Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Education for Instruction

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 30-credit Core and one 12 or 48-credit hour Concentration area.

University Core

Core

University Core Requirements

Education for Instruction Core requirements:

EDU 102	Human Development & Learning	3
EDU 103	Intro and Foundations of Education	3
EDU 211	Classroom Management	3
EDU 248	ESOL 2 - Methods of Teaching	3
EDU 231	Meeting Needs of Diverse Learners	3
EDU 306WI	Introduction to Leadership	3
EDU 312SI	Intro to Civic Engagement	3
EDU 401	Measurement, Evaluation, & Assessment in Education	3
EDU 432	Effective Instructional Strategies	3
EDU 486	Rdng & Lrng Skls Content Mid/Hi TchrsAreas for Middle & High School Teachers	3
Total Credit Hours:		30

Required Education for Instruction Concentration

Students must select one of the following 12 0r 48-credit hour concentration areas:

Community Education Concentration Requirements:

EDU 230	Literacy Mentoring	3
EDU 313	Military Children and Families	3
XXX XXX	Choose from any Service Learning courses	6
Total Credit Hours:		12

To complete a Community Service Learning Minor complete 3 additional credits in service learning elective courses and SOC 470SI: Social Action Capstone

Elementary Education Concentration Requirements

The Elementary Education concentration in the Education for Instruction degree will provide the opportunity for students to complete course work, field work and develop professional knowledge aligned to the Florida Department of Education requirements, such as Florida Educator Accomplished Practices, Subject Area Competencies and Skills K-6, as well as all Reading Competencies and ESOL Standards. This concentration will also include field placements and a student teaching experience designed to prepare graduates to teach in a K-6 classroom. The state of Florida requires a GPA of 2.5 to apply for a teaching certificate and a complete background check/level 2 fingerprint clearance must be passed. This is not a state-approved program.

ELE 211	Methods of Teaching K-6 Mathematics and Practicum	4
ELE 321	Methods of Teaching K-6 Social Studies and Practicum	4
ELE 322	Methods of Teaching K-6 Science and Practicum	4
ELE 430	Student Teaching in Elementary Education	9
ELE 431	Student Teaching in Elementary Education Seminar	3
EDU 349	ESOL 3 Curriculum and Materials	3
EDU 455	ESOL 4 - Applied Linguistics for ESOL	3
EDU 456	ESOL 5 - Testing and Evaluation of ESOL	3
EDU 480	Clinical Applications in Preparing Less	3
ELE 311	Foundations of Reading Instructions	3
ELE 313	Applications of Research	3
ELE 413	Foundations of Reading Assessment	3
ELE 417	Foundations and Application Differential Instruction	3
XXX XXX	Must also complete the TESOL Education and Literacy Education Concentrations	24
Total Credit Hours:		48

Literacy Education Concentration Requirements:

ELE 311	Foundations of Reading Instructions	3
ELE 313	Applications of Research	3
ELE 413	Foundations of Reading Assessment	3
ELE 417	Foundations and Application Differential Instruction	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

TESOL Concentration Requirements:

EDU 349	ESOL 3 Curriculum and Materials	3
EDU 455	ESOL 4 - Applied Linguistics for ESOL	3
EDU 456	ESOL 5 - Testing and Evaluation of ESOL	3
EDU 480	Clinical Applications in Preparing Less	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

General Electives

Requirement

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Education for Instruction Four Year Plan

This guide is for planning purposes in consultation with your advisor. For official program requirements, please refer to the academic catalog and your degree audit. To complete the program in 4 years, students will need to enroll in an average of 15 credits (5 classes) per semester.

