PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTH CENTRAL FACULTY SENATE
Submission Date: 04/25/2012
Senate Action and Date: Approved 04/27/12
Faculty Senate Document 11-39
Disposition, when approved:
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Chancellor
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Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
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Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Services
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Registrar
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Faculty Senate Policies and Procedures Manual
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Other:
Program Catalog Document and Degree Requirements List
Spring, 2012
This document incorporates the PNC General Education Core-30 as well as the General
Education Supplemental Core categories. The Elementary Education program does not meet the
expectation of 120 credits for baccalaureate degrees at this point because of the NCATE
Accreditation and teaching licensure requirements. The modification to the degree plan is
presented as follows:
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Explicitly identify an original social science elective course as a General Education
course: PSY 12000 Elementary Psychology or SOC 10000 Introductory Sociology.
Explicitly identify an original English elective course as General Education course:
ENGL 20100 The Nature of Literary Study or ENGL 20500 Introduction to Creative
Writing or ENGL 23100 Introduction to Literature.
Explicitly identify an original social science elective course as a Supplemental Core
course: PSY 23500 Child Psychology or SOC 22000 Social Problems
Explicitly identify the science elective courses including EAS 39100 Environmental
Science for Elementary Education, BIOL 32400 Natural History of Great Smoky
Mountains, and BIOL 32500 National History of NW Indiana
Explicitly identify the social science elective course: EON 21000 Principles of
Economics, PSY 35000 Abnormal Psychology, SOC 31501 Gender in Society, or SOC
34000 General Social Psychology
B.A. in Elementary Education
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SAMPLE PLAN OF STUDY:
Semester 1
HIST
MA 13700
BIOL 20500
ENGL 10100
PSY 12000 or
SOC 10000
EDCI 10500
Semester Credit Hours
Semester 2
HIST
History Elective (See the list below)
Mathematics
Biology for Elementary School Teachers I
English Composition I
Elementary Psychology, or
Introductory Sociology
Introduction to Teaching
3
3
3
3
3
1
16 credits
History Elective (See the list below)
3
MA 13900
Mathematics
3
BIOL 20600
Biology for Elementary School Teachers II
3
ENGL 10200
English Composition II
3
COM 11400
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Semester Credit Hours
3
15 credits
Semester 3
EDCI 20500
Exploring Teaching as a Career
3
EDCI 28500
Multiculturalism and Education
3
EDCI 27000
Intro to Educational Technology & Computing
3
Mathematics
Chemistry for Elementary Education, or
Chemistry & Society
History and Philosophy of Education
3
MA 13800
CHM 21400 or
CHM 10300
EDST 20000
Semester Credit Hours
Semester 4
EDPS 23500
EDPS 26500
EDCI 31100
PSY 23500, or
SOC 22000
PHYS 21300
ENGL 22700
Semester Credit Hours
3
3
18 credits
Learning and Motivation
The Inclusive Classroom
Media for Children
Child Psychology
Social Problems
Physics for Elementary Education
Elements of Linguistics
3
3
3
3
2
3
17 credits
ECON 20100/POL 34500/SOC 31500
Semester 5
EDCI 36100
EDCI 36201
EDCI 32200
EAS 13000
ENGL 20100,
ENGL 20500, or
ENGL 23100
Semester Credit Hours
Social Studies in Elementary Schools
Literacy Instruction in K-3 Classrooms
English Language Learners
Earth Science for Elementary Education
The Nature of Literary Study,
Introduction to Creative Writing, or
Introduction to Literature
3
3
3
3
3
15 credits
B.A. in Elementary Education
Semester 6
EDCI 36202
EDCI 36400
EDCI 36500
EAS 39100,
BIOL 32400, or
BIOL 32500
HK 32200
AD 20100
Semester Credit Hours
Semester 7
EDCI 36300
EDPS 43000
EDCI 46500
MUS 32400
HK 320000
ECON 21000,
SOC 31501, or
SOC 34000
Semester Credit Hours
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Literacy Instruction in 4-6 Classrooms
Mathematics in the Elementary School
Science in the Elementary School
