Areas Of Concentration

 

 

All students completing the elementary education curriculum are required to successfully complete two 18 hrs of concentration (total 36 hrs).  However, a concentration in Science & Computer Science or Math & Computer Science requires 21 hrs.

 

 


LANGUAGE ART (18 hrs)    

EN 315 Introduction to Literature

EN 316 Advanced Composition

EN 314 Applied Grammar

EN 333 Studies in the Short Story

EN        Period Course I

EN        Period Course II

 

 

EARLY CHILDHOOD (18 hrs)

 

ED 398 Org. & Prin. of ECE

ED 334 Science and Number Concept in ECE

ED 431 Behavior Factors & Exp. ECE

ED 430 Seminar in ECE

ED 390 Assessment and Individualized                  

              Programming (Pre-School)

ED 344 Language Development and Literature

 

 

FRENCH (18 hrs)

 

FR 111 Elementary French

FR 112 Elementary French

FR 213 Intermediate French

FR 214 Intermediate French

FR 220 Advanced Grammar

FR 223 French Phonetics

 

 

MATHEMATICS (18 hrs)

 

MA 306 Real Number System

MA 203 Foundation of Mathematics

MA 132 Trigonometry

MA 227 Statistics I

MA 225 Calculus I

MA 237 Probability

MA 307 Informal Geometry, Probability, and

               Statistics

 

SPANISH (18 hrs)

 

SP 111 Elementary Spanish

SP 112 Elementary Spanish

SP 213 Intermediate Spanish

SP 214 Intermediate Spanish

SP 223 Spanish Civilization

SP 225 Conversation and Composition

 

MATH & COMPUTER SCIENCE (21 hrs)


CS 202 Intro. to Computer Science I

CS 203 Intro. to Computer Science II

ED 319 Computer Applications

MA 203 Foundation of Mathematics

MA 132 Trigonometry

MA 227 Statistics I

MA 225 Calculus I

 

READING (18 hrs)

 

ED 403 Seminar in Reading

ED 320 Diag. I Corr. Of Reading Disablitily

ED 317 The Teaching of Reading

ED 482 Issues,Trends, & Innov. In Reading

ED 405 Research in Reading

ED 314 Basic Skills in Reading

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES (18 hrs)

 

HI 225 United States History

GR 315 World Geography

GT 101 American Government

EC 201 Principles of Economics I

SY 235 General Sociology

HI 318 Mississippi History



SPECIAL EDUCATION (18 hrs)


ED 307 Psychology and Education of Student 

              with Emotional Disturbances

ED 308 Psychology and Education of Student

              with Mental Retardation

ED 309 Language Learning of Exceptional

             Students

ED 310 Psychology and Education of Students

              with Learning Disabilities

ED 356 Organizational Procedures Special

              Education

ED  390 Assessment and Individual

               Programming for Preschool Students

               with Disabilities

ED 391 Assessment and Individual

              Programming for Elementary Students

              with Disabilities

 

HEALTH AND P.E. (18 hrs)

 

PE 425 Organization and Administration of

             Health and Safety Education

PE 328 Movement Education

PE 336 History and Principles

PE 467 Adapted Physical Education

PE 327 Individual and Team Sport

PE 237 Elementary Dance

 

SCIENCE & COMPUTER SCIENCE (21 hrs)

 

CS 202 Introduction to Computer Science I

CS 203 Introduction to Computer Science II

CH 121 General Chemistry

BI  121 Zoology

GS 403 Earth and Space Science

GS 494 General Science for Elementary and

              Secondary Science Teachers

BI 112 Biology II or

PY 112 Physical Science II

 

 

Any of the above concentration courses may be substituted with the approval of the department chair and the dean of the School of Education.  The Department of Education at Alcorn State University reserves the right to modify this degree program in keeping with State Legislative Guidelines and State Certification Mandates.

 

 

The university complies with all laws regarding affirmative action and equal opportunity in all its activities and programs and does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of age, creed, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, handicap, or military status.