Middle Level 4-8......................................................Bachelor of Science

* Field experience embedded throughout the semester (6-15 hours) ++ Field experience embedded throughout the semester (30 hours) + Field experience embedded throughout the semester (60 hours) ** Three-week field experience (90 hours)

• All education courses require a grade of C or better. • Foundational and Integrative English, Literature, and the six credits of math (Math 103 and Qualitative Reasoning or higher level math) require a grade of C or better. • A GPA of 3.0 or greater is required of all students seeking teacher certification. • Education majors must apply for SOE formal acceptance between 48 and 60 credit hours.

MIDDLE LEVEL 4-8 EDUCATION Bachelor of Science Degree

Mission of the Middle Level Program: Gannon University’s Middle Level Grades 4-8 program prepares skilled professionals who improve the educational experiences of young adolescents by designing and delivering multifaceted, integrative, challenging, and engaging curricula, instruction, and assessment. Gannon’s Grades 4-8 Middle Level Certification programs lead to a Bachelor of Science degree with certification in nine possible areas. The curriculum provides extensive fieldbased experiences in both self-contained and content-specific classrooms in rural, urban and suburban classrooms. The professional education core creates a foundation for successful clinical practice. This core set of courses emphasizes middle level philosophy and strategies for success with young adolescents, regardless of whether the school is an elementary, middle or junior high school. The curriculum includes courses designed to provide content-area expertise as well as foundational knowledge in all core subject areas. These courses require field-based experiences that total approximately 340 hours before student teaching.

Middle Level Education 4-8 Concentration: English/Language Arts and Reading Curriculum

(Numerals in front of courses indicate credits) FRESHMAN Fall 3 Foundations of Education*/EDCR 106 3 History of US to 1865/HIST 221 3 Quantitative Literacy/MATH 103 3 Foundational English/ENGL 101 3 Foundational Theology/THEO 101 0 Gannon 101/FRSH 101 15 Spring 3 Instructional Design/Classroom Management+/EDCR 105 3 College Algebra/MATH 111 3 Special Education Overview/SPED 101 3 Foundational Philosophy/PHIL 101 3 Integrative English 15

SOPHOMORE Fall 3 General Biology/BIOL 101 or Human Biology/BIOL 104 or Anatomy/Physiology I/BIOL 108 3 ENGL Am./Brit./Intro to Literature 3 Applied Statistics/MATH 213 or Psychological Statistics/PSYC 211 3 Meeting Learning Needs Students w/Exceptionalities*/SPED 245 3 Integrative Theology 15

JUNIOR Fall 3 Advanced Composition/ENGL 211 3 Introduction to Linguistics/ENGL 217 3 Literacy Dev Strat/Assessment+/ MLED 301 3 Data Driven Instruction*/SPED 306 3 Integrative History

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SENIOR Fall 3 Structures of English/EDCR 419 3 Concepts of Natural Science++/ MLED 302 3 Intro to Astronomy/PHYS 102 3 Global Citizenship 3 Integrative Communication 15 Spring 3 Child/Adolescent Literature/EDCR 220 3 Adolescent Development (WI)/ MLED 202 3 U.S. Government/Politics/POLI 111 3 Integrative Philosophy 3 Quantitative Reasoning

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Spring 3 Expressive Arts [Aesthetic Reasoning]/ EDCR 302 3 Meth/Materials of Instruction/ EDCR 320 3 Methods/Materials: ESL/ELL*/ EDCR 420 3 World Geography/GEOG 201 3 Science Course [Scientific Reasoning] EDCR 3xx

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Spring 3 Professional Seminar (Prof.Comm)/ EDCR 401 12 Student Teaching (Prof. Ethics/ Leadership/EDFL 410

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Total Credits: 120

* Field experience embedded throughout the semester (6-15 hours) ++ Field experience embedded throughout the semester (30 hours) + Field experience embedded throughout the semester (60 hours)

• All education courses require a grade of C or better. • Foundational and Integrative English, Literature, and the six credits of math (Math 103 and Qualitative Reasoning or higher level math) require a grade of C or better. • A GPA of 3.0 or greater is required of all students seeking teacher certification. • Education majors must apply for SOE formal acceptance between 48 and 60 credit hours.

