Summary of requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Junior High/Middle School A minimum of 128 semester credit hours to include:
1. Completion of general university requirements
(see Academic Regulations and Graduation Requirements of the university).
2. Completion of a single subject teaching major of at least 45 semester credit
hours as recommended by the subject department and approved by the College of Education.
3. Completion of the professional education core.
Professional Education Core
EDUC 200 Aide Experience 1 cr
EDUC 323 Motivation, Learning and
Assessment 3 cr
EDUC 333 Content Area Literacy 3 cr
EDUC 343 Fundamentals of Educational
Thought 3 cr
EDUC 405 Classroom Instruction
Laboratory/Junior
High-Middle School 3 cr
EDUC 495 Junior High/Middle School:
Student Teaching 7-14 cr
EDUC 498 Student Teaching
Seminar 2 cr
SPED 200 Multicultural
Education 1 cr
SPED 200 Mainstreaming 1 cr
FCS 200 Human Growth and
Development 2 cr
H E 200 Promoting Wellness 2 cr
Single Subject Teaching Majors
American Studies
(English emphasis)
ENGL 251-252 English Literature 6 cr
ENGL 253-254 American Literature 6 cr
ENGL 331 Methods in the Teaching of
English 3 cr
Approved electives in English 15 cr
HIST 101 Foundation of Western
Civilization 3 cr
HIST 102 Development of Western
Civilization 3 cr
HIST 121 U.S. to 1865 3 cr
HIST 122 U.S. since 1865 3 cr
Approved 400-level History electives 6 cr
Approved electives in History 12 cr
AMST 200 Introduction to
American Studies 3 cr
AMST 401 Senior Seminar in
American Studies 3 cr
OR
AMST 402 Senior Seminar in
American Studies 3 cr
PHIL 151 Western Thought 3 cr
Approved electives in Philosophy 9 cr
Approved electives in Social Sciences 6 cr
American Studies
(History emphasis)
HIST 101 Foundation of
Western Civilization 3 cr
HIST 102 Development of
Western Civilization 3 cr
HIST 121 U.S. to 1865 3 cr
HIST 122 U.S. since 1865 3 cr
HIST 291 The Historian\222s Craft 3 cr
Approved 400-level History electives 6 cr
Approved electives in History 15 cr
ENGL 251-252 English Literature 6 cr
ENGL 253-254 American Literature 6 cr
Approved electives in English 12 cr
AMST 200 Introduction to
American Studies 3 cr
AMST 401 Senior Seminar in
American Studies 3 cr
OR
AMST 402 Senior Seminar in
American Studies 3 cr
PHIL 151 Western Thought 3 cr
Approved electives in Philosophy 9 cr
One course in American Government 3 cr
Approved electives in Social Science 6 cr
Approved electives in fine arts 6 cr
Art
ART 101 Drawing 3 cr
ART 103 Creative Process 3 cr
ART 104 Creative Process 3 cr
ART 108 Introduction to the
Visual Arts 3 cr
ART 221 Survey of Art 3 cr
ART 222 Survey of Art 3 cr
ART 334 Secondary School
Art Methods 2 cr
Approved electives in Art 24 cr
Business Education
Problems 6 cr
ENGL 308 Business
Communications 3 cr
VED g401 Foundations of Occupational
Education 3 cr
VED g444 Guidance and Special Needs
Concepts for Vocational
Education 3 cr
VED g468 Techniques of Teaching
Cooperative Education 3 cr
Business Education/Basic Business
ACCT 201 Principles of Accounting I 3 cr
ACCT 202 Principles of
Accounting II 3 cr
B ED 102 Intermediate
Typewriting 3 cr
B ED 310 Microcomputers in Business
Education 3 cr
B ED 332 Methods in Business
Education 3 cr
ECON 201-202 Economic Principles and
Problems 6 cr
ENGL 308 Business
Communications 3 cr
FIN 310 International Business and
Financial Markets 3 cr
MGT 261 Legal Environment of
Organizations 3 cr
MGT g312 Individual and Organizational
Behavior 3 cr
MKTG 325 Basic Marketing
Management 3 cr
MKTG g442 Retailing Management 3 cr
VED g401 Foundations of Occupational
Education 3 cr
VED g468 Techniques of Teaching
Cooperative Education 3 cr
English
ENGL 211 Introduction to
Literary Analysis 3 cr
ENGL 251
or 252 English Literature 3 cr
ENGL 253
or 254 American Literature 3 cr
ENGL 281 Introduction to Grammar 3 cr
ENGL 301 Writing About Literature 3 cr
ENGL 311 Studies in Genre 3 cr
ENGL 331* Methods in the
Teaching of English 3 cr
ENGL 491 Senior Seminar 3 cr
One of the following:
ENGL g472 Proseminar in a Major
Literary Figure 3 cr
ENGL g473 Chaucer 3 cr
ENGL g474 Milton 3 cr
ENGL g476 Shakespeare 3 cr
One of the following:
ENGL g481 Advanced Grammar 3 cr
ENGL g485 Linguistic Analysis 3 cr
ENGL g486 Old English 3 cr
One additional genre course 3 cr
Two additional historical period courses 6 cr
Approved electives 6 cr
*ENGL 331 must be completed before student teaching.
