)
• HIST 1120 - World History Since 1500 (3 credits)
• PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
• PHIL 2020 - Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
• PHIL 2040 - Philosophy as Conversation (3 credits)
• PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World (3 credits)
• RELI 2210 - Introduction to the Study of World Religions (3 credits)

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Choose one course from:

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

• and one from:

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

History

6 credits, consisting of both of the following:

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

• Note:  HIST 2030 History of Tennessee  (3 credits) may be substituted for 3 credits of United States History.

Natural Sciences

8 - 12 credits, consisting of the following.

• One lecture/lab from:

• BIOL 1310 - Concepts in Biology (4 credits)
• BIOL 1311 - Concepts in Biology Laboratory (0 credit)
• BIOL 1020 - Biology for Non-majors II (4 credits)
• BIOL 1021 - Biology for Non-majors Laboratory II (0 credit)
• BIOL 1110 - Biology for Science Majors Lecture I (4 credits)
• BIOL 1111 - Biology for Science Majors Laboratory I (0 credit)

• And

  Four - five hours (one 5-hour course or one 4-hour lecture/lab) from:

• CHEM 1030 - Introduction to Chemistry Survey (4 credits)
• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Lecture I (4 credits)
• CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (0 credit)
• CHEM 1000 - Chemistry and Well-Being (4 credits)
• PHYS 1030 - Introduction to Physics Survey (4 credits)
• PHYS 2010 - General Physics I-Noncalculus (3 credits)
• PHYS 2011 - General Physics Laboratory I-Noncalculus (1 credit)
• PHYS 2020 - General Physics II-Noncalculus (3 credits)
• PHYS 2021 - General Physics Laboratory II-Noncalculus (1 credit)
• PHYS 2110 - Technical Physics I-Calculus Based (5 credits)
• PHYS 2120 - Technical Physics II-Calculus Based (5 credits)
• ASTR 1010 - Astronomy I (4 credits)
• ASTR 1020 - Astronomy II (4 credits)
• ASTR 1035 - Life in the Universe (4 credits)
• GEOG 1120 - Earth Science: Landforms and Processes (4 credits)
• GEOL 1040 - Geosciences: Earth and Society Lecture (3 credits)
• GEOL 1041 - Geosciences: Earth and Society Laboratory (1 credit)
• GEOL 1050 - Geosciences: Earth through Time Lecture (3 credits)
• GEOL 1051 - Geosciences: Earth through Time Laboratory (1 credit)

Mathematics

3 - 4 credits, consisting of 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)

• Note:

  Students will enroll in the appropriate general education math course during their first calendar year of enrollment at ETSU. Students required to complete learning support in mathematics must enroll in a learning support-designated section (L01-L99) of MATH 1530 during their first 15 hours at ETSU (not including summer) unless they are also required to complete learning support in reading or writing. Students needing learning support in reading or writing in addition to learning support in math should enroll in MATH 1530-Lxx immediately upon completing their other learning support requirements. Additional information may be found on the University Advisement Center website www.etsu.edu/uac/learningsupport/

Interdisciplinary Studies in Education (ISED/Elementary Education)

Interdisciplinary Studies in Ed. Major: 34 Credit Hours

Professional Education: 33 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)
• EDFN 3310 - Educational Psychology (3 credits)
• HDAL 2310 - Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
• SPED 2300 - Exceptional Learners in Schools and Communities (3 credits)
• MEDA 3570 - Educational Technology (2 credits)

• Residency I:

• CUAI 3500 - Instructional Management K-6 (2 credit hours)
• CUAI 4210 - Residency I: Integrated Language Arts (3 credits)
• CUAI 4241 - Residency I: Performance Assessment in Clinical Field K-6 (3 credits)
• CUAI 4310 - Residency I: Mathematics (3 credits)
• CUAI 4560 - First Days of School Pre-Residency (2 credit hours)
• SCED 4321 - Residency I: Science (3 credits)

Residency II: 12 credit hours

• CUAI 4590 - Residency II: Clinical Experience for Elementary Grades (12 credit hours)

Additional Information

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 Teacher Admission Board, an Evaluative Level Portfolio presentation, and the Student Teaching Portfolio for presentation to a panel of peers and faculty. Those students pursuing the K-12 or 7-12 minor in education are also required to complete the initial level portfolio and present it to the department’s Teacher Admission Board.

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Retention Criteria

1. Review of students’ grades and personal/professional functioning will be undertaken. Coursework, field work, dispositions for teaching, 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.
2. 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.

Minor: no minor required