Environmental Science for Elementary Education
Natural History of Great Smoky Mountains
National History of NW Indiana
Physical Education in Elementary Schools **
** Offered only in the second Summer Semester
Art for Elementary School Teachers
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3
3
3
3
2
3
17 credits
Literacy in the Elementary School II
Creating and Managing Learning Environments
Assessment in the Elementary School
Teaching Music in the Elementary School
Health Education in Elementary Schools
Principles of Economics,
Gender in Society, or
General Social Psychology
Semester 8
EDCI 49600
Student Teaching and Theory into Practice Seminar
Semester Credit Hours
3
3
2
3
3
3
17 credits
16
16 credits
History Electives (6 credit hours)
Choose One: HIST 10200 Introduction to the Ancient World, HIST 10300 Introduction to the Medieval World, or HIST 10400
Introduction to the Modern World
And Choose the Other One: HIST 15100 American History to 1877, or HIST 15200 American History since 1877
B.A. in Elementary Education
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PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTH CENTRAL
Degree Program: Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
For Students Enrolled Fall 2012
Degree Requirements List
NAME
Kam Chi Chan
ADDRESS Tech 212
PRIMARY PHONE 785-5564
PNC EMAIL kcchan@pnc.edu
DATE April 12, 2012
ALTERNATE PHONE
PUID
PNC GENERAL EDUCATION CORE COURSES
CATEGORY & COURSE
Composition and Communication (9)
ENGL 10100
ENGL 10200
COM 11400
Quantitative Reasoning (6)
MA 13700
MA 13800
Natural Sciences and Technology (6)
CHM 21400/CHM 10300
EAS 39100/BIOL 32400/BIOL 32500
Humanities and Social Sciences (6)
ENGL 20100/ENGL20500/ENGL23100
PSY 12000/SOC 10000
Additional Credits (3)
MA 13900
TOTAL (at least 30 required)
TRANSFER
FROM
TENTATIVE
SCHEDULE
SEM / YEAR
COMPLETED
CR.
3
3
3
Select a college-level math course (Math 11100 or above) and a course from
the list of Quantitative Reasoning Core Courses, or an additional math course
3
3
Select from the list of Natural Sciences and Technology Core Courses
3
3
Select at least one course each from the list of Humanities Core Courses and
the list of Social Sciences Core Courses
3
3
FYE or select one other course from the last three categories
3
30
SUPPLEMENTAL CORE COURSES
CATEGORY & COURSE
Western Heritage
HIST 10200/HIST 10300/HIST 10400
United States Tradition
HIST 15100/HIST 15200
Individual and Society
ENGL 22700
PSY 23500/SOC 22000
TOTAL
TRANSFER
FROM
TENTATIVE
SCHEDULE
SEM / YEAR
COMPLETED
CR.
3
3
3
3
12
B.A. in Elementary Education
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COURSES REQUIRED FOR MAJOR
CATEGORY & COURSE
BIO 20500 Biology for Elementary School Teachers I
EDCI 10500 Introduction to Teaching
BIO 20600 Biology for Elementary School Teachers II
EDCI 20500 Exploring Teaching as a Career
EDCI 28500 Multiculturalism in the Classroom
EDCI 27000 Integrating Technology in the Classroom
EDST 20000 History and Philosophy of Education
EDPS 23500 Learning and Motivation
EDPS 26500 The Inclusive Classroom
EDCI 31100 Media for Children
PHYS 21300 Physics for Elementary School Teachers
EDCI 36100 Social Studies in Elementary Schools
EDCI 36201 Literacy Instruction in K-3 Classroom
EDCI 32200 English Language Learners
EAS 13000 Earth Science for Elementary Education
EDCI 36202 Literacy Instruction in 4-6 Classrooms
EDCI 36400 Mathematics in the Elementary School
EDCI 36500 Science in the Elementary School
HK 32200 Physical Education in the Elementary Schools
AD 20100 Art for Elementary School Teachers
EDCI 36300 Literacy in the Elementary School II
EDPS 43000 Creating and Managing Learning Environments
EDCI 46500 Assessment in Elementary School
MUS 32400 Teaching Music in the Elementary Schools
HK 32000 Health in the Elementary Schools
ECON 21000 Principles of Economics,
SOC 31501 Gender in Society, or
SOC 34000 General Social Psychology
EDCI 49600 Student Teaching and Theory into Practice
TOTAL
TRANSFER
FROM
TENTATIVE
SCHEDULE
(TOTAL MANDATORY CREDITS 120)
PNC Gen. Ed. Core Courses
Supplemental Core Courses
Major Courses
TOTAL
30
12
89
131
COMMENTS: The Elementary Education program currently has 131 required credit hours.
SEM / YEAR
COMPLETED
CR.
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
16
89