SAMPLE SCHEDULE

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION - UNIVERSITY OF  IOWA

suggested sequence of classes

 

First Semester            S.H.

 

ENG-102      Composition & Speech  I           4

MAT-110      Math for Liberal Arts *              3

PSY-111       Intro to Psychology                    3

EDU-216      Intro to Teaching                        3

EDU-219      Field Experience & 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

PSY-281       Educational Psychology+         3

Humanities—see below                                 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

PHS-125#     Physical Science or *               4

GEN. ED. Elective—see below                     3

Elective         See Cultural Diversity Req.       3

 

 

TOTAL                                      16

 

Fourth Semester      S.H.

 

BIO-123^   Inquiry into Life Science                3

EDU-242^  Ed Measurement & Eval +             2

EDU-246^  Including Excep. Students              3

EDU-290^  Educ. Capstone Seminar               1

GEN. ED. Elective—see below                        3

Social Science—see below                               3

 

TOTAL                                      16

+ Need both classes to satisfy education requirement.         * Or a higher level math as appropriate.

# Recommended for El. Ed. Majors                                        ^ Elementary Education Learning Community

              

recommended electives

 

HIS-151    US History to 1877 OR                                               PHI-105    Intro to Ethics

HIS-152    US History since 1877                                                SOC-110   Intro to Sociology

ART-203   Art History I OR                                                          SOC-115   Social Problems

ART-204   Art History II                                                                POL-111   American National Government

LIT-150     World Literature I                                                   POL-121   International Relations

LIT-151     World Literature II                                                      PSY-121    Developmental Psychology                              

LIT-170     Poetry/Drama OR                                                       PSY-223    Child and Adolescent Psychology

LIT-160     Short Story/Novel                                                       Elective:    RDG-125 College Reading Strategies

PHI-101    Introduction to Philosophy                                        SDV-113   Strategies for Academic Success

 

courses which will satisfy life science or physical science

(Must have at least one lab science course)

 

*Life Science

BIO-102        Introductory  Biology

BIO-123        Inquiry into Life Science

BIO-186        Microbiology

BIO-202        Biology I

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-125        Physical Science

PHS-142        Principles of Astronomy (has no lab)

PHS-106        Survey of Physics

PHS-162        College Physics I         

 

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

See your advisor for updated agreements.

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