Nov 21, 2024

2017-2018 Catalog

2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Education, Elementary/Middle Level Teaching Preparation, B.A./B.S.

Professors: Mary Bucy, Maria Dantas-Whitney, Mark Girod, Rachel Harrington, Chloë Hughes, Marie LeJeune, Mickey Pardew, Adele Schepige, Dana Ulveland
Associate professors: Carmen Cáceda, Kenneth Carano, Melanie Landon-Hays, Cindy Ryan, Alicia Wenzel, Greg Zobel
Assistant professors: Natalie Danner, Xiaopeng Gong, Katrina Hovey, Annie Ittner, Maria Peterson- Ahmad, Joshua Schulze

Mission

Principled upon educational equity, cultural sensitivity, professionalism and an intellectually vital community. Committed to facilitating the learning and development of our candidates who, in turn, can successfully affect the learning and development of PK-12 students in schools.

Learning Outcomes

The program prepares caring, competent professionals who:

Demonstrate evidence of appropriate content knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary for attaining high achievement for all PK-12 students.
Create a climate where diversity is valued.
Successfully affect the learning and development of PK-12 students in schools.

There are special requirements for admission to the education programs. Contact the Teacher Education Division representatives for more information. The College of Education’s Policy Analysis and Review Committee establishes policies and standards that students must meet before being admitted to teacher education courses. Students may explore their interest in teaching during their freshman and sophomore years by enrolling in ED 200 , ED 230 , ED 240 .

The university has found it necessary to evaluate a person’s background to determine his or her likelihood of maintaining standards of professional conduct necessary in the discipline. An evaluation may take into consideration current performance as well as past experiences and actions that could affect a student’s ability to perform in the particular course or program.

Complete with Early Childhood, Early Childhood/Elementary, Elementary/Middle Level, Middle Level/High School or High School Teaching Preparations.

Grade three through grade nine in an elementary or middle level school only.

Core Courses

Elementary/Middle Level Preparations (112-126)

Test requirements: passing score on all required tests. See wou.edu/educationtests.

Education (18-24)

ED 200 Foundations of Education Credits: 3
ED 230 Children’s Literature in Diverse Classrooms Credits: 3
ED 259 Special Education and Inclusive Communities Credits: 3
ED 373 Introduction to Curriculum and Assessment Credits: 3
ED 481 Introduction to ESOL and Bilingual Education Credits: 3

Choose One: (3)

ED 233 Applied Adolescent Learning and Development Credits: 3
ED 242 Applied Children’s Learning and Development Credits: 3

Note:

Additional methods classes must be taken by focus area. Math focus must take ED 374 and either ED 352 or ED 325 . Science focus must take ED 374 and ED 353 (in education core). Any of the social science focus areas must take ED 374 and ED 353 (in education core). Language arts focus area must take either ED 352 or ED 325 and ED 353 (in Education Core). Spanish focus area must take ED 374 and ED 353 (in education core).

Note:

Students with science focus must take ES 105 and BI 102 but not GS 325 .

Social Science (20)

Choose One: (4)

EC 201 Introduction to Microeconomics Credits: 4
EC 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics Credits: 4

Choose One: (4)

GEOG 105 Introductory Physical Geography Credits: 4 *
GEOG 106 Introductory Economic Geography Credits: 4 *
GEOG 107 Introductory Cultural Geography Credits: 4 *

Choose Two: (8)

HST 201 History of the United States: Native American Cultures to Early 19th Century Credits: 4 *
HST 202 History of the United States: Reform and Progress Credits: 4 *
HST 203 History of the United States: First World War to the Present Credits: 4 *

Choose One: (4)

PS 201 American National Government Credits: 4
PS 202 State and Local Government Credits: 4

Focus Area (11-16)

Choose one focus area from: Spanish, Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, Cultural Geography, Regional Geography, United States History, European History, Latin American History, Asian History, Basic Political Science or American Government - see below.

Spanish (12)

SPAN 350 Spanish Pronunciation and Phonetics Credits: 4
One elective beyond SPAN 303 or SPAN 319 Credits: 4

Choose One: (4)

SPAN 338 Hispanic Culture and Civilization: Spain Credits: 4
SPAN 339 Hispanic Culture and Civilization: Latin America Credits: 4
SPAN 340 Hispanic Culture and Civilization: Mexico Credits: 4

Language Arts (11)

ENG 218 Introduction to Literary Study Credits: 4
COM 342 Media Literacy Credits: 3

Choose One: (4)

ENG 205 Survey of British Literature Credits: 4
ENG 206 Survey of British Literature Credits: 4
ENG 253 Survey of American Literature Credits: 4
ENG 254 Survey of American Literature Credits: 4
ENG 301 Shakespeare Credits: 4
ENG 389 U.S. Minority Literature Credits: 4
ENG 390 World Literatures Credits: 4
ENG 489 Studies in U.S. Minority Literature Credits: 4
ENG 490 Studies in World Literatures Credits: 4

