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Sophomore Advising

As a Sophomore, you probably have many of the Core Curriculum classes taken. Continue taking the Core Curriculum classes that you need. In addition, you may now begin taking the Pre-professional Teacher Education classes, RDG 318, and even the first of the classes in your program area. However, the bulk of your schedule should be from the Core Curriculum.

All students should take the following courses prior to the internship semesters:
MTH 127	Introduction to Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
MTH 128	Intermediate Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
MTH	College level math course approved by advisor.
Students are required to have taken 9 hours of college level math classes PRIOR to starting Internship II.
CHE/PHY 125	Introductory Physical Science
BIO 121 OR GOL 131	BIO 121 - Concepts of Biology
	GOL 131 - Introductory Geology
SPE 329	Survey of Exceptionalities
EPS 380	Educational Psychology
ELE 304	Technology in Teaching
RDG 318	Early Literacy Development
RDG 314	Teaching Reading Through Children's Literature

RDG 318 is a prerequisite for RDG 314.

In RDG 318 you will take a basic skills test which is required for

admission into the Elementary Education Program.

For the EC-6 Program students should take the following courses prior to Internship I:
HMS 241 and Lab	Sensory, Perceptual, Motor Development of Young Children
HMS 242	Family, School and Community Relations
Take the above classes together! These are the only Early Childhood classes that you can double up on. The rest are designed to be taken in sequential order. Put these into your schedule first and then make the rest of your arrangements for your other courses.
ECH 328 and Lab	Psycho-Social Development
ECH 331 and Lab	Child-Centered Environments
RDG 320	Upper Level Literacy Development

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