This pathway is built upon the transfer agreement from Sinclair to UD for student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Education (BSE) in Language Arts.
This Sample Program Pathway is designed to provide an example of course selections in a term by term sequence. Please see an Academic Advisor for a plan specific to your academic needs.
Description: Exploration of the development, maintenance and termination of interpersonal relationships. The focus is on effective verbal and nonverbal interactions between two people, highlighting methods of initiating and maintaining effective communication with, and understanding of, others through learning and applying interpersonal communication theory.
Notes: Per UD articulation, choose between COM 2206 and COM 2211.
Description: In English Composition I students learn reflective, analytical and argumentative writing strategies, incorporating sources and personal experience. Students will negotiate between public and private rhetorical situations and purposes to achieve academic literacy. They will write multiple drafts using a recursive writing process as they work toward fluency in style and mechanics. Note: Students who have not successfully completed the prerequisites listed can register for ENG 1101 together with the corequisite course ENG 0101, English Composition I Booster.
Prerequisites: DEV 0035 or Other (Placement Test Score)
Description: A chronological survey of major writers of English poetry, drama and prose from the beginnings through the eighteenth century (through 1785).
Notes: Choose from LIT 2201, LIT 2202, LIT 2211, or LIT 2212 per UD articulation.
Description: The course will explore various applications of mathematics in the social, finance, health and environmental fields with emphasis on developing informational, technological, logical, and visual reasoning skills. Topics from numeracy, probability and statistics, finance, mathematical modeling with linear, statistical, and exponential functions, and other areas of mathematics will be covered. Note: Students who have not completed the required pre-requisite courses listed, but have successfully completed MAT 0100 with a grade of "C" or better, or MAT 0600 with a grade of "P", can register for MAT 1445 together with the co-requisite course MAT 0445, Quantitative Reasoning Booster. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections. This course has no textbook costs.
Notes: Per UD articulation, students should choose between MAT 1445 and MAT 1450.
Prerequisites: MAT 0200 and Other (With a grade of C or better or satisfactory score on math placement test)
Description: University-parallel course covering topics such as history and systems of psychology, behavioral research methods, physiology of behavior, sensation, perception, learning, memory, consciousness, cognition, personality, lifespan development, gender, social psychology, motivation, emotion, stress, mental disorders and therapies. This course has no textbook costs.
Notes: Choose from PSY 1100, ECO 2160, ECO 2180, PLS 1121, PLS 2200, SOC 1101, SOC 1145, or SOC 2205 per UD articulation.
Description: This course is designed to help new students make a successful transition to Sinclair Community College. Topics include college resources; academic, career and personal services available through Sinclair; learning styles; the learning process; financial responsibility; stress and wellness; and computer literacy through eLearn and library resources.
Term hours subtotal:
16
Description: English Composition II, building on the skills in English Composition I, develops rhetorical literacy through research, critical reading and multigenre writing tasks. Through major and minor, cumulative and stand-alone assignments, students construct arguments and analyses, ethically incorporating academic sources while developing their own voices as writers and citizens.
Prerequisites: ENG 1101
Description: Development of the people of the United States in political, social, economic, and cultural areas from pre-Columbian America through Reconstruction. This course has no textbook costs.
Notes: Choose from HIS 1101, HIS 1102, HIS 1105, HIS 2215, HIS 2216, or HIS 2217 per UD articulation.
Description: A chronological survey of major writers of English poetry, drama and prose from 1785 to the present.
Notes: Choose from LIT 2201, LIT 2202, LIT 2211, or LIT 2212 per UD articulation. Must take 3 out of the four.
Description: This course provides an overview of the African-American literary tradition with emphasis on early slave narratives, the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Revolution and Arts Movement and contemporary social expression.
Notes: Choose LIT 2236 or LIT 2217 per UD articulation.
Description: Introduction to the teaching profession. A variety of experiences to facilitate exploration of the role of school and its relationship to society. The knowledge, skills, dispositions and performances necessary for an individual to become an effective teacher.
Notes: Check with UD advisor about whether student will take EDU 1100 or take EDT 110 at UD.
Description: Develop skills for understanding and analyzing the art and craft of writing fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama, focusing on the basics of writing creatively including description, image, rhythm, sound, metaphor, voice, storytelling, and character. Develop critical editorial skills for peers' work. Discuss how a particular work is successful and how to make it stronger. Read published stories, essays, poems, and plays that represent a variety of diverse voices in terms of craft. Learn how to apply the techniques of a diverse array of writers to their own writing. Explore hybrid forms and emerging media.
