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Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Grades 4–8 Generalist Certification Option)

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the IDS degree with grades 4–8 generalist certification is 131, at least 39 of which must be at the upper-division level.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with teacher certification must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements in this catalog.

Core Curriculum Requirements	Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements
Rhetoric (6 semester credit hours)	All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement: WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II
Domain I: Mathematics and Science	*Mathematics* (3 semester credit hours) MTC 1023 College Algebra with Applications *Science* (6 semester credit hours) Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two will satisfy this core requirement.
Domain II: Society and Culture	*United States History and Diversity* (6 semester credit hours) Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. *Political Studies* (6 semester credit hours) POL 1013 plus 3 additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. *Social and Behavioral Sciences* (3 semester credit hours) IDS 2113 Society and Social Issues (recommended) *Economics* (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Domain III: Literature and the Arts	Literature (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed below will satisfy this core requirement. IDS 2303 World Literature I: Through the Sixteenth Century IDS 2313 World Literature II: Since the Sixteenth Century *The Arts* (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Domain IV: World Society and Issues	(3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed below will satisfy this core requirement. IDS 2203 World Civilization to the Fifteenth Century IDS 2213 World Civilization since the Fifteenth Century

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Degree Requirements (66 Semester credit hours):

A. 29 semester credit hours of required courses:

BBL 3403 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in a Pluralistic Society
HTH 2133 Health and Environmental Safety
IDS 2083 Technology for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
IDS 2103 The Individual, Family, and Community
IDS 2213 World Civilizations since the Fifteenth Century
IDS 2713 Modes of Inquiry Across the Fields of Study
IDS 3201 Physical Science Laboratory
IDS 3203 Physical Science
IDS 3211 Earth and Life Science Laboratory
IDS 3213 Earth and Life Science
IDS 3303 Studies in Exceptionality

B. 37 semester credit hours of required support courses:

COM 2123 Oral Interpretation
ESL 3063 Second Language Acquisition in Early Adolescence
GRG 1023 World Regional Geography
MAT 1093 Precalculus
MAT 1153 Essential Elements in Mathematics I
MAT 1163 Essential Elements in Mathematics II
MAT 1203 Calculus Concepts and Applications
RDG 3523 Developmental Reading Grades 4–8
RDG 3533 Content Area Reading Grades 4–8
RDG 3633 Literature and Other Texts Across the Content Areas–Grades 4–8
RDG 3803 Writing Development and Processes

Additional 3 semester credit hours in Level I or II Science course in a different discipline from science courses taken for core requirement. One science course must include a wet laboratory that can be met in core requirement: 1 semester credit hour.

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Certification requirements (23 semester credit hours):

Students must be admitted to the Teacher Certification Program before enrollment in Certification, Professional Education, and Student Teaching coursework.

C&I 4502 Mathematics and Science Integrated Laboratory
C&I 4503 Approaches to Teaching Language Arts, Reading & Social Studies (4–8)
C&I 4603 Approaches to Teaching Mathematics and Science (4–8)
C&I 4626 Student Teaching: 4–8 Generalists
EDP 2113 Development in the Elementary and Middle School Child
EDP 3303 Principles of Learning and Classroom Management (Grades 4–8)
EDU 2103 Education in U.S. Society

Recommended Course Sequence for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Grades 4–8 generalist certification option):

Year 1 – Fall	Year 1 – Spring	Year 1 – Summer
Core Curriculum Courses	Core Curriculum Courses	Core Curriculum Courses
Year 2 – Fall	Year 2 – Spring	Year 2 – Summer
MAT 1153	MAT 1163
IDS 2083	IDS 2103	IDS 3203
IDS 2213	IDS 2713	IDS 3201
COM 2123	* HTH 2133	EDU 2103
* RDG 3633	GRG 1023	MAT 1093
Year 3 – Fall	Year 3 – Spring	Year 3 – Summer
BBL 3403	* C&I 4603 (blocked with RDG 3533)	RDG 3803
* EDP 2113	* C&I 4502	IDS 3303
* MAT 1203	RDG 3533 (blocked with C&I 4603)
IDS 3213	* ESL 3063
IDS 3211
* RDG 3523	Year 4 – Spring
Year 4 – Fall
* C&I 4503	C&I 4626 (student teaching can be done spring or fall)
* EDP 3303