Elementary Education, Major in Social Studies BSLED

Total Credits: 44

Degree Requirements

• ECON 225 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• ECON 226 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
• FNCE 206 - Personal Finance Credits: 2,3
• GEOG 110 - Survey of Geography Credits: 3
• GEOG 260 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
• HIST 117 - Civilizations and Ideas I Credits: 3
• HIST 118 - Civilizations and Ideas II Credits: 3
• HIST 204 - American Experience I Credits: 3
• HIST 205 - American Experience II Credits: 3
• HIST 290 - Research Seminar Credits: 3
• PLSC 104 - American Government Credits: 3
• PLSC 120 - Analyzing Politics Credits: 3
• PLSC 237 - The Individual, State, and Marketplace Credits: 3
• PLSC 435 - Public Policy Credits: 3

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• PLSC 225 - Comparative Politics Credits: 3 or
• PLSC 230 - International Relations Credits: 3

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General Education Requirements

The Planned Program Minor: 20 Credits

The planned program minor consists of a group of courses related to teaching in the elementary school and is required by the State of Michigan. All courses listed must be completed either in the Planned Program minor or in other areas of the degree requirements. The total credits in the planned program minor must be at least 20.

• EDTE 228 - Strategies for Educating Exceptional and Diverse Learners Credits: 3 ***
• EDTE 418 - Methods for Teaching Beginning Reading Credits: 3
• EDTE 420 - Literacy Intervention Strategies Credits: 3
• EDTE 424 - Classroom Testing and Evaluation Credits: 2,3
• EDTE 448 - Methods for Integrating Arts & Movement in Elementary Curriculum Credits: 3
• EDTE 476 - Methods for Integrating Instructional Technology Credits: 2,3
• EDTE 480 - First Days of School Experience Credits: 2
• EDTE 484 - Developmental Reading Methods Credits: 2
• ENGL 407 - Literature for Children Credits: 2,3
• GEOG 110 - Survey of Geography Credits: 3
• GEOG 475 - Regional Geography: ____________ Credits: 3
• MATH 220 - Geometry and Numbers Credits: 3

Professional Elementary Education Requirements

• EDTE 165 - Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education Credits: 4
• EDTE 408 - Principles of Teaching and Learning Credits: 3
• EDTE 425 - Multi-grade/Multi-age Education Credits: 1
• EDTE 444 - Elementary Language Arts Methods Credits: 2
• EDTE 445 - Elementary Mathematics Methods Credits: 3
• EDTE 446 - Elementary Science and Health Methods Credits: 3
• EDTE 447 - Elementary Social Studies and Character Education Methods Credits: 3
• EDTE 487 - Student Teaching Seminar Credits: 1
• EDTE 488 - Student Teaching (Level) Credits: 1–15
• GDPC 302 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3