Term hours subtotal:
18
Description: This course is designed as the first in a series of two general education science courses. Covers basic chemistry and biochemistry; cellular and molecular biology. Three classroom, two lab hours per week.
Notes: Choose from AST 1111/1117, AST 1112/1118, BIO 1111/1117, BIO 1171, BIO 1211/1217, BIO 1272, CHE 1211/1251, GLG 1101/1111, GLG 1401/1411, PHY 1100/1110, PHY 1141, or PHY 2201/2207 per UD articulation.
Prerequisites: MAT 0100 or MAT 0600 or MAT 1130
Corequisites: BIO 1117
Description: The lab for this course is the first in a series of two general education science courses. Covers laboratory exercises relevant to basic chemistry and biochemistry; cellular and molecular biology.
Corequisites: BIO 1111
Description: A chronological survey of major writers of American poetry, drama and prose from the Colonial Period through the Civil War (through 1865).
Notes: Choose from LIT 2201, LIT 2202, LIT 2211, or LIT 2212 per UD articulation. Must take 3 out of the four.
Description: A critical analysis of contemporary American society with review of major sociological theories, research methods, culture, socialization, groups, social structure, social institutions, deviance, social inequalities, social processes and social change.
Notes: Choose any OT36 social and behavioral science from list. Consult with UD advisor for options.
Description: Basic political and government concepts and systems, including ideologies and comparative political systems; current political issues in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, along with United States interests and policy options.
Notes: Choose any OT36 social and behavioral science from list. Consult with UD advisor for options.
Description: Introduction to the identification, developmental characteristics, foundations, theory, legal issues, and intervention strategies for exceptional children and youth across educational and community settings.
Prerequisites: EDU 1100
Term hours subtotal:
16
Description: Surface processes of wind, water and ice in changing Earth's surface, plate tectonics; interior forces that cause earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building. Introduction to natural resources; impact of natural hazards on human populations; and impact of human activities in the natural world. Laboratory component stresses introduction to and use of basic scientific method and problem solving. Three classroom, two lab hours per week.
Notes: Choose from AST 1111/1117, AST 1112/1118, BIO 1111/1117, BIO 1171, BIO 1211/1217, BIO 1272, CHE 1211/1251, GLG 1101/1111, GLG 1401/1411, PHY 1100/1110, PHY 1141, or PHY 2201/2207 per UD articulation.
Corequisites: GLG 1111
Description: Identification of minerals, sediments and rocks; interpretation of topographic maps and geologic maps. This is a face-to-face laboratory and must be taken concurrently with Physical Geology. This course has no textbook costs.
Corequisites: GLG 1101
Description: Major trends in the development of Western culture, emphasizing political, economic, social and cultural achievements from the seventeenth century to the present.
Notes: Choose from HIS 1111, HIS 1112, REL 1111, or REL 1112 per UD articulation.
Description: A chronological survey of major writers of American poetry, drama and prose from the Civil War through the present.
Notes: Choose from LIT 2201, LIT 2202, LIT 2211, or LIT 2212 per UD articulation. Must take 3 out of the four.
Description: This course is designed to prepare future educators with valuable insights and experiences essential for effective teaching and professional growth. Students in the Elementary Education program will gain firsthand experience in K-12 classroom settings by completing weekly classroom observations over the semester. In addition to observations, students will participate in readings, projects, and reflective activities that connect educational theory to real-world practice, fostering a deeper understanding of effective teaching. To enroll in this course, students must obtain department permission and must successfully complete and pass an FBI/BCI background check prior to registration (information will be provided by the Education Department).
Notes: Check with UD advisor about whether student will take EDU 1100 or take EDT 110 at UD.
Prerequisites: EDU 1100 and EDU 1105 and Restricted to Majors and Approval of Department and Other (Successful completion of FBI/BCI background check)
Corequisites: EDU 1109
Description: Students will be introduced to concepts of creating and preserving a setting in which children are afforded a safe, productive and responsive learning environment. The course intentions are for pre-service teachers to be exposed to, interact with and become prepared through an array of practical theories and practices to develop and maintain sustainable classroom cultures and climates affording all students the opportunity for an equitable quality of education. Must be taken with EDU 1111.
Notes: This course is not in the UD agreement but is a co-requisite for EDU 1111. It may not be covered by Financial Aid.
Prerequisites: EDU 1100 and EDU 1105
Corequisites: EDU 1111
Term hours subtotal:
16