Middle Grades Education      Gordon College Advising Worksheet:    Freshman/Sophomore Year Core Curriculum   

Area A: Essential Skills: (9 hours)

(All AREA A Courses must have grade of “C” or higher)    

                                                                                Semester Completed   Grade      Hours

1. ENGL 1101                                                        ________________    ____        ____

(Must have “C” or better to take  any other ENGL)

2. ENGL 1102                                                        ________________    ____        ____

3. MATH 1001, MATH 1111, or *MATH 1113   ________________    ____        ____

    *Must be taken if planning to teach Math as one of the two concentrations.

                                                                                                Hours Completed               ____

Area E:  Social Sciences (12  hours)

                                                                                Semester Completed   Grade      Hours

 

 One of:  HIST 1121 or HIST 1122

1. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

 

One of: HIST 2111 or HIST 2112  

2. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

 

Two of: ANTH 1102, ECON 2105 (macro),  2106 (micro), HIST 1121,  1122,  2111,  2112, POLS 1101, 2301, 2401, PSYC 1101, or SOCI 1101

3. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

 

4. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

 

                                                                                                Hours Completed               ____

Area B: Institutional Options:  (4 Hours)

(Numbered 1000 and above except PHED courses.  PHED 1040 MAY be taken here.)

                                                                                Semester Completed   Grade      Hours

1. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

2. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

 

                                                                                                Hours Completed               ____

Area C:  Humanities/Fine Arts Electives (6 hours)

 

 One of: ARTS 1100, 1101, 1102, COMM 1100, 1110, 1500, FREN 1001,1002, HUMA 1500, MUSC 1100, SPAN 1001, 1002,  or THEA 1000, 1100

                                                                                Semester Completed   Grade      Hours

1. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

 

One of: ENGL 2111, 2112, 2121, 2122, 2131, 2132, PHIL 2010, 2020

2. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

 

                                                                                                Hours Completed               ____

 

Area F:  Teacher Education:  Middle Grades Education (18 hours)

All Area F courses must have grade of “C” or higher.

                                                                                Semester Completed   Grade      Hours

1. EDUC 2110 (Issues in Education)                      ________________    ____        ____

2. EDUC 2120 (Diversity)                                      ________________    ____        ____

3. EDUC 2130  (Teaching & Learning)                  ________________    ____        ____

4*. ______________________________              ________________    ____        ____

5*. ______________________________              ________________    ____        ____

6*. ______________________________              ________________    ____        ____

 

                                                                                                Hours Completed               ____

*Content courses that support any two academic concentrations: Math, Science, Language Arts,

Social Studies.

Area D:  Science, Mathematics, and Technology (11 – 12 hours)

Non-science majors—One of: BIOL 1111K; CHEM 1151K,1211K, or

                                   ASTR 1010K, BIOL 1107K, 2225K, 2235K, or

                                   PHYS 1111K, ISCI 1121K

Science/Math majors—CHEM 1211K

                                                                                Semester Completed   Grade      Hours

1. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

 

Non-science majors—One of: Above or ASTR 1020K, BIOL 1108K,1112K,

                                      CHEM 1152K, 1212K, PHYS 1112K

Science/Math majors—CHEM 1212K

2. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

 

Non-science majors—One of: Above or BIOL 1011, CSCI 1101, 2102,  MATH  1113,

                                     1401, 1501, 1502, 2101, PHSC 1011

Science/Math majors—MATH 1501

3. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

                                                                                                Hours Completed  ______

BIOL 1107K &1111K cannot both count in Area D.

BIOL 1108K &1112K cannot both count in Area D.

Area G Institutional Requirements Outside the Core (0 – 4 hrs)

                                                                                Semester Completed   Grade      Hours

If full-time at least one semester

One of: PHED 100 or PHED 1010

1. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

 

If full time four or more semesters, an additional 1-hour PHED activity course.

2. ______________________________                ________________    ____        ____

                                                                                                Hours Completed               ____

Additional Requirements

Regents Writing _____________       Regents Reading ______________

GPA = 2.75 or higher*

GACE Basic Skills* Tests: Reading ____ Writing ____ Mathematics ____, or

·     Exemptions: SAT total 1000 or ACT total 43                                  ____

 

 

*Generally required for admission to Teacher Education as a Junior.

 

 

                                                                                                Form revised 9-09