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NIACC Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Elementary Education – Upper Iowa University, Sample Schedule (2-Year Plan)

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First Year

First Term

ART - 101 Art Appreciation (3 s.h.)
or ART - 120 2-D Design (3 s.h.)
or MUS - 100 Music Appreciation (3 s.h.)
EDU - 216 Introduction to Teaching (3 s.h.)
EDU - 219 Field Experience and Seminar (1 s.h.)
ENG - 105 Composition I (3 s.h.)
PHS - 142 Principles of Astronomy (3 s.h.)
SDV - 113 Strategies for Academic Success (2 s.h.)
SDV - 199 College Essentials (1 s.h.)

Total: 16 s.h.

Second Term

ENG - 106 Composition II (3 s.h.)
LIT - 130 African American Literature (3 s.h.)
or PHI - 101 Introduction to Philosophy (3 s.h.)
POL - 111 American National Government (3 s.h.)
or POL - 112 American State and Local Government (3 s.h.)
or POL - 121 International Relations (3 s.h.)
PSY - 111 Introduction to Psychology (3 s.h.)
or SOC - 110 Introduction to Sociology (3 s.h.)
SPC - 112 Public Speaking (3 s.h.)

Total: 15 s.h.

Second Year

Third Term

BIO - 186 Microbiology (4 s.h.)
or BIO - 202 Biology I (4 s.h.) *
or BIO - 206 Anatomy and Physiology I (4 s.h.) *
or ENV - 110 Environmental Science (3 s.h.)
CHM - 166 General Chemistry I (5 s.h.) *
EDU - 250 Educational Technology and Design (3 s.h.)
MAT - 153 Math for Elementary Teachers I (4 s.h.) **
PSY - 121 Developmental Psychology (3 s.h.)
or PSY - 223 Child and Adolescent Psychology (3 s.h.)

Total: 18-19 s.h.

Fourth Term

EDU - 242 Classroom Assessment (2 s.h.)
EDU - 246 Including Diverse Learners (3 s.h.)
HIS - 151 U.S. History to 1877 (3 s.h.)
or HIS - 152 U.S. History Since 1877 (3 s.h.)
MAT - 154 Math for Elementary Teachers II (4 s.h.)
PSY - 281 Educational Psychology (3 s.h.)

Total: 15 s.h.

Note:

*See prerequisites before selecting this course.
**Required ACT/Accuplacer math scores needed to enroll in any math class. The Teacher Licensure will need a Space/Earth Science course.

The Iowa Department of Education has required changes in the Teacher Education programs in the State of Iowa.
A minimum 2.7 GPA is required for acceptance into the Teacher Education Program.
Check with UIU’s website for Foreign Language requirement and/or Cultural Diversity Non-Western Culture requirements.
Required test scores will be needed in C-BASE or Praxis I (PPST) required before admittance into UIU’s Teacher Education Programs.

Suggested Electives

FLS - 141 Elementary Spanish I (4 s.h.)
FLS - 142 Elementary Spanish II (4 s.h.)
RDG - 125 College Reading Strategies (3 s.h.)
SDV - 113 Strategies for Academic Success (2 s.h.)

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