Education for Instruction Major (B.A. or B.S. degree)
The Education for Instruction Degree program at Jacksonville University prepares students for the 21st century world by structuring educational pedagogy with multiple opportunities to be engaged in realistic applications in the community. Graduates from this program will be prepared to provide frontline education, instruction, presentations, and leadership in all aspects of community development. The program is designed to allow students a strong liberal arts experience, coupled with transdisciplinary classes across the JU campus.
Major Requirements
All Education for Instruction majors must complete the following 36-credit Core and one 15-credit hour Concentration area.
Education for Instruction Core requirements:
| EDU 102 | Human Development & Learning | 3 |
| EDU 103 | PM 1 - Intro Found in Educatn | 3 |
| EDU 115 | PM 2 - ESOL 1-Cross Cultural | 3 |
| EDU 231 | Meeting Needs Diverse Lnrnrs | 3 |
| EDU 303 | Promoting Safety Cris Prevntn | 3 |
| EDU 306WI | Introduction to Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 312SI | Intro to Civic Engagement | 3 |
| EDU 401 | Measrmnt,Eval, & Assmnt in Ed | 3 |
| EDU 432 | Effctv Instructnl Strategies | 3 |
| EDU 457 | Mainstreaming & Class Manageme | 3 |
| ENT 481 | Entrepreneurship & New Economy | 3 |
| EDU 486 | Rdg &Lrn Skls Cont Mid/Hi Tch | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
Required Education for Instruction Concentration
Students must select one of the following 15-credit hour concentration areas:
Community Education requirements:
| EDU 230 | Literacy Mentoring | 3 |
| EDU 313 | Military Childrn and Families | 3 |
| XXX xxx | Nine 9 additional credit hours in any Service Learning Classes across campus | 9 |
Literacy Education requirements:
| ELE 311 | Foundations Reading Instruct | 3 |
| ELE 313 | App Rsrch Based Instrctn Prac | 3 |
| ELE 413 | Foundations of Reading Assmnt | 3 |
| ELE 417 | Foundatn and App Diffrntiated | 3 |
| ELE 423 | | 3 |
Stem requirements:
| EDU 317 | | 3 |
| XXX xxx | Twelve-12-additional-credit-hours-in-STEM-courses-at-the-200-level-or-above | 12 |
Tesol requirements:
| EDU 248 | ESOL 2 - Methods of Teaching | 3 |
| EDU 349 | ESOL 3 - Curr and Materials | 3 |
| EDU 455 | ESOL 4 - Applied Linguistics | 3 |
| EDU 456 | ESOL 5 - Testing and Eval | 3 |
| EDU 480 | Preparing Lessons in TESOL | 3 |
Waterfront Program Education requirements:
| EDU 320 | Waterfront Safety | 3 |
| EDU 420 | | 3 |
| XXX xxx | Nine 9 additional credit hours in waterfront activities Instructor certifications | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 51
(Includes Education for Instruction Core and Concentration area)
Education for Instruction Major Important Notes:
- A minimum of a "C" (2.0) average for all work taken at JU.
- Students must choose a concentration during their sophomore year.
- All EI courses are created for EI students, open classroom seats maybe offered to students outside the School of Education, only with Chair signature.