2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Interdisciplinary Studies Major

Program Requirements

Reading and Language Arts

Complete 9 credits:

ED 343Introduction to Language & Literacy

3.00 Credit(s)

ENG 245American Literature for Elementary Educators

3

ENG 344Studies in World Literature

3

Social Studies

Complete 9 credits in the following: GS-150 (3 credits), HI-222 or HI-223 (3 credits), and PO-121 (3 credits)

GS 150World Geography

3

HI 222United States History to 1865

3

HI 223United States History Since 1865

3

PO 121Introduction to American Government

3

Science

Complete 9-10 credits in the following: 

BI 109Biology for Elementary Teachers with Lab

3

BI 111Concepts in Biology I: Molecules to Cells

3

BI 114Concepts in Biology II Laboratory

1

CH 101Physical Science

2

CH 102Physical Science Lab

1

PY 101Earth & Space Science

2

PY 102Earth & Space Science Lab

1

Mathematics

Complete 10 credits in:

MA 107Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers

4

MA 131Elementary Statistics

3

MA 211Geometry for Educators

3

Areas of Concentration

Coursework in one of the following areas of concentration is required: English/Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, or Science.  Coursework for concentrations in English/Arts and Social Studies must be at the 300 level or higher.  

  • For English/Arts, students choose one course in the Department of English and one course in the Department of Art and Design or in the Minor in Performing Arts (6 credits).
  • For Social Studies, the two courses must be in the same department—students choose courses in the departments of Foreign Languages and Culture, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.  For History, one of the two courses must be HI 301 Historical Method and Criticism (6 credits).
  • For Math, two semesters of calculus are required: MA 151 and MA 152—Calculus I and II—4 credits each (8 credits).
  • For Science, students choose all courses in the Department of Biology or the Department of Chemistry and Physics. For those seeking a concentration in Science/Biology, students will take BI 111 and BI 114 instead of BI 109.  For those seeking a concentration in Chemistry or Physics, concentration must include the three credit CH 117 General Organic and Biochemistry or the four credit PY 100 Elements of Physics (6-7 credits).