EDUCATION FOR INSTRUCTION CORE CLASSES:


Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
EDU 102	Human Devel. and Learning		3	M	F/S
EDU 103	Intro and Foundations of Ed.		3	M	F/S
EDU 211	Classroom Management		3	M	S
EDU 231	Mtg Needs of Diverse Learn.		3	M	S
EDU 248	Methods of Teaching ESOL		3	M	F
EDU 312 SI	Intro. To Civic Engagement	Service Learning (satisfies QEP)	3	M	F/S
EDU 306 WI	Intro. to Leadership		3	M	S
EDU 401	Measurement, Eval. & Assess. In Educ.		3	M	F
EDU 432	Effective Instructional Strategies		3	M	F
EDU 486	Reading and Learning Skills		3	M	S
	Total		30

EDUCATION FOR INSTRUCTION CONCENTRATIONS: (Community Education, Literacy Education, TESOL Education, Elementary Education)

Community Education Concentration
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
EDU 230	Literacy Mentoring		3	M	F
EDU 313	Military Children & Families		3	M	S
XXX XXX		Choose from any Service Learning course	3	M
XXX XXX		Choose from any Service Learning course	3	M
	Total		12
To complete a Community Service Learning Minor complete 3 additional credits in service learning elective courses and SOC 470SI: Social Action Capstone

Literacy Education Concentration ELE ONLY: These classes must be completed before Student Teaching minimum grade ‘C’
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
ELE 311	Foundations of Reading Instr.		3	M	F
ELE 313	Applications of Research	Prereq ELE 311	3	M	S
ELE 413	Found. of Reading. Assess.	Prereq ELE 313	3	M	F
ELE 417	Found. & Applic. Differential	Prereq ELE 413	3	M	S
	Total		12

TESOL Education Concentration ELE Only: These classes must be completed before Student Teaching minimum grade ‘C’
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
EDU 349	ESOL 3: Curric. & Materials	These classes must be completed before Student Teaching minimum grade ‘C’	3	M	S
EDU 455	ESOL 4: Applied Linguistics	These classes must be completed before Student Teaching minimum grade ‘C’	3	M	F
EDU 456	ESOL 5: Testing and Eval.	These classes must be completed before Student Teaching minimum grade ‘C’	3	M	S
EDU 480	Clinical Applic. Prep. Lessons	These classes must be completed before Student Teaching minimum grade ‘C’	3	M	S
	Total		12

Elementary Education Concentration These classes must be completed before Student Teaching minimum grade ‘C’
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
ELE 211	Methods of Teaching K-6 Mathematics and Practicum	These classes must be completed before Student Teaching minimum grade ‘C’	4	M	F/S
ELE 321	Methods of Teaching K-6 Social Studies and Practicum	These classes must be completed before Student Teaching minimum grade ‘C’	4	M	F/S
ELE322	ELE 322: Methods of Teaching K-6 Science and Practicum	These classes must be completed before Student Teaching minimum grade ‘C’	4	M	F/S
ELE 430	Student Teaching in Elementary Education		9	M	F
ELE 431	Student Teaching Elementary Education Seminar		3	M	F
			24
Must also complete TESOL Education and Literacy Education Concentrations			24
Total			48

Degree requirements are made up of JU core requirements (C), major requirements (M), and elective courses (E).

Plan of study for concentrations in Community Education, Literacy Education and TESOL Education

NAME: CONCENTRATION:

First Year
Semester 1
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
EDU 102	Human Devel. and Learning		3	M	F
EDU 103	Intro and Foundations of Ed.		3	M	F
ENGL 103	Intro to Writing core		3	C
MATH XXX	Math core		3	C
JU 111/169-H/159	First Year Exp		3	C	F

First Year
Semester 2
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
EDU 231	Mtg Needs of Diverse Learn.		3	M	S
CS XXX	Computer Science core		3	C
ENGL XXX	English Lit. core		3	C
HIST XXX	History core		3	C
PHIL XXX	Philosophy core		3	C

Second Year
Semester 3
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
EDU 248	Methods of Teaching ESOL
EDU 312SI	Intro. To Civic Engagement	Satisfies Experiential Learning	3	M	F
ECON XXX	Economics core		3	C
FA XXX	Fine Arts core		3	C
XXX XXX	Global Studies Requirement		3	c

Second Year
Semester 4
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
EDU 306WI	Intro. to Leadership		3	M	S
EDU/ELE/ XXX	Concentration course	See below for choices	3	M
XXX XXX	Social Science core		3	C
XXX XXX	Elective		3	E
XXX XXX	Elective		3	E