FCS 100 Professional
Home Economics 1 cr
FCS 104 Foods 3 cr
FCS 127 Fashion: Personal Selection 2 cr
FCS 128 Construction Concepts
Using Fabric 3 cr
OR
Competency in construction as demonstrated by product evaluation
and task performance
FCS 204 Meal Management 2 cr
FCS 228 Textiles 3 cr
FCS 239 Nutrition 3 cr
FCS 303 Child Development Practicum 2 cr
FCS 310 Housing Concepts 2 cr
FCS 311 Interior Design 3 cr
FCS 322 Building Positive
Relationships 3 cr
FCS 332 Family and Consumer Sciences
Curriculum 3 cr
FCS 371 Consumer Economics 3 cr
FCS 400 Leadership Issues Seminar 1 cr
FCS 405 Community Nutrition Issues 2 cr
FCS g422 Building Family Strengths 3 cr
FCS g427 Fashion: Diversity 3 cr
FCS 431 Family Resources
Management 3 cr
VED g401 Foundations of Occupational
Education 3 cr
VED g455 Methods of Teaching Adults 2 cr
VED g468 Techniques of Teaching
Cooperative Education 3 cr
General Science
BIOS (Two courses/at least 6 credits)* 6 cr
CHEM (Two courses/at least 6 credits)* 6 cr
GEOL (Two courses/at least 6 credits)* 6 cr
PHYS (Two courses/at least 6 credits)* 6 cr
*All lower division courses taken to satisfy these requirements must include laboratories, even if offered as separate courses.
Approved electives** 12-20 cr
**Additional electives (6-10 cr) in each of two of the areas listed above. Course selection must be approved by the chair of the department offering the courses. Coursework must total 45 credits minimum.
History
HIST 101 Foundation of
Western Civilization 3 cr
HIST 102 Development of
Western Civilization 3 cr
HIST 121 U.S. to 1865 3 cr
HIST 122 U.S. since 1865 3 cr
HIST 291 The Historian's Craft 3 cr
HIST g491 Seminar 3 cr
Third World History (selected from): 3 cr
HIST 251 Latin American
Civilization 3 cr
HIST 252 East Asian History 3 cr
HIST 254 Middle East Civilization 3 cr
HIST 255 African History
and Culture 3 cr
Two courses selected from:
HIST g311 American Culture
before 1800 3 cr
HIST g320 The Renaissance 3 cr
HIST g322 Religious Reformation
and Conflict 3 cr
HIST g325 Industrialization and
Social Change 3 cr
HIST g356 Imperialism and
Progressivism 3 cr
HIST g360 The Spanish Empire 3 cr
HIST g427 American West 3 cr
HIST g429 Foreign Relations
since 1900 3 cr
HIST g435 Colonial Frontiers in
America and Africa 3 cr
HIST g439 Women in History 3 cr
HIST g446 Social and Economic History
of Greece and Rome 3 cr
HIST g448 Medieval Social and
Economic History 3 cr
HIST g451 Constituting Modern
Spain 3 cr
Three additional 300-400 level
HIST courses 9 cr
Two additional 200-400 level
HIST courses 6 cr
POLS 101 Introduction to American
Government 3 cr
Mathematics
Geometry I 4 cr
MATH 222 Calculus and Analytic
Geometry II 4 cr
MATH 223 Calculus and Analytic
Geometry III 4 cr
MATH 230 Introduction to Linear
Algebra 2 cr
MATH 250 Finite Mathematics 4 cr
OR
MATH 252 Introduction to Statistics 3 cr
MATH 280 FORTRAN 2 cr
OR
CS 181 Introduction to Computer
Science and
Programming I 3 cr
MATH 287 Discrete Structures 3 cr
MATH 315 Mathematical Methods in
Secondary Schools 3 cr
MATH g343 Modern Geometry 3 cr
Any two pairs selected from:
MATH g326 Elementary Analysis 3 cr
AND
MATH g327 Vector Analysis 3 cr
OR
MATH g331
-g332 Modern Algebra 6 cr
OR
MATH g441 Introduction to
Numerical Analysis 3 cr
AND
MATH g442 Introduction to
Numerical Analysis 3 cr
OR
MATH g450
-g451 Probability and Statistics 6 cr
Approved upper division electives 3-4 cr
(selected in consultation with Math advisormust total 45 semester credits)
Mathematics/Computer Science Emphasis
MATH 121 Calculus and