Middle Level Education 4-8 Concentration: Mathematics Curriculum

(Numerals in front of courses indicate credits) FRESHMAN Fall 3 Foundations of Education*/EDCR 106 3 College Algebra/MATH 111 3 U.S. Government/Politics/POLI 111 3 Foundational English/ENGL 101 3 Foundational Theology/THEO 101 0 Gannon 101/FRSH 101 15 Spring 3 Instructional Design/Classroom Management+/EDCR 105 3 Applied Statistics/MATH 213 3 Special Education Overview/SPED 101 3 Foundational Philosophy/PHIL 101 3 Integrative English 15

SOPHOMORE Fall 3 General Biology/BIOL 101 or Human Biology/BIOL 104 or Anatomy/Physiology I/BIOL 108 3 Am./Brit./Intro to Literature/ENGL 3 Trigonometry/MATH 112 3 Meeting Learning Needs Students w/ Exceptionalities*/SPED 245 3 Integrative History 3 Scientific Reasoning 18 Spring 3 Child/Adolescent Literature+/ EDCR 220 3 World Geography/GEOG 201 3 Calculus 1/MATH 140 3 Adolescent Development (WI)/ MLED 202 3 Integrative Communication 3 Global Citizenship

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JUNIOR Fall 3 Calculus 2/MATH 141 3 Discrete Mathematics 1/MATH 222 3 Literacy Dev, Strategies/Assessments++/ MLED 301 3 Data Driven Instruction*/SPED 306 3 Integrative Philosophy

15 Spring 3 Expressive Arts [Aesthetic Reasoning]/ EDCR 302 3 Methods/Materials for Instruction*/ EDCR 320 3 Linear Algebra/MATH 252 3 History of Mathematics/MATH 260 3 Science Course/EDCR 3xx 3 Applications of Mathematics+/MLED 303 18

SENIOR Fall 3 Methods/Materials ESL/ELL*/ EDCR 420 3 Geometry/MATH 226 3 Calculus 3/MATH 242 3 Concepts of Natural Science+/MLED 302 3 Intro to Astronomy/PHYS 102 3 Integrative Theology 18 Spring 3 Professional Seminar (Prof. Comm)/ EDCR 401 12 Student Teaching (Prof. Ethics/ Leadership)/EDFL 410 15

Total Credits: 132

* Field experience embedded throughout the semester (6-15 hours) ++ Field experience embedded throughout the semester (30 hours) + Field experience embedded throughout the semester (60 hours)

• All education courses require a grade of C or better. • Foundational and Integrative English, Literature, and the six credits of math (Math 103 and

Qualitative Reasoning or higher level math) require a grade of C or better. • A GPA of 3.0 or greater is required of all students seeking teacher certification. • Education majors must apply for SOE formal acceptance between 48 and 60 credit hours.

Middle Level Education 4-8 Concentration: Science Curriculum

(Numerals in front of courses indicate credits) FRESHMAN Fall 3 Foundations of Education*/EDCR 106 3 Quantitative Literacy/MATH 103 3 U.S. Government/Politics/POLI 111 3 Foundational English/ENGL 101 3 Foundational Philosophy/PHIL 101 0 Gannon 101/FRSH 101 15 Spring 3 Instructional Design/Classroom Management+/EDCR 105 3 College Algebra/MATH 111 3 Special Education Overview/SPED 101 3 Foundational Theology/THEO 101 3 Integrative English 15

SOPHOMORE Fall 3 General Biology/BIOL 101 or Ecosystem Biology/Evolution/BIOL 126 3 Am./Brit./Intro to Literature/ENGL 3 Applied Statistics/MATH 213 or Psychological Statistics/PSYC 211 3 Meeting Learning Needs Students w/Exceptionalities*/SPED 245 3 Integrative History 15 Spring 3 Environmental Issues/BIOL 103 3 Child/Adolescent Literature+/ EDCR 220 3 Adolescent Development (WI)/ MLED 202 3 Integrative Theology 3 Quantitative Reasoning

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JUNIOR Fall 3 Human Biology/BIOL 104 or Anatomy/ Physiology I/BIOL 108 3 Science Course [Scientific Reasoning]/ EDCR 3xx 3 Literacy Dev, Strategies/Assessments++/ MLED 301 3 Data Driven Instruction*/SPED 306 3 Integrative Communication

