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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Educational Studies B.S. - 4 Year Plan of Study

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NOTES:

SCIV - Civics Literacy needs to be completed prior to graduation. For more information, see https://www.usf.edu/undergrad/students/civics-literacy.aspx or talk with your academic advisor.
Items that are critical are marked with a ✳️ and are included in the plan for a student to stay on track.

Potential Entry Level Job Titles:

Elementary School Teacher
High School Teacher
Middle School Teacher

Potential Entry Level Salary Range:

$47,000 - $49,000

List of Recommended Educational Electives

The following is a list of courses that the College of Education strongly recommends to help students prepare for their General Knowledge Tests and teaching in education.

Year 1

Semester 1 (Fall)

EDF 2005 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession Credit(s): 3
ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit(s): 3
IDS 2378 - Critical Thinking: Foundations of Interdisciplinary Knowledge and Inquiry Credit(s): 3
SGEH - General Education Core Humanities Credit(s): 3
SGEN - General Education Core Natural Sciences Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 2 (Spring)

ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit(s): 3
MGF 1130 - Mathematical Thinking Credit(s): 3
SGES - General Education Core Social Sciences (AMH 2020 OR POS 2041 ) Credit(s): 3
Recommended Education Elective Credit(s): 3
Recommended Education Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Year 2

Semester 3 (Fall)

MGF 1131 - Mathematical Thinking in Context Credit(s): 3
TGEI - Information and Data Literacy Credit(s): 3
Recommended Educational Elective Credit(s): 3
Recommended Educational Elective Credit(s): 3
Recommended Educational Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 4 (Spring)

EDG 4012 - Standards Based Education Credit(s): 1
EEX 4012 - Foundations of Special Education Credit(s): 3
FLE 4317 - Teaching Multilingual Students with Varying Backgrounds and Abilities Credit(s): 3
Recommended Educational Elective Credit(s): 3
Recommended Educational Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 13

Semester 5 (Summer)

EDF 3604 - Schools and Society Credit(s): 3
LAE 3414 - Childrens and Young Adult Literature Diverse Portrayals of the Human Experience Credit(s): 3
Total Credit Hours: 6

Year 3

Semester 6 (Fall)

EDF 3132 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit(s): 3
EDF 4440 - Measurement Concepts and Assessment of All Students Credit(s): 4
EEX 4764 - Instructional and Adaptive Technologies for Exceptionalities Credit(s): 3
FLE 4316 - Language Principles and Acquisition Credit(s): 1-3 (FLE 4317 is prerequisite)
LAE 4343 - Writing across the Curriculum Credit(s): 2
Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 7 (Spring)

EDG 3943 - Integrated Clinical Experience Grades K-5 Credit(s): 3
EEX 3751 - Enhancing Family Involvement in Education Credit(s): 2
RED 4348 - Literacy Development Credit(s): 3 (must be taken with EDG 3943)
SCE 4313 - Science for all Students Credit(s): 3
Recommended Educational Elective Credit(s): 1-3

Total Credit Hours: 12-14

Semester 8 (Summer)

HLP 4710 - Creative Exp in Art, Music, Drama & Physical Movement Credit(s): 2
Total Credit Hours: 2

Year 4

Semester 9 (Fall)

EDG 4376 - Literacy/Literature and Social Studies/ESE Credit(s): 4
EDG 4444 - Instructional Design and Classroom Management Credit(s): 3 (must be taken with EEX 4880)
EEX 4880 - Integrated Clinical Experience: ESE Secondary 6-12 Credit(s): 2-3
MAE 4314 - Mathematics for all Students Credit(s): 4
TSL 4941 - ESOL Practicum Credit(s): 1
Total Credit Hours: 14

Semester 10 (Spring)

EDG 4934 - Final Intern Seminar Credit(s): 1 (requires passing FTCEs)
EDG 4944 - Integrated Final Internship Credit(s): 3-12 (satisfies TGEH - High Impact Practice )
Total Credit Hours: 12

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Educational Studies B.S. - 4 Year Plan of Study

Year 1

Semester 1 (Fall)

Semester 2 (Spring)

Year 2

Semester 3 (Fall)

Semester 4 (Spring)

Semester 5 (Summer)

Year 3

Semester 6 (Fall)

Semester 7 (Spring)

Semester 8 (Summer)

Year 4

Semester 9 (Fall)

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