Analytic Geometry I 4 cr
MATH 222 Calculus and
Analytic Geometry II 4 cr
MATH 223 Calculus and
Analytic Geometry III 4 cr
MATH 230 Introduction to Linear
Algebra 2 cr
MATH 252 Introduction to Statistics 3 cr
MATH 315 Mathematical Methods in
Secondary Schools 3 cr
MATH g343 Modern Geometry 3 cr
C S 181 Introduction to Computer
Science and Programming I 3 cr
C S 182 Introduction to Computer
Science and Programming II 3 cr
C S 283 Introduction to Computer
Systems I 3 cr
C S 287 Discrete Structures 3 cr
C S 385 Data Structures and
Algorithm Analysis I 3 cr
C S 488 Senior Project 3 cr
C S 386 Data Structures and
Algorithm Analysis II 3 cr
OR
C S 487 Topics in Computer Science 3 cr
One pair selected from:
MATH g326 Elementary Analysis 3 cr
AND
MATH g327 Vector Analysis 3 cr
OR
MATH g331
-g332 Modern Algebra 6 cr
OR
MATH g441 Introduction to
Numerical Analysis 3 cr
AND
MATH g442 Introduction to
Numerical Analysis 3 cr
OR
MATH 423
-424 Introduction to Real Analysis 6 cr
OR
MATH g450
-g451 Probability and Statistics 6 cr
Approved upper division electives 3 cr
(selected in consultation with Math advisor)
Music Education
See Bachelor of Music Education degreeprogram (K-12 certification) for requirements.
Physical Education
P E 221 Introduction to
Physical Education 1 cr
P E 231 Activity Laboratory -
Field and Court 1 cr
P E 232 Activity Laboratory -
Outdoor Skills 1 cr
P E 233 Activity Laboratory -
Individual and Recreational 1 cr
P E 234 Activity Laboratory - Dance 1 cr
P E 243 Anatomical Foundations of
Human Activity 2 cr
P E 270 Motor Learning 1 cr
P E 301 Physiology of Exercise 3 cr
P E 302 Human Kinesiology 3 cr
P E 322 Psychology of Sport 3 cr
P E g362 Tests and Measurements in
Physical Education 2 cr
P E 437 Methods of Teaching
Physical Education 2 cr
P E g475 Management of Physical
Education Programs 3 cr
P E g494 Adaptive Physical Education 3 cr
Approved electives in P E 18 cr
(All electives must be approved by student's Physical Education advisor. If the student wishes K-12 certification, electives should include P E 260, Methods of Dance for Children; P E 300, Movement Theory; and P E 357, Physical Education for Elementary Schools).
Speech Communication
SPCH 117 Oral Interpretations:
Textual Analysis 3 cr
SPCH 208 Group Communication 3 cr
SPCH 305 Argumentation and Debate 3 cr
SPCH 355 Nonverbal Communication 3 cr
SPCH g436 Rhetorical Criticism 3 cr
SPCH g437 Rhetorical Theory 3 cr
SPCH g441 Interpersonal Communication 3 cr
M C 119 Introduction to Mass Media 3 cr
THEA 111 Stagecraft 3 cr
THEA 251 Beginning Acting 3 cr
THEA 331 Materials and Methods for
High School Speech Arts 3 cr
Electives in 400-level Speech courses 9 cr
Electives selected from:
THEA 209 Stage Lighting 2 cr
THEA 214 Makeup 2 cr
THEA 221 Stage Costume
Construction 2 cr
THEA 304 Theatre Management 2 cr
Theatre
THEA 101 Appreciation of
Dramatic Arts 3 cr
THEA 111-112 Stagecraft 6 cr
THEA 251 Beginning Acting 3 cr
THEA 304 Theatre Management 2 cr
THEA 331 Materials and Methods for
High School Speech Arts 3 cr
THEA 355 Stage Direction 3 cr
SPCH 117 Oral Interpretation:
Textual Analysis 3 cr
SPCH 208 Group Communication 3 cr
SPCH 305 Argumentation and
Debate 3 cr
Electives selected from:
THEA 209 Stage Lighting 2 cr
THEA 214 Makeup 2 cr
THEA 221 Stage Costume
Construction 2 cr
Upper division electives in Theatre 10 cr
(All electives must be approved by student's advisor)
Idaho State University Academic Information
Revised: April 12, 1996
URL http://www.isu.edu/academic-info/prev-isu-cat/ugrad96/education/juniored.html