15 Spring 3 Expressive Arts [Aesthetic Reasoning]/ EDCR 302 3 Methods/Materials for Instruction/ EDCR 320 3 Methods/Materials: ESL/ELL/ EDCR 420 3 Physical Geology/ENV 101 1 Physical Geology Lab/ENV 102 3 World Geography/GEOG 201 16

SENIOR Fall 3 General Chemistry I/CHEM 111 1 General Chemistry I Lab/CHEM 112 3 Concepts of Natural Science+/ MLED 302 3 Intro to Astronomy/PHYS 102 3 Global Citizenship 3 Integrative Philosophy 16 Spring 3 Professional Seminar (Prof. Comm)/ EDCR 401 12 Student Teaching (Prof. Ethics/ Leadership)/EDFL 410

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Total Credits: 122

* Field experience embedded throughout the semester (6-15 hours) ++ Field experience embedded throughout the semester (30 hours) + Field experience embedded throughout the semester (60 hours)

• All education courses require a grade of C or better. • Foundational and Integrative English, Literature, and the six credits of math (Math 103 and

Qualitative Reasoning or higher level math) require a grade of C or better. • A GPA of 3.0 or greater is required of all students seeking teacher certification. • Education majors must apply for SOE formal acceptance between 48 and 60 credit hours.

Middle Level Education 4-8 Concentration: Social Studies Curriculum

(Numerals in front of courses indicate credits) FRESHMAN Fall 3 Foundations of Education*/EDCR 106 3 Foundational English 3 Foundational Theology 3 History of the U.S. to 1865/HIST 221 3 Quantitative Literacy/MATH 103 0 Gannon 101 15 Spring 3 Foundational Philosophy 3 U.S. History 1865 to Present/HIST 222 3 College Algebra/MATH 111 3 Integrative English 3 Special Educ. Overview/SPED 101

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SOPHOMORE Fall 3 Principles of Microeconomics/BCOR 111 3 Instructional Design/Classroom Management/EDCR 105+ 3 Am./Brit./Intro to Literature/ENGL 3 Integrative Theology 3 U.S. Government/Politics/POLI 111 3 Meet Needs Students Exceptionalities/ SPED 245*

18 Spring 3 Child/Adolescent Literature+/EDCR 220 3 Integrative Communication 3 World Geography/GEOG 201 3 Adolescent Development/MLED 202 3 Quantitative Reasoning

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JUNIOR Fall 3 General Biology/BIOL 101 or Human Biology/BIOL 104 or Anatomy and Physiology 1/BIOL 108 3 Integrative History 3 Science Course (Scientific Reasoning)/ EDCR 3xx 3 Literacy Dev, Strategies/Assessments++/ MLED 301 3 Inquiry/Analysis in PA History/ Government+/MLED 304

15 Spring 3 Expressive Arts (Aesthetic Reasoning)/ EDCR 302 3 Methods/Materials for Intruction*/ EDCR 320 3 Methods/Materials: ESL/ELL*/ EDCR 420 3 Applied Statistics/MATH 213 or Psychological Statistics I/PSYC 211 3 Intro to International Relations/POLI 133 3 Cultural Anthropology/SOCI 292 18

SENIOR Fall 3 Global Citizenship 3 Integrative Philosophy 3 Concepts of Natural Sci.++/MLED 302 3 Intro to Astronomy/PHYS 102 3 Data Driven Instruction*/SPED 306 15 Spring 3 Professional Seminar (Prof. Comm)/ EDCR 401 12 Student Teaching (Prof. Ethics/ Leadership)/EDFL 410

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Total Credits: 126

* Field experience embedded throughout the semester (6-15 hrs.) + Field experience embedded throughout the semester (60 hrs.) ++ Field experience embedded throughout the semester (30 hrs.)

