Middle School Education Math and Science Focus Areas (Grades 4-8), B.A.

First Semester

• EDUC 1000 - Teacher Prep ***

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• BIOL 1030 - General Biology (Non-science majors)
• BIOL 1030L - General Biology Laboratory (Non-science majors)

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• BIOL 1040 - General Biology (Non-science majors)
• BIOL 1040L - General Biology Laboratory (Non-science majors)

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• CMST 1010 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking

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• CMST 2010 - Performance of Literature

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• ENGL 1000 - Intensive English Composition and Rhetoric

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• ENGL 1010 - English Composition and Rhetoric

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• FRSM 1000 - Freshman Seminar I
• EDUC 2035 - Child & Adolescent Psychology
• MATH 1020 - Basic Statistics I

Second Semester

• EDUC 2040 - Introduction to the Exceptional Child
• EDUC 2200 - Multicultural Education
• EDUC 2005M - Praxis PPST Math
• EDUC 2005R - Praxis PPST Reading
• EDUC 2005W - Praxis PPST Writing
• ENGL 1020 - English Composition and Literature
• FRSM 1100 - Freshman Seminar II
• PHYS 1530 - How Things Work
• PSCI 1020 - American Government
• Physical Education (activity course) Essential Core

First Semester

• EDUC 2044 - Methods of Classroom Organization and Management
• ENGL 2010 - Introduction to World Literature I

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• ENGL 2020 - Introduction to World Literature II

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• MATH 1030 - Pre-Calculus

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• MATH 1030I - Intensive Pre-Calculus

Second Semester

• EDUC 4005S - Praxis Specialty Area
• GEOG 3020 - Louisiana and Its Resources
• IPSC 2020 - Earth Science
• Philosophy (any non 1000 level) Essential Core 3
• African American and Diaspora Studies (any 1000 or 2000 level) Essential Core 3
• Foreign Language Essential Core 3

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• CRWT 1050 - Introduction to Creative Writing

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• ART 1090 - Art Appreciation

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• MUSH 2000 - Music Appreciation

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• CMST 2010 - Performance of Literature

First Semester

• EDEL 3050B - Methods and Materials in the Teaching of Reading
• EDEL 3081 - Curriculum Applications
• ENGL 2200 - Modern English Grammars
• MATH 2015 - Geometry for Elementary Education Majors

Second Semester

• EDUC 3040 - Educational Psychology
• EDUC 3060B - Strategies and Techniques in Elementary School Mathematics
• EDUC 3005L - Principles of Learning and Teaching Praxis II

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• MATH 1070 - Introductory Calculus

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• CHEM 1010 - General Chemistry I

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• CHEM 1011L - General Chemistry I Laboratory

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• MATH 2025 - Finite Mathematics for Elementary Education Majors
• Theology (any 1000 or 2000 level) Essential Core 3

First Semester

• EDUC 4030 - Educational Measurement and Evaluation
• IPSC 4010 - Advanced Earth Science

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• HIST 1030 - World Civilizations to 1500

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• HIST 1040 - World Civilizations Since 1500

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• Theology (any 1000 or 2000 level) Essential Core 3

Second Semester

• EDSC 4150 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas
• EDUC 4060S - Student Teaching Seminar
• EDUC 4065 - Student Teaching (All Education Majors)
• EDUC 4113R - Clinical Procedures in Remedial Reading in the Elementary School
• Foreign Language Essential Core 3

Fundamental Core: 18

English Composition (6, ENGL 1000 /ENGL 1010 , ENGL 1020 ), Mathematics (3, MATH 1020 , Natural Science (3, BIOL 1030 /BIOL 1030L ), World Language (6)

Essential Core: 36

Freshman Seminar (2), African American and Diaspora Studies (3), Communication (3), Fine Arts (3) History (3, HIST 1030  or HIST 1040 ), Natural Science (3, MATH 1030  or MATH 1030I ), Philosophy (6, including PHIL 3250 ), Physical Education (1, activity course), Social Science (3, PSCI 1020 ), Theology (6), World Literature (3, ENGL 2010 )

Expansive Core: 6

Including one CPSC or MATH (3) and one ENGL Expansive Core course (3) (recommended)*

• ENGL 2200 - Modern English Grammars
• PHYS 1530 - How Things Work

Major: 42

• EDUC 2035 - Child & Adolescent Psychology
• EDUC 2040 - Introduction to the Exceptional Child
• EDUC 2044 - Methods of Classroom Organization and Management
• EDUC 2200 - Multicultural Education
• EDUC 3040 - Educational Psychology
• EDUC 2500 - Methods of Teaching 1-12
• EDUC 3060B - Strategies and Techniques in Elementary School Mathematics
• EDUC 4030 - Educational Measurement and Evaluation
• EDEL 3081 - Curriculum Applications
• EDEL 3050B - Methods and Materials in the Teaching of Reading
• EDUC 4113R - Clinical Procedures in Remedial Reading in the Elementary School
• EDSC 4150 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas
• IPSC 2020 - Earth Science
• IPSC 4010 - Advanced Earth Science
• MATH 2015 - Geometry for Elementary Education Majors
• MATH 2025 - Finite Mathematics for Elementary Education Majors

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• CHEM 1010 - General Chemistry I

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• MATH 1070 - Introductory Calculus

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• HIST 3040 - History of Louisiana

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• GEOG 3020 - Louisiana and Its Resources

Other Required Courses: 29**

• CHEM 1500 - Environmental Chemistry
• GEOG 1010 - World Geography
• HIST 3040 - History of Louisiana
• IPSC 2010 - Integrated Physical Science
• IPSC 2020 - Earth Science
• IPSC 4010 - Advanced Earth Science
• MATH 2015 - Geometry for Elementary Education Majors
• MATH 2025 - Finite Mathematics for Elementary Education Majors
• STAT 1020 - Statistical Methods
• STAT 2150L - Statistics Technology Lab