Areas of Concentration for Childhood, Childhood Inclusive, Early Childhood and Early Childhood/Childhood Majors

Candidates registered in the Childhood Education, Childhood Inclusive, Early Childhood or Early Childhood/Childhood programs must select one of the approved concentrations listed below. Childhood and Childhood Inclusive majors may select a Middle School Extension. The requirements are included in the Middle School Extension section of the catalog. Downloadable forms may be found at http://www.fredonia.edu/coe/undergradadvise.asp.

Concentrations

Biology Concentration (33 credit hours)

BIOL 110Human Biology

3

BIOL 131Introductory Ecology and Evolution

3

BIOL 132Introductory Ecology and Evolution Laboratory

1

BIOL 133Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology

3

BIOL 134Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory

1

BIOL 243Organismal Biology

3

BIOL 244Organismal Biology Laboratory

1

Plus 6 elective credit hours in Biology at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement

SCI 301Essential Science I

3

SCI 302Essential Science Lab

1

SCI 303Essential Science II

3

SCI 325Science Teaching Assistantship

1-2

EDU 403Teaching Science in Inclusive Educational Settings

1.5-3

Chemistry Concentration (34 credit hours)

CHEM 115General Chemistry Lecture I

3

CHEM 125General Chemistry Laboratory I

1

CHEM 116General Chemistry Lecture II

3

CHEM 126General Chemistry Laboratory II

1

CHEM 215Organic Chemistry Lecture I

3

CHEM 225Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

1

CHEM 216Organic Chemistry Lecture II

3

CHEM 226Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

1

Plus 6 elective credit hours in Chemistry at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement

SCI 301Essential Science I

3

SCI 302Essential Science Lab

1

SCI 303Essential Science II

3

SCI 325Science Teaching Assistantship

1-2

EDU 403Teaching Science in Inclusive Educational Settings

1.5-3

Earth Science Concentration (32-33 credit hours)

GEO 160Oceanography

3

GEO 165Geology I

3

GEO 169General Geology Lab

1

GEO 210Geology II

3

GEO 215Minerals and Rocks

4

GEO 311Global Climate

3

Plus 3-4 elective credit hours in Geology at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement

SCI 301Essential Science I

3

SCI 302Essential Science Lab

1

SCI 303Essential Science II

3

SCI 325Science Teaching Assistantship

1-2

EDU 403Teaching Science in Inclusive Educational Settings

1.5-3

English Concentration (30 credit hours)

ENED 357Literacy/Language/Learning Theory

3

Plus one to three of the following will be required based on your major:

ENED 352Teaching Writing in the Primary Grades

3

ENED 354Literature for Intermediate Grades

3

ENED 358Teaching Writing in the Intermediate Grades

3

Plus one of the following:

ENGL 205Epic and Romance

3

ENGL 207Drama and Film

3

ENGL 209Novels and Tales

3

ENGL 211World Poetry

3

Plus elective credit hours in the following categories (credits vary based on the student's major):

6-9 credit hours of ENGL at the 200-level or above (national or world literature surveys highly recommended)

9-12 credit hours of ENGL or ENED at the 300 and/or 400 level (ENED 359 Teaching Poetry in Elementary and Middle School and ENED 353 Reading and Writing Children's Literature are highly recommended)

French Concentration (30 credit hours)

FREN 215Intermediate French I

3

FREN 216Intermediate French II

3

FREN 308Advanced French Phonetics and Diction

3

FREN 317French Conversation

3

FREN 318French Composition

3

FREN 319Survey of French Literature I

3

One of the following:

FREN 315French Masterpieces

3

FREN 316French Plays and Prose

3

Plus 9 elective credit hours in French at the 300 and/or 400 level or above by advisement

Mathematics Concentration (34-36 credit hours)

MATH 210Mathematical Structures and Proof

4

MAED 301Mathematics for School Teachers I

3

MAED 302Mathematics for School Teachers II

3

MAED 303Mathematics for School Teachers III

3

MAED 310Reading and Writing Mathematics

3

MAED 325Technology Integration in Mathematics Education

3

EDU 402Teaching Mathematics in Inclusive Educational Settings

3

One of the following:

MATH 108Prize-Winning Mathematics

3

MATH 110Mathematics in Action

3

MATH 117Why Mathematics?

3

One of the following sequences:

MATH 120Survey of Calculus I

3

and

MATH 121Survey of Calculus II

3

or

MATH 122University Calculus I

4

and

MATH 123University Calculus II

4

One of the following:

STAT 150Statistical Ideas

3

STAT 200Statistical Methods I

3

STAT 350Probability and Statistics

3

Music Concentration (34 credit hours)

MUS 121Aural Skills I

2

MUS 122Aural Skills II

2

MUS 123Music Theory I

3

MUS 124Music Theory II

3

MUED 315Music, Play, and Self

3

MUS 450Directed Studies

2

MUS 451Directed Studies

2

Plus one of the following:

MUS 263Music History in Western Civilization I

3

MUS 264Music History in Western Civilization II

3

Plus one of the following:

MUS 265History of Jazz

3

MUS 267African American Music

3

MUS 270The History of American Popular Music, 1900-1963

3

Plus any three of the following:

MUS 118Piano Class, Elementary

1

MUS 217Piano Class, Intermediate

1

MUS 218Piano Class, Intermediate

1

MUS 317Piano Class

1

MUS 318Piano Class

1

Plus one of the following:

MUED 210Guitar Class

1

and

MUED 211Guitar Class

1

or

Plus 6 elective credit hours in Music History at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement.

Physics Concentration (35-37 credit hours)

PHYS 101Contemporary Physics for Non-Science Majors

3

PHYS 121College Physics I

3

PHYS 123College Physics Lab I

1

PHYS 122College Physics II

3

PHYS 124College Physics II Lab

1

PHYS 311Acoustics I

3

PHYS 318Basic Electronics

3

One of the following sequences:

MATH 120Survey of Calculus I

3

and

MATH 121Survey of Calculus II

3

or

MATH 122University Calculus I

4

and

MATH 123University Calculus II

4

SCI 301Essential Science I

3

SCI 302Essential Science Lab

1

SCI 303Essential Science II

3

SCI 325Science Teaching Assistantship

1-2

EDU 403Teaching Science in Inclusive Educational Settings

1.5-3

Social Studies Concentration (33 credit hours)

HIST 105United States History I

3

HIST 106United States History II

3

Plus one of the following:

POLI 120American Politics

3

POLI 150U.S. and World Affairs

3

Plus one of the following sequences:

HIST 115Western Civilization I

3

and

HIST 102World History II

3

or

HIST 116Western Civilization II

3

and

HIST 101World History I

3

Plus one of the following:

POLI 321Political Parties and Interest Groups

3

POLI 323Elections in America

3

POLI 324President and Congress

3

POLI 356U.S. Foreign Policy

3

POLI 370American Constitutional Law

3

POLI 371Civil Rights and Liberties

3

Plus each of the following at the 300 and/or 400 level as advised:

One course in American Minority Studies

One course in Non-Western Studies

One course in European Studies

One course in U.S. History

EDU 404Teaching Social Studies in Inclusive Educational Settings

1.5-3

Spanish Concentration (30 credit hours)

SPAN 215Intermediate Spanish I

3

SPAN 216Intermediate Spanish II

3

SPAN 313Spanish Conversation

3

SPAN 314Spanish Composition

3

SPAN 315Introduction to Readings in Hispanic Literature

3

Plus 15 elective credit hours of Spanish at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement.