Interdisciplinary Studies (Grades K-6), B.S.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following General Education courses are required for this major:

• BIOL 1030/1031 (Nat Sci)
• PSCI 1030/1031 (Nat Sci)
• MATH 1010 or 1710 (Math)
• GEOG 2000 (Soc/Beh Sci)
• HLTH 1530/1531 (Soc/Beh Sci)

Major Requirements (38 hours)

• BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers 4 credit hours
• PSCI 4030 - Experimental Physical Science 4 credit hours
• ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators 3 credit hours
• MATH 1410 - Concepts and Structure of Elementary School Mathematics 3 credit hours
• MATH 1420 - Informal Geometry 3 credit hours
• READ 4015 - Language and Literacy, K-6 6 credit hours
• HLTH 4300 - The School Health Program 3 credit hours
• PSY 2300 - Developmental Psychology 3 credit hours

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• ANTH 2010 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit hours OR
• COMM 3560 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit hours

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• ENGL 3740 - Children’s Literature 3 credit hours OR
• LIBS 4150 - Books, Media, and Literacy for Children 3 credit hours

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• ART 3200 - Art Education for Teachers 3 credit hours OR
• CDIS 3250 - Speech and Language Development for the Educator 3 credit hours OR
• MUED 3210 - Music in the Elementary Grades for Non-Music Majors 3 credit hours OR
• THEA 3600 - Child Drama 3 credit hours

Professional Education (41 hours)

• EESE 1010 - Overview of Education 2 credit hours
• EESE 1011 - Overview of Education II 2 credit hours
• ELED 3150 - Mathematics Methodology 3 credit hours
• ELED 3300 - Digital Learning in the Elementary Classroom, K-8 3 credit hours
• ELED 4340 - Managing Learning Environments 3 credit hours
• ELED 4350 - Theory to Practice 6 credit hours
• ELED 4410 - Effective Instruction: Integrating Social Studies and Assessment 4 credit hours
• ELED 4110 - Directed Teaching, Grades K-8 12 credit hours
• READ 4130 - Corrective Reading 3 credit hours
• SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Diverse Learners 3 credit hours

Freshman

• EESE 1010 - Overview of Education 2 credit hours
• EESE 1011 - Overview of Education II 2 credit hours
• ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts, (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours

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• MATH 1010 - Mathematics for General Studies 3 credit hours (Math) OR
• MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (Math)

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• BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
• BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)

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• PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
• PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)

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• HLTH 1530 - Health and Wellness 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) AND
• HLTH 1531 - Health and Wellness Lab 0 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)

Sophomore

• ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

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• ANTH 2010 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit hours OR
• COMM 3560 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit hours

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• COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
• MATH 1410 - Concepts and Structure of Elementary School Mathematics 3 credit hours
• MATH 1420 - Informal Geometry 3 credit hours
• GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
• PSY 2300 - Developmental Psychology 3 credit hours
• SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Diverse Learners 3 credit hours

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• Choose 6 hours from the following:

• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Junior

• ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators 3 credit hours
• BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers 4 credit hours
• PSCI 4030 - Experimental Physical Science 4 credit hours
• HLTH 4300 - The School Health Program 3 credit hours
• READ 4015 - Language and Literacy, K-6 6 credit hours
• ELED 3150 - Mathematics Methodology 3 credit hours
• ELED 3300 - Digital Learning in the Elementary Classroom, K-8 3 credit hours

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• ENGL 3740 - Children’s Literature 3 credit hours OR
• LIBS 4150 - Books, Media, and Literacy for Children 3 credit hours

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• ART 3200 - Art Education for Teachers 3 credit hours OR
• MUED 3210 - Music in the Elementary Grades for Non-Music Majors 3 credit hours OR
• THEA 3600 - Child Drama 3 credit hours OR
• CDIS 3250 - Speech and Language Development for the Educator 3 credit hours

Senior

• ELED 4110 - Directed Teaching, Grades K-8 12 credit hours
• ELED 4340 - Managing Learning Environments 3 credit hours
• ELED 4350 - Theory to Practice 6 credit hours
• ELED 4410 - Effective Instruction: Integrating Social Studies and Assessment 4 credit hours
• READ 4130 - Corrective Reading 3 credit hours