Interdisciplinary Studies Plan

Grade 4 – 8 Generalist Certification
(Associates of Arts in Teaching-Track)

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		LD	LD/UD	UD	TOTAL
I.	UNIVERSITY CORE REQUIREMENTS
A.	General
	English (6 s.h. composition, 3 s.h. American Lit.)	9			9
	Political Science	6			6
	U.S. History and Texas History	6			6
	College Algebra	3			3
	English 3430 Professional Writing			4	4
B.	Core Distribution Electives
	Natural Science with labs	12			12
	Speech 1311, 1315, or 1321	3			3
	Computer Proficiency less than 5 years old		3		3
	Humanities / Social Sciences:
	ANTH 3311 Anthropology of Diverse Populations			3	3
	GEOG 1303 World Geography preferred	3			3
	INDS 3323 Child Dev. and Its App. to Learning			3	3
	MATH 1350 Fundamentals of Math I	3			3
	MATH 1351 Fundamentals of Math II	3			3
	FEDU 4310 Human Learning & Its Apps. to Educ.			3	3
II.	PLAN REQUIREMENTS
A.	Plan Concentrations
1.	Humanities:
	ART, MUSIC, OR DRAMA	3			3
	ENGL 3310 Introduction to the Study of Language			3	3
	ENGL 3312 Grammar and Rhetoric			3	3
2.	Math:
	MATH 3312 Advanced Math Concepts I for Middle School Teachers			3	3
3.	Literacy Studies:
	LITY 3340 Using Literature with Adolescents			3	3
	LITY 3320 Found. of Reading Theories/Assesmnt.			3	3
	LITY 4362 Workshop Approach to Reading and Writing Instruction			3	3
4.	Science:
	SCIE 3320 Physical Science			3	3
5.	Middle School:
	CUIN 4357 or CUIN 4358 Science for Middle School			3	3
	MSED 4345 Math Concepts II for Middle School Teachers			3	3
	CUIN 4316 Effective Social Studies Instruction			3	3
	EDUC 1301 Intro to Teaching Profession	3			3
	EDUC 2301 Intro to Special Populations	3			3
6.	Special Education:
	SPED 3321 Exceptional Children: An Introduction			3	3
7.	Professional Education:
	CUIN 3323 Instructional Design			3	3
	CUIN 3324 Classroom Mgmt and Assessment for Learning			3	3
	MSED 4303 and 4304 Student Teaching			6	6
	MSED 4307 Middle School Education Prof. Seminar			3	3
	TOTALS:	57	3	61	121