• Understand how learners grow and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas, and design and implement developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences.
• Understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) they teach and create learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners to assure mastery of the content.
• Plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context. 
• Understand and use multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their own growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the teacher’s and learner’s decision making. 
• Practices ongoing reflection and use evidence to continually evaluate their practice, particularly the effects of their choices and actions on others, and adapts their practice/choices accordingly. The teacher candidate will avail professional resources and/or professional development beyond university coursework.

A grade of C or higher is required in all courses for the Education Double Degree. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA each term in order to proceed to the next term. Students with a D+ or below will need to repeat the courses the following year.

Education (Double Degree) K–12 Classrooms Pathway

LEVEL I: PRE-EDUCATION

These courses must be completed before admission to Level II: Professional Education including courses listed in the option(s) selected in a specific content area.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ED 216	*PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION OF EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY	3
ED 219	*SOCIAL JUSTICE,CIVIL RIGHTS & MULTICULTURALISM IN EDUCATION	3
ED 253	LEARNING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 1	3
ED 309	FIELD PRACTICUM (May be waived with documented volunteer service in an educational setting)	3
ED 472	FOUNDATIONS OF ESOL EDUCATION	3
Total Credits		15

Content Specific Courses for Subject Area Teaching Content Mastery Sheets are available on the College of Education website or in the Student Services Office in Furman Hall.

LEVEL II: PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Elementary Education

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Fall and Winter Terms
ED 340	^SUPPORTIVE DIFFERENTIATED ENVIRONMENTS	3
ED 407	SEMINAR	2
ED 408	WORKSHOP	2
ED 409	PRACTICUM/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE	3
ED 410	INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE	3
ED 427	ASSESSMENT FOR K-12 INSTRUCTION	2
ED 456	STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING LANGUAGE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES	3
ED 457	TEACHING ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS FOR UNDERSTANDING	3
ED 483	DEVELOPMENTAL READING	3
SED 459	SCIENCE AND THE NATURE OF INQUIRY	3
Spring Term 2
ED 410	INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE	10
ED 424	TEACHER AS REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER	2
Total Credits		39

Secondary Education (Middle/High School) 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Fall and Winter Terms
ED 340	^SUPPORTIVE DIFFERENTIATED ENVIRONMENTS	3
ED 407	SEMINAR	2
ED 408	WORKSHOP	2
ED 409	PRACTICUM/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE	3
ED 410	INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE	3
ED 412	LEARNING STYLES AND NEEDS IN ADOLESCENCE	2
ED 427	ASSESSMENT FOR K-12 INSTRUCTION	2
ED 425	CURRICULUM DESIGN AND INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS	3
ED 493	READING, LITERATURE, AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTENT	2
ED 494	CONTENT STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL	3
Spring Term 2
ED 410	INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE	10
ED 424	TEACHER AS REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER	2
Total Credits		37

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

1

If you have taken HDFS 311, HDFS 313, HDFS 314 and have a 3.0 GPA or higher, you do not need to take ED 253

2

Spring term courses are offered exclusively through Ecampus to accommodate all student teaching placements