This pathway is built upon the transfer agreement from Sinclair to UD for student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Education (BSE) in Intervention Specialist. Articulation lists ECE 2300 which is no longer taught.
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: This course focuses on applying knowledge of the characteristics and needs of young children from birth through adolescence, for the creation of healthy, supportive, and effective learning environments. Multiple, interrelated influences on the development and learning of young children will be examined.
Prerequisites: Approval of Department and Other (Open to ELEE students)
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: This is the first of two mathematics courses designed for future elementary school teachers. The focus is on understanding numbers, operations, algebraic thinking, and number theory. This is a mathematics content course. Please note that this is not a teaching methods course, but a course focusing on using, justifying and connecting mathematical concepts. This course employs oral and written communication as both a learning tool and as preparation for handling mathematical questions which arise in elementary school classrooms. Discussion focuses on the deep mathematical reasoning underlying the computational procedures that are usually taught in elementary school. The course explores common misconceptions with preservice teachers, enabling the interpretation of children's work which might be incorrect, incomplete, or different from adult ways of thinking. Also this course is activity based, providing opportunities for deep, connected learning. It is essential for all teachers of mathematics to understand the reasoning underlying the mathematics they are teaching. They need to understand why various procedures work, how each idea they will be teaching connects with other important ideas in mathematics, and how these ideas develop and become more sophisticated. Please note that students are expected to pass a mathematics competency exam without the use of a calculator in order to be eligible to take the final exam.
Prerequisites: MAT 0300 and Other (with a grade of C or better) or Other (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.
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:
15
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: 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: This is the second of two mathematics courses designed for future elementary school teachers. The focus is on understanding ratios, proportional relationships, functions, measurement, geometry, statistics, and probability. This is a mathematics content course. Please note that this is not a teaching methods course, but a course focusing on using, justifying and connecting mathematical concepts. This course employs oral and written communication as both a learning tool and as preparation for handling mathematical questions which arise in elementary school classrooms. Discussion focuses on the deep mathematical reasoning underlying the computational procedures that are usually taught in elementary school. The course explores common misconceptions with preservice teachers, enabling the interpretation of children's work which might be incorrect, incomplete, or different from adult ways of thinking. Also this course is activity based, providing opportunities for deep, connected learning. It is essential for all teachers of mathematics to understand the reasoning underlying the mathematics they are teaching. They need to understand why various procedures work, how each idea they will be teaching connects with other important ideas in mathematics, and how these ideas develop and become more sophisticated. Three classroom, two lab hours per week.
Prerequisites: MAT 2415 and Other (with a grade of C of better)
Description: Historical survey of photography as an art form from its beginnings in the 1830's until the present day; developments in photographic processes, artistic trends, and study of major photographic artists.
Notes: Choose ART 2235 or MUS 2118 per UD articulation.
Description: A course that describes and analyzes historical-social elements of western culture, non-western culture, and the global interdependence of groups and individuals as seen in the music(s) of these various cultures.
Notes: Per UD articulation.
Term hours subtotal:
16
Description: Designed to improve speaking and listening skills through the study and application of public speaking structure, content and style. This course requires 5 speeches in front of a live audience. The online course sections require the recordings to be created by the student with at least 8 adults present for each speech. Any questions, please contact the Communication Department at com.dept@sinclair.edu.
Notes: Choose COM 2206 or COM 2211
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
Description: A survey of motion, forces, energy, thermodynamics, properties of matter, electricity and magnetism for nonscience majors. Three classroom, three lab hours per week.
Notes: Choose 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 1110 or MAT 1130 or MAT 1445
Corequisites: PHY 1110
Corequisites: PHY 1100
Description: Introduction to Far Eastern religions and cultural traditions, including beliefs, practices, stories and rituals, and historical context.
Notes: Per UD articulation, students should consult with UD advisor about third arts and humanities.
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 additional OT36 social and behavioral science that is not a PSY course per UD articulation. Consult with UD advisor for options.
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 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: Principles of learning and development applied to educational settings emphasizing research-supported development of effective learning in varied educational environments.
Notes: Per UD articulation.
Prerequisites: PSY 1100
Description: An examination of what is meant by culture and a review of the various theories and methods in Cultural Anthropology. Includes a comparison of the similarities and differences among world cultures as well as comparative analysis of family organization, religious beliefs, educational systems, economics and governmental systems.
Notes: Choose any course in catalog. Consult with UD advisor to determine best course.
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 HIS 1111, HIS 1112, REL 1111, or REL 1112 per UD articulation.
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: Co-requisite for EDU 1111 but not UD requirement.
Prerequisites: EDU 1100 and EDU 1105
Corequisites: EDU 1111
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 1111 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
Term hours subtotal:
19