This pathway is built upon the transfer agreement from Sinclair to UD for student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Education (BSE) in Integrated Social Studies.
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: 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.
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.
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 Reconstruction to the present. This course has no textbook costs.
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: A survey of the Middle East, beginning with an overview of early history and the rise of Islam, and then concentrating on historical developments since the 19th century, tracing the development of Zionism, Arab, Turkish, Kurdish and Iranian nationalisms, the involvement of the superpowers and the U.N. and the resulting crises.
Notes: This course is no longer taught at Sinclair but on the recent articulation agreement. Make sure to contact UD advisor to choose a different course in place of HIS 2219.
Description: An introduction to the basic theories and principles of the psychology of gender in a multicultural context with emphasis on application of social psychology principles to professional and personal awareness. Gender perspectives are considered in a multicultural context. Topics include gender stereotypes and social constructions, theories of gender development, biological and cognitive differences, and implications of gender for work, family, and mental and physical health.
Prerequisites: PSY 1100
Term hours subtotal:
15
Description: Emphasis on the language of art, exposure to many different art forms, formulative ideas about what is viewed and exploration of specific media. This course has no textbook costs.
Notes: Per UD articulation, students should choose from ART 1110, ART 2230, ART 2231, ART 2235, ART 2236, ART 2237, ART 2239, LIT 2202, MUS 1121, MUS 1123, MUS 2218, or THE 1101.
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: Student may choose any two sciences from Ohio Transfer 36, but they should check with the UD advisor: www.sinclair.edu/ot36
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: Basic economic principles with macro sequence. Interrelationship of households, business and government with an examination of Keynesian theory, fiscal policy and monetary policy. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections.
Prerequisites: MAT 0050 or MAT 1120
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.
Description: Principles and techniques of international politics, including theories, organizations and different world perspectives.
Term hours subtotal:
16
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: Microeconomic theory including price theory, the theory of the firm, resource demand and wage determination. Also includes public policy toward business, economic inequality, labor, trade, balance of payments and the economics of third-world nations. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections.
Prerequisites: MAT 0050 or MAT 1120
Description: American political system at the national level, including process of government; democratic theory and development of the U. S. Constitution; citizen participation through voting; interest groups and political parties; structure, functions and powers of legislative, executive, and judicial branches; and issues of civil liberties and equal rights. This course has no textbook costs.
Description: Introduction to minerals, rock cycle, Plate Tectonics. Use/misuse of natural resources, waste disposal, pollution. Analysis of natural hazards: floods, volcanism, earthquakes, mass wasting, and others. Consequences of human activities: population growth, sustainability; mitigation and remediation strategies and processes. Laboratory component stresses use of scientific method, critical thinking, and problem solving. Three classroom, two lab hours per week.
Corequisites: GLG 1411
Description: Identification of minerals and rocks. Analysis of natural hazards, natural resources, pollution and anthropogenic problems. Development/proposal of mitigation/remediation strategies. This is a face-to-face laboratory and must be taken concurrently with GLG 1401, Environmental Geology. Two lab hours per week.
Corequisites: GLG 1401
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. May not be eligible for Financial Aid.
Prerequisites: EDU 1100 and EDU 1105
Corequisites: EDU 1111
Term hours subtotal:
19