Third Year
Semester 5
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
XXX XXX	Elective		3	E
EDU 432	Effective Instructional Strategies		3	M	F
EDU/ELE/ XXX	Concentration course	See below for choices	3	M
HUM XXX	Humanities core		3	C
XXX XXX	Elective		3	E

Third Year
Semester 6
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
XXX XXX	Elective		3	E
EDU 486	Reading and Learning Skills		3	M	S
EDU/ELE/ XXX	Concentration course	See below for choices	3	M
XXX XXX	Lab Science core		4	C
XXX XXX	Elective		3	E

Fourth Year
Semester 7
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
EDU 401	Measurement, Eval. & Assess. In Educ.		3	M	F
EDU/ELE/ XXX	Concentration course	See below for choices	3	M
XXX XXX	Elective		3	E
XXX XXX	Elective		3	E
XXX XXX	Elective		3	E

Fourth Year
Semester 8
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
EDU 211	Classroom Management		3	M	S
EDU/ELE/ XXX	Concentration course	See below for choices	3	M
XXX XXX	Elective		3	E
XXX XXX	Elective		3	E
XXX XXX	Elective		3	E

Degree requirements are made up of core requirements (C), major requirements (M), and elective courses (E).

Plan of Study for Elementary Education Concentration (Face to Face concentration with field experiences)

Elementary Students: ALL Literacy/TESOL and Elem Content classes must be completed before Student Teaching minimum grade ‘C’

You must complete and pass a background check/level 2 fingerprint clearance and FLDOE requires a GPA of 2.5 to apply for a teaching certificate.

NAME: CONCENTRATION: Elementary Education

First Year
Semester 1 FALL
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
EDU 102	Human Devel. and Learning		3	M	F
EDU 103	Intro and Foundations of Ed.		3	M	F
	Core		3	C
	Core		3	C
JU 111/169-H/159	Freshmen Exp		3	C	F
			15

First Year
Semester 2 SPRING
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
EDU 231	Mtg. Needs of Diverse Learn.		3	M	S
	Elective		3	E
	Core		3	C
	Core		3	C
	Core		3	C
			15

Second Year
Semester 3 FALL
Prefix/Number	Course Title		Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
ELE 311	Foundations of Reading Instr.		Course sub for EDU 486	3	M	F
EDU 248	ESOL 2: Methods of ESOL			3	M	F
ELE 211/321/322	Methods of Teaching K-6 Mathematics, Social Studies or Science or and Practicum		MUST be completed before Student Teaching	4	M	S/F
	Core			3	C
	Core			3	C
				16
Second Year
Semester 4 SPRING
Prefix/Number	Course Title		Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
ELE 313	Applications of Research		Pre-req ELE 311	3	M	S
EDU 349	ESOL 3: Curric. & Materials			3	M	S
ELE 211/321/322	Methods of Teaching K-6 Mathematics, Social Studies or Science or and Practicum		MUST be completed before Student Teaching	4	M	S/F
EDU 211	Classroom Management			3	M	S
	Global Studies requirement			3	C
				16
Third Year
Semester 5 FALL
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments		Crs	Area	Sem
ELE 413	Found. of Reading. Assess.	Pre-req ELE 313		3	M	F
EDU 401	Measurement, Eval. & Assess. In Educ.			3	M	F
EDU 455	ESOL 4: Applied Linguistics			3	M	F
EDU 432	Effective Instructional Strategies			3	M	F
	Core			3	C
				16

Third Year
Semester 6 SPRING
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
ELE 417	Found. & Applic. Differential	Pre-req ELE 413	3	M	S
	Core Science with Lab	4	4	C	S
EDU 456	ESOL 5: Testing and Eval.	Pre-req: ESOL 1-4	3	M	S
ELE 211/321/322	Methods of Teaching K-6 Mathematics, Social Studies or Science or and Practicum	MUST be completed before Student Teaching	4	M	S/F
EDU 480	Clinical Applic. Prep. Lessons	Pre-req: ESOL 1-5 (or taken concurrently with ESOL 5)	3	M	F
			16

