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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES MAJOR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING WITH GRADES 4 - 8 CERTIFICATION


Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment. Students are responsible for reviewing the Program of Study Requirements.
*See Appendix A Core Curriculum and Optional Course Information.

FALL				HOURS	SPRING			HOURS
FRESHMAN YEAR					FRESHMAN YEAR
ENGL		1301	English Composition I	3	ENGL	1302	English Composition II	3
MATH		1314	College Algebra	3	MATH	1350	Fundamentals of Math I	3
HIST		1301	The U.S. to 1877	3	HIST	1302	The U.S. Since 1877	3
			Visual/Performing Arts*	3	PSYC	2312	Developmental Psychology	3
			Natural Science*	4			Natural Science*	4
Total				16				16

SOPHOMORE YEAR					SOPHOMORE YEAR
ENGL			Survey of Literature*	3	ENGL		Survey of Literature³	3
MATH		1351	Fundamentals of Math II	3	ENGL	3325	Intermediate Children's Lit	3
PSCI		2305	American National Govt	3	PSCI	2306	American State Govt	3
COMM			Communication¹	3	SCI		Science Elective	4
			Schools and Society²	3			Activity or Wellness*	1
			Soc/Behavioral Science*	3
Total				18				14

JUNIOR YEAR					JUNIOR YEAR
ENGL		3339	History of Engl Language	3	ENGL	3361	The Composition Process	3
ENGL		4301	Shakespeare's Major Plays	3	ENGL		Language Studies⁴	3
ENGL		3347	General Linguistics	3	ENGL		Adv ENGL Elective⁵	3
ENGL			Adv ENGL Elective⁵	3	EDRD	3302	Literacy	3
EDRD		3300	World Identification	3	EDCI	3301	Public School Teaching	3
EDRD		3303	Teaching Rdg&Lang Arts	3	EDCI	3302	Language Acq&Develop	3
Total				18				18

SENIOR YEAR					SENIOR YEAR
ENGL			Adv ENGL Elective⁵	3	ENGL	4399	Senior Seminar	3
EDRD		3309	Teaching Rdg in Schools	3	EDRD	4315	Rdg Probs M/H School	3
EDRD		4307	Reading Comprehension	3	EDCI	4993	Student Teaching	9
EDCI		3304	Methods, Mgt & Discipline	3
EDDP		4324	Teaching Div Stu Pop	3
Total				15				15

TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 130

¹Communication, select 3 SCH from ENGL 2311, HUM 2301 or SPCH 1311.
²Schools and Society, select 3 SCH from SOCI 1306/NURS 1302.
³Survey of Literature, select 3 SCH (in addition to the survey of literature course taken as part of the Core Curriculum) from ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332 or 2333.
⁴Language Studies, select from ENGL 4347 or ENGL 4309.
⁵Advanced ENGL electives, select 9 SCH from any 3000-4000 level ENGL course with the exception of ENGL 3301, 3310, 3323, 3324 and 3325.

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
	Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.