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Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Grades 4–8 Mathematics/Science Certification Option)

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the IDS degree with grades 4–8 Mathematics/Science certification option is 131 hours, 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)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
MTC 1023 College Algebra with Applications (recommended)
Science (6 semester credit hours)
BIO 1113 Biology I (recommended)
BIO 1123 Biology II (recommended)
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)
HIS 1043 and HIS 1053 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)
ECO 2013 or ECO 2023 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)
IDS 2203 World Civilization to the Fifteenth Century

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Degree Requirements (69 Semester credit hours):

A. 47 semester credit hours of required courses:

COM 2123 Oral Interpretation
EDP 2113 Development in the Elementary and Middle School Child
EDU 2103 Education in U.S. Society
GEO 1103 Introduction to Earth Systems
GEO 1111 Introduction to Earth Systems Laboratory
GEO 3203 Introduction to Rocks and Minerals
GEO 3211 Rocks and Minerals Laboratory
IDS 2083 Technology for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
IDS 2713 Modes of Inquiry Across the Fields of Study
IDS 3303 Studies in Exceptionalities
MAT 2243 Foundations of Mathematics
MAT 3123 Fundamentals of Geometry
MAT 3233 Modern Algebra
MAT 4013 Graphing Calculator Topics

Select 3 semester credit hours from the following:

BBL 3403 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in a Pluralistic Society
ESL 3063 Second Language Acquisition in Early Adolescence

Select 3 semester credit hours from the following:

MAT 4113 Computer Mathematical Topics
MAT 4123 History of Mathematics

Select 3 semester credit hours from the following:

AST 1013 Introduction to Astronomy (with AST 1031 Astronomy Laboratory)
PHY 1623 General Physics II (with PHY 1631 General Physics II Laboratory)

B. 22 semester credit hours of required support courses:

RDG 3533 Content Area Reading Grades 4–8
RDG 3523 Developmental Reading-Grades 4–8

Mathematics

MAT 1093 Precalculus
MAT 1214 Calculus

Science

CHE 1103 General Chemistry I
CHE 1122 General Chemistry I Laboratory
PHY 1603 General Physics I
PHY 1611 General Physics I Laboratory

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Certification Requirements (20 Semester credit hours):

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

C&I 4413 Approaches to Teaching Mathematics and Science Grades 4–6
C&I 4423 Approaches to Teaching Mathematics and Science Grades 6–8
C&I 4502 Mathematics and Science Integrated Laboratory
C&I 4636 Student Teaching: Grades 4–8 Mathematics and Science
EDP 3303 Principles of Learning and Classroom Management Grades 4–8
EDP 4203 Assessment and Evaluation

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