Fourth Year
Semester 7 FALL MUST have COMPLETED all ELE content/Literacy/TESOL and ELE courses with minimum ’C’ grade before registration
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
ELE 430	Student Teaching in Elementary Education	Must be approved	9	M	F
ELE 431	Student Teaching in Elementary Education Seminar	Must be approved	3	M	F
	NO OTHER CLASSES MAY BE TAKEN THIS SEMESTER		12	3	E

Fourth Year
Semester 8 SPRING
Prefix/Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Comments	Crs	Area	Sem
EDU 312SI	Intro. To Civic Engagement	Satisfies Experiential Learning	3	M	S
EDU 306WI	Intro. to Leadership		3	M	S
	Core		3	C
	Elective		3	E
	Elective		3	E
			15

Total Credits

121

Core Courses (37 credits)
Area	Course(s)	Planned
Economics	ECON 189, 201. ECON 201 is not recommended for freshmen unless they have good math scores, have taken pre-calc or calc in H.S. (B or higher) and don’t have to take the mathematics placement exam.
English	ENGL 103 (depending on placement, student may need ENGL 101 first). 'C-' or better required.
	NOTE: All students enrolled in ENGL 103 must pass an Exit Exam at the end of the term. Students not passing this exit exam are required to enroll in ENGL 214WI prior to reaching 60 hours. It is not necessary to pass this exam in order to pass ENGL 103. ENGL 214WI counts as an elective course.


English (Lit)	ENGL 189, 202, 203, 204, or 206
Fine Arts	Three hours in ART, ARH, DANC, MUS, or THEA
Global Studies	BA students: One 202-level (or above) foreign language course or equivalent BS students: One 102-level (or above) foreign language course or equivalent, or any International Studies (IS) course at the 300-level
Requirement
History	One three-credit HIST course at the 100- or 200-level
Humanities	Any HUM-xxx course (Pre-reqs: ENGL 103 and English/Literature core requirement)
Lab Science	100-level natural science with a lab
Mathematics	MATH 110, 112, 114, 140, or 189
Philosophy	PHIL 101, 189, or 212
Social Science	GEOG 189 or 200; POL 189, 205 or 208; PSYC 189 or 201; SOC 189 or 203
Technology	CS 150, DSIM 203RI, GEOG 250TI (for students in the social sciences), MUS 150 (co-req: MUS 142), or a Technology Intensive (TI) course in the major approved by the department as an equivalent
Freshmen Experience	JU 111 or JU 169 for Honors or 159 for Scholars
	Total	37+

General Requirements for all bachelor’s degrees:

A minimum of 120 credit hours earned with a minimum of 30 credit hours completed at JU.
A minimum of a "C" (2.0) average for all work taken at JU.
A student must satisfy all requirements of the University Core Curriculum in addition to all major and degree requirements.

A student is responsible for meeting the specific graduation requirements of the selected major and degree. A student who pursues more than one major must meet all degree requirements for each major.
A student must have at least a "C" (2.0) average in the major.
At least 12 credit hours in the major in courses numbered 300 or above must be completed at JU.
A minimum of forty-two credit hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above.
At least one each of an upper-level Writing-Intensive and Speech-Intensive course (designated with a “WI” or “SI” in the course number; may be satisfied by courses already required for major).

At least 3 credit hours in Experiential Learning (defined as Undergraduate Research, Research Intensive with “RI” designation, Internship, Study Abroad, or Service Learning; may be satisfied by courses already required for major).
At least 3 credit hours in a DEI designated course; may be satisfied by a course within in major or an elective course.
First-year students will be automatically enrolled in and must complete JU 111 or JU 159 (for Scholars), or JU 169 (for Honors). Transfer students in their second year and students entering with an AA degree are exempt.

NOTE: This four-year plan is meant to be a guide. For full degree requirements, please consult the academic catalog.

Total Credit Hours: 120

(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 may be offered to students outside the School of Education, only with Chair signature.