Elementary/Middle Education – English Language Arts Specialization

8 Semester Plan

2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Semester 1 - Fall
Course Credits Major PES GEP
BIOL 109 or BIOL 149 4 C
EDUC 100 –Intro to Teacher Education 1 X
ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition 3 CS1
HIST 100 – The Contemporary World 3 B
MATH 109 or MATH 119 3 CS3
ORIE 101 – Intro. to Higher Education 1
Required Content Course (1 of 4) 3 X
Semester Total 18
Semester 2 - Spring
Course Credits Major PES GEP
ART 110 – Visual Imagery 3 A
CHEM 100 or GEOG 103 4 C
ENGL 150 – Intro to Literature 3 X B
IDIS 150 – First-Year FSU Colloquium 3 E
MATH 206 – Problem Solving Elem I 3 X
Semester Total 16
Semester 3 - Fall
Course Credits Major PES GEP
EDUC 201 – Stdnts., Teachers, & LE 3 X
MATH 207 – Problem Solving Elem II 3 X
GEOG 104 – Human Geography 3 F
PHSC 203 – Physical Science 4 X E
PSYC 150 – General Psychology 3 D
Semester Total 16
Semester 4 - Spring
Course Credits Major PES GEP
EDUC 202 – Foundations of Learning 3 X
ENGL 3xx – Advanced Writing 3 X CS2
SOCI 100 – Intro. to Sociology 3 D
EDUC 316 – Early Adolescent L & L 3 X
Required Content Course (2 of 4) 3 X
Semester Total 15
Semester 5 - Fall
Course Credits Major PES GEP
EDUC 200 – Teaching Lab 1 X
EDUC 325 – Educational Tech Lab 3 TF
EDUC 376 – Special & Multicultural Ed. 3 X
EDUC 333 – Integrated Arts 3 X
HPED 309 – Health & Physical Ed. 3 X
REED 323 – Process & Acquisition 3 X
Semester Total 16
Semester 6 - Spring
Course Credits Major PES GEP
EDUC 401 – Assistantship Seminar 1 X
ELED 307 – Teaching Assistantship 1 X
ELED 471 – Math Curriculum 3 X
ELED 474 – Science Curriculum 3 X
ELED 475 – Social Studies Curriculum 3 X
REED 473 – Reading Instruction 3 X
Required Content Course (3 of 4) 1 3 X
Semester Total 17
Semester 7 - Fall
Course Credits Major PES GEP
EDUC 402 – Internship I Seminar 1 X
EDUC 445 – Strategic Reading / Writing 3 X
ELED 494 – Teaching Internship I: P-9 6 X
REED 420 – Assessment for Reading 3 X
REED 425 – Materials and Motivation 3 X
Semester Total 16
Semester 8 - Spring
Course Credits Major PES GEP
EDUC 422 – Leadership Seminar 3 X
ELED 495 – Teaching Internship II: P-9 9 X
Required Content Course (4 of 4) 1 3 X
Semester Total 15

Total Credits: 129

Reviewed or Updated by/date: Dr. Janet Mattern, EDUC, 04/01/2025