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CHECKLIST OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR/
DEAF STUDIES MAJOR (142 Credits)
, Matriculating on or after Fall 2013
This combined degree leads to certification in Elementary Education with the benefits of gaining proficiency in American Sign Language and learning about Deaf
Culture. Teachers with this combined degree will be prepared to include deaf and hard of hearing children in their elementary classrooms. Students wanting teaching
certification for the deaf or hard of hearing can continue their training at the graduate level. To apply for the Professional Internships, candidates must : (1) Complete all
courses of the Pre-Professional Program; No grade below a grade-equivalent of 2.00 ( C) is allowed in prerequisite or Core Curriculum courses; (2) Have a minimum
2.75 GPA; however, the necessary GPA may exceed the minimum 2.75 if numbers of applicants exceed available spaces; (3) Pass Praxis I. In place of Praxis I, MSDE
will accept the following options from candidates: SAT taken after 2005, math & critical reading composite score of 1100; SAT taken between 4/95 & 2005, math &
verbal composite score of 1100; SAT taken prior to 4/95, math & verbal composite score of 1000; ACT composite score of 24; GRE math & verbal composite score of
1000. (4) Complete a speech and hearing screening. Level I GPA must be 3.00 or higher to continue into Level II. After Level I an average GPA of 3.00 must be
maintained in order to continue into the next Level.
PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM (80credits)
PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS (62 credits)
Core
Credit Course
Semester Grade
Credit
Course
Semester Grade
LEVEL I INTERNSHIP (15 credits)
FUNDAMENTALS (13 core hours)
1. (3) TSEM
Towson Seminar
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2. (3) ENGL 102
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Writing for Liberal Education
3. (4) MATH 205 Mathematics Concepts/Structures II
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4. (3) Creativity and Creative Development
___ART OR ___DANC OR ___THEA OR ___ COSC
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WAYS OF KNOWING (14 core hours)
5. (3) Arts and Humanities
DFST 104 ASL I
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6. (3) PSYC 101
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Introduction to Psychology
7. (3) BIOL 120
Biology: The Science of Life
(1) BIOL 120L Biology: The Science of Life Lab
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8. (4) PHSC 101
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Physical Science I
WRITING IN A CHOSEN FIELD (3 core hours )
9. (3) ELED 320 Writing for Elementary Educators
(Must pass with B or higher, no substitutes accepted)
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PERSPECTIVES (15 core hours)
10. (3) EDUC 202 Hist/Contemp Persp: Amer Urban Schls _____ _____
11. (3) HIST 145
(3) HIST 146
History of US to Mid-19th Century OR
History of US since Mid-19th Century
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12. (3) GEOG 102
(3) GEOG 105
(3) GEOG 109
World Regional Geography OR
Geog. of International Affair OR
Intro. To Human Geography
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13. (3) DFST 101
Intro to Deaf Culture
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14. (3) SCED 304
Ethics, Education, and Change
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ADDITIONAL PREREQUISITES 35 Hours
(All ASL Courses Must be Passed with a grade of B or Higher)
(3) DFST 105: American Sign Language II
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(3) DFST 204: American Sign Language III
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(3) DFST 205: American Sign Language IV
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(3) DFST 304: American Sign Language V
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(3) DFST 308: Fingerspelling/Number Usage
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(3) DFST 311: Fundamentals of Hearing
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(3) ELED 200
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(3) EDUC 417
Chldrn’s Lit & Other Mat for Tchg Rdg _____ _____
(3) ELED 357
Linguistically Diverse Learners in the
Classroom
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(3) ELED 323
Princ/Prac of Instr in Rdg/Lang Arts
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(3) ELED 363
Language and Literacy Internship
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(3) DFST 435 Dev. Of Sgn Lng & Rdg for Chln
(Offered Spring Semester Only)
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LEVEL II INTERNSHIP (17 credits)
(3) BIOL 303
Life Sciences
OR BIOL 382 Environmental Ed & Serv Learning
In the Tropics
OR PHSC 303 Earth/Space Science
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(3) MATH 323 Tchg Mathematics in the Elem Schl
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(2) MATH 324 Supv/ Obv/Partic Elem Schl Math
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(3) SCIE 376
Tchng Science in Elem School
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(3) DFST 410
Internship in Deaf Studies
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(3) DFST 345
Deaf Culture
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Professional Development School Year-Long Internship Levels III & IV
Elementary Education Interns follow the school system calendar for the PDS in
which they are assigned. In Level III or Level IV (as appropriate), Interns begin
in August when teachers start the school year; and observe the school system
Spring Break instead of the Towson University Spring Break.
(ALL COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE LEVEL III BEGINS)
LEVEL III INTERNSHIP (15 credits)
(3) ELED 311
Child & Elem School Curr/Assess
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(3) ELED 312 Prof Dev School Internship I
(2 days a week)
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(3) ELED 365
Tchg Social Studies in Elem School
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(3) ELED 429
Princ/ Prac Assess in Rdg/LangArts
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(3) ISTC 301
Integrating Instructional Technology
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LEVEL IV INTERNSHIP (15 credits)
The Elementary School Child as Learner
(3) ELED 322: Found. Of Rdg. and Lang. Arts
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(4) MATH 204: Mathematics Concepts/Structures I
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(4) MATH 251: Elements of Geometry
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(3) SPED 301: Introduction to SPED
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(12) ELED 468 Prof Dev School Internship II
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(3) ELED 469 Prof Dev School Internship II Seminar
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To be certified to teach in Maryland, interns must take and pass two
Praxis II tests: 5015 Elementary Education: Instructional Practice and
Applications (computer-delivered), 0622 Principles of Learning and
Teaching: Grades K-6 (Pedagogy)
8/29/2013