Middle Level Education 4-8 (Dual Concentration) Concentration: English/Language Arts and Reading and Mathematics Curriculum

(Numerals in front of courses indicate credits) FRESHMAN Fall 3 Foundations of Education*/EDCR 106 3 History of US to 1865/HIST 221 3 College Algebra/MATH 111 3 Foundational English/ENGL 101 3 Foundational Theology/THEO 101 0 Gannon 101/FRSH 101 15 Spring 3 Instructional Design/Classroom Management+/EDCR 105 3 Trigonometry/MATH 112 3 Special Education Overview/SPED 101 3 Integrative English 3 Foundational Philosophy/PHIL 101 15

SOPHOMORE Fall 3 General Biology/BIOL 101 or Human Biology/BIOL 104 or Anatomy/Physiology 1/BIOL 108 3 Am./Brit./Intro to Literature/ENGL 3 Calculus 1/MATH 140 3 U.S. Government/Politics/POLI 111 3 Meeting Learning Needs Students w/Exceptionalities*/SPED 245 3 Integrative Philosophy 18 Spring 3 Child/Adolescent Literature+/ EDCR 220 3 World Geography/GEOG 201 3 Calculus 2/MATH 141 3 Adolescent Development (WI)/ MLED 202 3 Integrative History 3 Integrative Theology

JUNIOR Fall 3 Scientific Reasoning 3 EDCR 3xx Science Course 3 Introduction to Linguistics/ENGL 217 3 Discrete Mathematics 1/MATH 222 3 Literacy Dev, Strategies/Assessments+/ MLED 301 3 Intro to Astronomy/PHYS 102

18 Spring 3 Expressive Arts (Aesthetic Reasoning)/ EDCR 302 3 Methods/Materials for Instruction*/ EDCR 320 3 Methods/Materials: ESL/ELL*/ EDCR 420 3 Applied Statistics/MATH 213 3 Applications of Mathematics+/MLED 303 3 Global Citizenship 18

SENIOR Fall 3 Structures of English/EDCR 419 3 Geometry/MATH 226 3 Concepts Natural Science++/MLED 302 3 Data Driven Instruction/SPED 306 3 Integrative Communication 15 Spring 3 Professional Seminar (Prof. Comm)/ EDCR 401 12 Student Teaching (Prof. Ethics/ Leadership)/EDFL 410

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Total Credits: 132

* Field experience embedded throughout the semester (6-15 hours) ++ Field experience embedded throughout the semester (30 hours) + Field experience embedded throughout the semester (60 hours)

• All education courses require a grade of C or better. • Foundational and Integrative English, Literature, and the six credits of math (Math 103 and

Qualitative Reasoning or higher level math) require a grade of C or better. • A GPA of 3.0 or greater is required of all students seeking teacher certification. • Education majors must apply for SOE formal acceptance between 48 and 60 credit hours.

Middle Level Education 4-8 (Dual Concentration) Concentration: English/Language Arts and Reading and Science Curriculum

(Numerals in front of courses indicate credits) FRESHMAN Fall 3 Foundations of Education*/EDCR 106 3 Quantitative Literacy/MATH 103 3 U.S. Government/Politics/POLI 111 3 Foundational English/ENGL 101 3 Foundational Theology/THEO 101 0 Gannon 101/FRSH 101 15 Spring 3 Instructional Design/Classroom Management+/EDCR 105 3 College Algebra/MATH 111 3 Special Education Overview/SPED 101 3 Foundational Philosophy/PHIL 101 3 Integrative English 15

SOPHOMORE Fall 3 General Biology/BIOL 101 or Ecosystem Biology/Evolution/BIOL 126 3 Intro to Linguistics/ENGL 217 3 Am./Brit./Intro to Literature/ENGL 3 Meeting Learning Needs Students w/Exceptionalities*/SPED 245 3 Global Citizenship 15 Spring 3 Child/Adolescent Literature+/ EDCR 220 3 World Geography/GEOG 201 3 Adolescent Development (WI)/ MLED 202 3 Integrative Philosophy 3 Quantitative Reasoning 15

JUNIOR Fall 3 Human Biology/BIOL 104 or Anatomy/Physiology I/BIOL 108 3 Science course [Scientific Reasoning]/ EDCR 3xx 3 Applied Statistics/MATH 213 or Psychological Statistics/PSYC 211 3 Literacy Dev, Strategies/Assessments+/ MLED 301 3 Integrative Communication 15 Spring 3 Expressive Arts [Aesthetic Reasoning]/ EDCR 302 3 Meth/Materials for Instruction/ EDCR 320 3 Methods/Materials: ESL/ELL*/ EDCR 420 3 Physical Geology/ENV 101 1 Physical Geology Lab/ENV 102 3 Integrative History 16

