SAMPLE SCHEDULE

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION – IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

suggested sequence of classes

 

First Semester                  S.H.

 

ENG-102     Composition & Speech  I            4

PSY-111      Intro to Psychology  OR 

   SOC-110     Intro. to Sociology                   3

Art OR Music OR Theatre                             3

EDU-216     Intro to Teaching                         3

EDU-219     Field Exper. & Seminar               1

SDV-100     Orientation to College                 0

Elective        See below                                   3

 

TOTAL                                       17

 

Second Semester         S.H.

 

ART-102    Art for Elem. Education            3

ENG-103    Composition & Speech II         4

POL-111    American National Gov. OR

     HIS-151  OR  HIS-152                         3

PSY-121    Developmental Psychology        3           

GEN. ED  Elective-See below                     3

 

 

TOTAL                                    16

 

Third Semester               S.H.

 

EDU-250    Ed Media/Classroom Comp       3

EDU-235    Children’s Literature                   3

MAT-112    Math for Elem. Teachers I         3

PSY-281      Educational Psychology+          3

PHS-125#    Physical Science OR *              4

 

 

TOTAL                                      16

 

Fourth Semester        S.H.

 

BIO-123^    Inquiry into Life Science         4       

EDU-246^   Including Excep. Students       3

EDU-242^   Ed Measurement & Eval +      2

EDU-290^   Ed. Capstone Seminar            1

MAT-113^  Math for Elem. Teach II          3

Elective        See below                               3

 

TOTAL                                    16

+ Need both classes to satisfy education requirement.   ^ Elementary Education Learning Community

# Recommended for Elem. Educ. majors

recommended electives

HIS-151    U.S. History to 1877

HIS-152    U.S. History since 1877

POL-111   American National Government

POL-121   International Relations

PSY-223   Child and Adolescent Psychology

MUS-100  Music Appreciation

FLS           Foreign Language

SDV-113   Strategies for Academic Success

LIT-130   African American Literature

LIT-131   Native American Literature

LIT-132   Women of Color

LIT-150   World Literature I

LIT-151   World Literature II

PHI-101   Intro. to Philosophy

PHI-105   Intro to Ethics

RDG-125   College Reading Strategies

 

courses which will satisfy life science or physical science

 

*Life Science

BIO-102        Introductory Biology

BIO-123        Inquiry into Life Science

BIO-202        Biology I

BIO-151       Nutrition

BIO-206       Anatomy & Physiology I

ENV-110     Environmental Science

 

**Physical Science

CHM-122     Intro. to General Chemistry

CHM-153     College Chemistry I

CHM-166     General Chemistry I

PHS-142       Principles of Astronomy

PHY-162      College Physics I

PHY-212     Classical Physics I

  

NOTE:  AA degree meets the requirements for general education from the College of Liberal Arts.

See your advisor for updated agreements.

1-800-262-3810 and/or website iastate.edu

 

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