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Requirements
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I
General Education Core Requirements (GEC)
See complete
GEC requirements
and approved course listings
for all categories. |
Students
may select courses for: |
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| Literature
(GLT) |
3 |
| Fine
Arts (GFA) |
3 |
| Philosophical,
Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR) |
3 |
| One
additional GLT, GFA,
or GPR
course |
3 |
| Historical
Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP) |
3 |
| Mathematics
(GMT) |
3 |
Natural
Sciences (GNS)
one must be a laboratory course; each must have a different departmental
prefix |
6-7 |
Reasoning
and Discourse (GRD)
ENG 101 or FMS
115 or RCO 101, and one
additional GRD course
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6 |
| Department
specifies courses for: |
Social
and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)
Required: HDF
303 and PSY 121 |
6 |
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II
General Education Marker Requirements
See details
and courses. It
is possible to meet all GE
Marker Requirements while completing the GE
Core requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.
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| Students
may select courses for: |
Global/Global-Nonwestern
Perspectives (GL/GN)
Four (4) courses carrying GL/GN
markers; at least one of which must carry the GN marker.
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One
Speaking Intensive (SI) Course
In
addition to this SI
Marker requirement, students must also complete a second SI
course within the major. All programs have identified at least
one course among their major requirements which is taught as Speaking
Intensive. |
One
Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In
addition to this WI
Marker requirement, students must also complete a second WI
course within the major. All programs have identified at least
one course among their major requirements which is taught as Writing
Intensive. |
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III
Major Requirements (36 semester hours)
Note:
students completing AULER
rather than General Education Requirements are required to complete
two writing intensive courses, one of which must be in the major.
- CUI
250 (prerequisite for admission to the major)
- CUI
335, 350, 375, 400, 442, 462
- Two
methods courses to match concentrations (CUI
518, 519, 520)
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IV
Licensure Requirements
1.
PSY 121
2.
ELC
381
3.
HDF
303
4.
HEA 341 or 201
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V
Second Academic Concentration Requirements
(24-27 semester hours)
Students must complete a coherent course of study of 24-27 semester
hours in a basic academic discipline. Depending on the academic
discipline selected, a maximum of 6 hours of the second major
may be counted toward the General Education Requirements. The
following second academic concentrations have been approved
for Middle Grades Education:
Biology;
Chemistry; Classical Studies; English; Geography; History;
Mathematics; Physics; Political Science; Special Programs
in Liberal Studies
Any
student choosing a social science as a second major must take
HIS 347: North Carolina History;
an economics course; and a political science course.
Any
student choosing a science as a second major must take a course
from each of the other two sciences.
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VI
Additional Concentration (minimum 15 semester hours)
Students
also must complete an additional concentration of 15 semester
hours in one of four areas: Communication Skills, Mathematics,
Science, or Social Studies. Specific courses will be approved
by the student's advisor to fulfill North Carolina Licensure
requirements.
Dual
certification in elementary and middle grades education is available
under advisement.
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VII
Electives
Electives
sufficient to complete the 122 hours required for the degree.
Electives should increase students' knowledge in general education
and in a content field (such as psychology or multicultural
education).
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