SENIOR Fall 3 Intro to Astronomy/PHYS 102 3 Structures of English/EDCR 419 3 Concepts of Natural Science+/ MLED 302 3 Data Driven Instruction/SPED 306 3 Integrative Theology 15 Spring 3 Professional Seminar (Prof. Comm)/ EDCR 401 12 Student Teaching (Prof. Ethics/ Leadership)/EDFL 410

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Total Credits: 121

* Field experience embedded throughout the semester (6-15 hours) ++ Field experience embedded throughout the semester (30 hours) + Field experience embedded throughout the semester (60 hours)

• All education courses require a grade of C or better. • Foundational and Integrative English, Literature, and the six credits of math (Math 103 and

Qualitative Reasoning or higher level math) require a grade of C or better. • A GPA of 3.0 or greater is required of all students seeking teacher certification. • Education majors must apply for SOE formal acceptance between 48 and 60 credit hours.

Middle Level Education 4-8 (Dual Concentration) Concentration: Mathematics and Science Curriculum

(Numerals in front of courses indicate credits) FRESHMAN Fall 3 Foundations of Education*/EDCR 106 3 College Algebra/MATH 111 3 U.S. Government/Politics/POLI 111 3 Foundational English/ENGL 101 3 Foundational Philosophy/PHIL 101 0 Gannon 101/FRSH 101 15 Spring 3 Instructional Design/Classroom Management+/EDCR 105 3 World Geography/GEOG 201 3 Trigonometry/MATH 112 3 Special Education Overview/SPED 101 3 Foundational Theology/THEO 101 3 Integrative English 18

SOPHOMORE Fall 3 General Biology/BIOL 101 or Ecosystem Biology/Evolution/BIOL 126 3 Am./Brit./Intro to Literature/ ENGL/LENG 3 Calculus 1/MATH 140 3 Meeting Learning Needs Students w/ Exceptionalities*/SPED 245 3 Integrative History 3 Integrative Theology 18 Spring 3 General Chemistry I/CHEM 111 1 General Chemistry I Lab/CHEM 112 3 Child/Adolescent Literature+/ EDCR 220 3 Calculus 2/MATH 141 3 Adolescent Development [Intensive Writing]/MLED 202 3 Integrative Communication

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JUNIOR Fall 3 Applied Statistics/MATH 213 or Psychological Statistics/PSYC 211 3 Discrete Mathematics 1/MATH 222 3 Literacy Dev, Strategies/Assessments++/ MLED 301 3 Intro to Astronomy/PHYS 102 3 Aesthetic Reasoning 3 Global Citizenship 18 Spring 3 Science Course [Scientific Reasoning]/ EDCR 3xx 3 Expressive Arts/EDCR 302 3 Methods/Materials for Instruction*/ EDCR 320 3 Physical Geology/ENV 101 1 Physical Geology Lab/ENV 102 3 Applications of Mathematics+/MLED 303 16

SENIOR Fall 3 Human Biology/BIOL 104 or Anatomy/Physiology I/BIOL 108 3 Methods/Materials: ESL/ELL*/ EDCR 420 3 Geometry/MATH 226 3 Concepts Natural Science+/MLED 302 3 Data Driven Instruction/SPED 306 3 Integrative Philosophy 18 Spring 3 Professional Seminar (Prof. Comm) EDCR 401 12 Student Teaching (Prof. Ethics/ Leadership)/EDFL 410

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Total Credits: 134

* Aesthetic Reasoning and Scientific Reasoning met in major.

* Field experience embedded throughout the semester (6-15 hours) ++ Field experience embedded throughout the semester (30 hours) + Field experience embedded throughout the semester (60 hours

• All education courses require a grade of C or better. • Foundational and Integrative English, Literature, and the six credits of math (Math 103 and

Qualitative Reasoning or higher level math) require a grade of C or better. • A GPA of 3.0 or greater is required of all students seeking teacher certification. • Education majors must apply for SOE formal acceptance between 48 and 60 credit hours.

