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(This is the Plan of Study prior to Fall 2005.

The 2005-2006 Plan of Study for Elementary Education can be found at: http://www.athens.edu/soe/Program_Descriptions/Elementary.pdf .)

FIRST SEMESTER

Sign up to take the APTT (Basic Skills Test).  This must be passed prior to TEP.  Attend Orientation Day.  Get Official Transcripts and a negative TB skin test on file in the Certification Office.  Preregister for the next semester.  Pass ED 300 with a grade of at least a C. Take your general studies courses that you still have to complete.  You must complete the program within 5 years, without having to retake classes.  (NOTE:  You can only take the following courses twice.  A grade of C is required to pass each course.  If you retake a course, both grades are recorded and averaged.)  No TEP or EL 424 courses may be transferred to ASU.
Grade Hrs.(3) Semester Yr.
ED 300 Foundations of Education (Field Experience)        
ED 305 Technology and Media in Education  (Lab Fee)        
ED 312 Teaching Cultural Diversity (Field Experience)        
ED 324 Teaching Mathematics in the Primary Grades (Field Experience)        
PS 332 Child Psychology  (prerequisite:  General Psychology)        
SE 301 Introduction to Exceptional Learners  (Field Experience)        

SECOND SEMESTER

Schedule and complete an interview for TEP at the first of this semester - deadlines:  July 20 for Fall, October 20 for Spring, March 1 for Summer.  Complete applications for the TEP and bring them along with your portfolio.  Preregister for the next semester.  Continue working on your portfolio.  Apply for internship - March 1 for Fall, or July 20 for Spring.
Grade Hrs.(3) Semester Yr.
EL 315 Principles and Methods of Teaching Young Children (Field Experience)              
EL 320 Children’s Literature  (Field Experience)            
ED 321 Teaching Language Arts  (Field Experience)            
ED 323 Teaching Reading in the Primary Grades (Field Experience)            
EL 424 Teaching Mathematics in the Intermediate  Grades (Lab Fee)  (Field Experience)  (1 hour tutoring per week) (prerequisite:  ED 324)            
PE 431 Motor Development and Physical Activities (prerequisite:  Child Psychology)            

THIRD SEMESTER

Preregister for the next semester. Continue to integrate items into your portfolio. Develop a rough draft of your résumé.  (NOTE:  AR310 and PE 431 are the only classes that can be taken after internship.)
Grade Hrs.(3) Semester Yr.
AR 310 Fine Arts Connections (Lab Fee)                
(TEP)
ED 361		 Measurement and Management
(Field Experience)  (may be taken with internship, but not recommended)		        
(TEP)
EL 413		 Teaching Reading in the Intermediate Grades (Lab Fee) (prerequisite: ED 323) (1 hour tutoring per week) (taken prior to or concurrent with EL 472)                
(TEP)
ED 420		 Teaching Science (Lab Fee) (Field Experience)                
(TEP)
ED 423		 Teaching Social Studies (10 hours volunteer service)                
(TEP)
EL 472		 Planning and Organizing the Elementary Curriculum
(Field Experience) (Capstone Course)  (not offered in Summer) (semester before internship)  (EL 413 must be taken prior to or concurrent with EL 472.)		                

FOURTH SEMESTER

Don't plan to take any SIR classes during your last semester.  Continue to integrate items into your portfolio.  Finalize your résumé.  Present your completed portfolio to me.   If possible, schedule no additional courses during internship.  If you have to take a course with internship, then AR 310, PE 431, or the NCLB math are recommended.  Apply for graduation.  Secure letters of recommendation from your supervisor, cooperating teachers, and me.
Grade Hrs.(9) Semester Yr.
(TEP)
EL 482		 Elementary Education Internship (Lab Fee) (Seminar Attendance)                
In order to get into TEP and maintain that status, you must have a 
minimum GPA of 2.75 in each of 3 areas:
Overall, Professional Studies, & Teaching Field.
Please see catalog for more specific information.

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