Science (12 credits)

PH 201 General Physics Credits: 4 or
GS 114 Essentials of Physical Science Credits: 4
BI 317 Vertebrate Natural History Credits: 4
BI 360 Animal Behavior Credits: 4
BI 370 Humans and the Environment Credits: 4
CH 361 Energy, Resources and the Environment Credits: 3
CH 371 Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3
ES 331 Introduction to Oceanography Credits: 3
ES 390 Basic Meteorology Credits: 3
GS 351 Elements of Astronomy Credits: 3

Mathematics (12)

MTH 494 Geometry for Middle School Teachers Credits: 3
MTH 495 Calculus Concepts for Middle School Teachers Credits: 3

Choose Two: (6)

Cannot be same courses used to meet other requirements.

MTH 393 Probability & Statistics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers Credits: 3
MTH 398 Discrete Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers Credits: 3
MTH 492 Abstract Algebra for Middle School Teachers Credits: 3

Cultural Geography (12)

GEOG 411 Cultural Geography Credits: 4
GEOG 413 Urban Geography Credits: 4
GEOG 433 Political Geography Credits: 4

Regional Geography (12)

Choose Three:

GEOG 310 World Regional Credits: 4
GEOG 313 The Pacific Northwest Credits: 4
GEOG 315 The Indian Subcontinent Credits: 4
GEOG 371 Mexico and Central America Credits: 4
GEOG 420 The West and the American Imagination Credits: 4
GEOG 421 The Changing American West Credits: 4
GEOG 432 Geography of Africa Credits: 4

United States History (12)

Three upper division United States history courses

European History (12)

Three upper division European history courses

Latin American History (12)

Three upper division Latin American history courses

Asian History (12)

Three upper division Asian history courses

Basic Political Science (16)

PS 201 American National Government Credits: 4
Two upper division Political Science courses

Choose One: (4)

PS 202 State and Local Government Credits: 4
PS 203 International Relations Credits: 4

American Government (13)

PS 201 American National Government Credits: 4
PS 426 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Credits: 3
PS 469 Congress and the Presidency Credits: 3

Choose One: (3)

PS 414 Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Elections Credits: 3
PS 419 American Presidential Elections Credits: 3

Initial Licensure

Education majors are required to complete all pre-education courses (all 200, 300 and 400 level with a grade of B- or better) required for the major (early childhood only, early childhood/elementary, elementary/middle, middle/high or high only) prior to entry to the education core.

Requirements for admission into the professional education core include: (1) a minimum overall (or last 90 hours) GPA of 2.75, (2) a minimum GPA of 3.0 in education coursework and (3) for middle and high preparations a minimum of 3.0 in endorsement area content courses.

The professional education core includes three quarters of intensive classes and clinical experiences organized in the following fashion, by authorization level and major. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in education coursework and grades of B- or better in all courses while enrolled in the professional education core.

Professional Education Core (44 credits)

Term I:

ED 404 Clinical Experience Seminar I Credits: 1
ED 411 Clinical Experience I Credits: 3
ED 418 Assessment, Planning and Instruction Credits: 3
ED 434 Content Pedagogy I Credits: 3
ED 446 Environments for Diverse Learners Credits: 3
ED 477 Literacy at the Middle Level Credits: 3

Term II:

ED 405 Clinical Experience Seminar II Credits: 1
ED 412 Clinical Experience II Credits: 3
ED 421 Technology Integration Credits: 3
ED 436 Content Pedagogy II Credits: 3
ED 444 Content Literacy Credits: 3
ED 450 Methods for Classroom Management Credits: 3

Term III:

ED 429 Professional Development Seminar III Credits: 2
ED 498 Clinical Experience III Credits: 10

Education, Elementary/Middle Level Teaching Preparation, B.A./B.S.

Mission

Learning Outcomes

Core Courses

Elementary/Middle Level Preparations (112-126)

Education (18-24)

Choose One: (3)

Note:

Health (4)

Humanities/Language Arts (12)

Choose One: (4)

Mathematics (21-22)

Choose One: (3-4)

Choose One (3):

Psychology (3)

Science (23-25)

Choose One: (5)

Note:

Social Science (20)

Choose One: (4)

Choose One: (4)

Choose Two: (8)

Choose One: (4)

Focus Area (11-16)

Spanish (12)

Choose One: (4)

Language Arts (11)

Choose One: (4)

Science (12 credits)

Mathematics (12)

Choose Two: (6)

Cultural Geography (12)

Regional Geography (12)

Choose Three:

United States History (12)

European History (12)

Latin American History (12)

Asian History (12)

Basic Political Science (16)

Choose One: (4)

American Government (13)

Choose One: (3)

Initial Licensure

Professional Education Core (44 credits)

Term I:

Term II:

Term III:

Total Credits (156-170)