Middle Level Education 4-8 (Dual Concentration) Concentration: Social Studies and Mathematics Curriculum

(Numerals in front of courses indicate credits) FRESHMAN Fall 3 Foundations of Education*/EDCR 106 3 History of U.S. to 1865/HIST 221 3 College Algebra/MATH 111 3 Foundational English/ENGL 101 3 Foundational Philosophy/PHIL 101 0 Gannon 101/FRSH 101 15 Spring 3 Instructional Design/Classroom Management+/EDCR 105 3 History of U.S. 1865-Present/HIST 222 3 Trigonometry/MATH 112 3 Special Education Overview/SPED 101 3 Foundational Theology/THEO 101 3 Integrative English 18

SOPHOMORE Fall 3 Am./Brit./Intro to Literature/ENGL 3 Intro to Astronomy/PHYS 102 3 U.S. Government/Politics/POLI 111 3 Meeting Learning Needs Students w/Exceptionalities*/SPED 245 3 Integrative Theology

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JUNIOR Fall 3 General Biology/BIOL 101 or Human Biology/BIOL 104 or Anatomy/Physiology I/BIOL 108 3 Scientific Reasoning 3 Calculus 2/MATH 141 3 Discrete Mathematics 1/MATH 222 3 Literacy Dev, Strategies/ Assessments++/MLED 301 3 Integrative Communication Spring 3 Child/Adolescent Literature+/ EDCR 220 3 World Geography/GEOG 201 3 Calculus 1/MATH 140 3 Adolescent Development (WI)/MLED 202 3 Integrative History 3 Integrative Philosophy 18

Spring 3 Expressive Arts [Aesthetic Reasoning]/ EDCR 302 3 Methods/Materials for Instruction*/ EDCR 320 3 Methods/Materials: ESL/ELL*/ EDCR 420 3 Applied Statistics/MATH 213 or Psychological Statistics/PSYC 211 3 Applications of Mathematics+/MLED 303 3 Science Course/EDCR 3xx 18

SENIOR Fall 3 Geometry/MATH 226 3 Concepts Natural Science++/MLED 302 3 Inquiry/Analysis in PA History/ Government+/MLED 304 3 Data Driven Instruction*/SPED 306 3 Global Citizenship 15 Spring 3 Professional Seminar (Prof. Comm)/ EDCR 401 12 Student Teaching (Prof. Ethics/ Leadership)/EDFL 410

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Total Credits: 132

* Field experience embedded throughout the semester (6-15 hours) ++ Field experience embedded throughout the semester (30 hours) + Field experience embedded throughout the semester (60 hours)

• All education courses require a grade of C or better. • Foundational and Integrative English, Literature, and the six credits of math (Math 103 and Qualitative Reasoning or higher level math) require a grade of C or better. • A GPA of 3.0 or greater is required of all students seeking teacher certification. • Education majors must apply for SOE formal acceptance between 48 and 60 credit hours.

Middle Level Education 4-8 (Dual Concentration) Concentration: Social Studies and Science Curriculum

(Numerals in front of courses indicate credits) FRESHMAN Fall 3 Foundations of Education*/EDCR 106 3 History of U.S. to 1865/HIST 221 3 Quantitative Literacy/MATH 103 3 Foundational English/ENGL 101 3 Foundational Philosophy/PHIL 101 0 Gannon 101/FRSH 101 15 Spring 3 History of U.S. 1865 to Present/HIST 222 3 College Algebra/MATH 111 3 Special Education Overview/SPED 101 3 Foundational Theology/THEO 101 3 Integrative English 15

SOPHOMORE Fall 3 General Biology/BIOL 101 or Ecosystem Biology/Evolution/BIOL 126 3 Instructional Design/Classroom Mgmt+/EDCR 105 3 Am./Brit./Intro to Literature/ENGL 3 Applied Statistics/MATH 213 or Psychological Statistics/PSYC 211 3 U.S. Government/Politics/POLI 111 3 Meeting Learning Needs Students w/ Exceptionalities*/SPED 245

18 Spring 3 Child/Adolescent Literature+/ EDCR 220 3 World Geography/GEOG 201 3 Adolescent Development (WI)/ MLED 202 3 Integrative Theology 3 Quantitative Reasoning

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