Interdisciplinary Studies (Grades 6-8, Science), 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 courses are required by the program and can satisfy the respective General Education requirement:

• BIOL 1030/1031 (Nat Sci)
• PSCI 1030/1031 (Nat Sci)
• MATH 1730 (Math)
• HLTH 1530/1531 (Soc/Beh Sci)
• PSY 1410 (Soc/Beh Sci)

Major Requirements (35 hours)

• BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers 4 credit hours
• EXL 2010 - Service Learning Practicum 1 credit hour
• PHYS 1110 - Discovering Physics 4 credit hours
• PSCI 4030 - Experimental Physical Science 4 credit hours
• READ 4035 - Language and Literacy in the Middle Grades 6 credit hours

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• ASTR 1030 - Exploring the Universe 3 credit hours AND
• ASTR 1031 - Observing the Universe 1 credit hour

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• GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 credit hours AND
• GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 credit hour

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• CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
• CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours

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• CHEM 1020 - Introductory General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
• CHEM 1021 - Intro to General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours

Professional Education (31 hours)

• EESE 1010 - Teachers as Problem Solvers 2 credit hours
• EESE 1011 - Creating Differentiated Instruction 2 credit hours
• MLED 2000 - Characteristics of the Middle Level Learner 3 credit hours
• MLED 3100 - Experiencing Middle Level Education I 1 credit hour
• MLED 3110 - Experiencing Middle Level Education II 2 credit hours
• MLED 3300 - Instructional Technology in Middle Level Education 3 credit hours
• MLED 4000 - Methods of Teaching Middle Level Learners 3 credit hours
• MLED 4200 - Assessing the Middle Level Learner 3 credit hours
• MLED 4340 - Managing Middle Level Learning Environments 3 credit hours
• MLED 4350 - Theory to Practice in Middle Level Education 6 credit hours
• SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours

Student Teaching (12 hours)

• MLED 4995 - Directed Teaching in Middle Level Education 12 credit hours

Auxiliary Courses (18 hours)

The following fulfill licensure requirements and may also count in General Education:

• MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours
• PSY 1410 - General Psychology 3 credit hours

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• HLTH 1530 - Health and Wellness 3 credit hours AND
• HLTH 1531 - Health and Wellness Lab 0 credit hours

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• BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life 4 credit hours AND
• BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours

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• PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours AND
• PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours

Freshman

• ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• EESE 1010 - Teachers as Problem Solvers 2 credit hours
• EESE 1011 - Creating Differentiated Instruction 2 credit hours
• MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours

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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)

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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)

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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• COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
• PHYS 1110 - Discovering Physics 4 credit hours
• MLED 2000 - Characteristics of the Middle Level Learner 3 credit hours
• PSY 1410 - General Psychology 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)

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• ASTR 1030 - Exploring the Universe 3 credit hours AND
• ASTR 1031 - Observing the Universe 1 credit hour

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• 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

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• GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 credit hours AND
• GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 credit hour

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• CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
• CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours

Junior

• EXL 2010 - Service Learning Practicum 1 credit hour
• MLED 3100 - Experiencing Middle Level Education I 1 credit hour
• MLED 3110 - Experiencing Middle Level Education II 2 credit hours
• MLED 4000 - Methods of Teaching Middle Level Learners 3 credit hours
• BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers 4 credit hours
• PSCI 4030 - Experimental Physical Science 4 credit hours
• READ 4035 - Language and Literacy in the Middle Grades 6 credit hours
• SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours

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• CHEM 1020 - Introductory General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
• CHEM 1021 - Intro to General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours

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• 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

Senior

• MLED 3300 - Instructional Technology in Middle Level Education 3 credit hours
• MLED 4200 - Assessing the Middle Level Learner 3 credit hours
• MLED 4340 - Managing Middle Level Learning Environments 3 credit hours
• MLED 4350 - Theory to Practice in Middle Level Education 6 credit hours
• MLED 4995 - Directed Teaching in Middle Level Education 12 credit hours