USF TELEPHONE DIRECTORY - University of Sioux Falls

Secondary Education and K-12 Curriculum &
Recommended Sequence
Freshman and Sophomore Years
❏ EDU 201 Foundations of Education
❏ EDU 202 Exceptional Students
❏ EDU 218 Paraprofessional in Education
❏ EDU 231 Native American Studies for Educators
❏ EDU 240 Technology in Education
Junior Year
❏ EDU 306 Educational Psychology & Evaluation
❏ EDU 311 Secondary Content Area Reading
❏ EDU 329 Secondary and Middle Level Methods
❏ EDU 410 Foundations of Middle School
A methods course in Major Area of Preparation (2-4 s.h.)
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Senior Year
❏ EDU 351 Human Relations
❏ EDU 405 Instructional Management
❏ EDU 412 Student Teaching: Secondary
or EDU 414 Student Teaching: K-12
❏ EXS 205 First Aid/CPR
Variations from these patterns of required courses for secondary or
K-12 standard teaching certification are permissible only with the
approval of the Education Area Chairperson.
Middle School Endorsements
Areas of Middle School Endorsement: An approved program for
English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, or Science
includes the following common requirements if a candidate has not
completed an approved elementary, secondary, or K-12 program at
The University of Sioux Falls: eight semester hours of middle school
coursework to include adolescent psychology, middle level methods,
and a practicum experience. A Praxis Exam for middle school
endorsements is required.
English/Language Arts:
❏ CST 100 Fundamentals of Communication
❏ EDU 320 Middle Level Literacy
❏ ENG 240 Communication, Language & Grammar
❏ ENG 300 Literature for Children & Adolescents
❏ ENG 403 Teaching of English (for Secondary majors)
or EDU 319 Early Literacy (for Elementary majors)
Mathematics:
❏ MAT 110 Foundations of Mathematics
❏ MAT 112 College Algebra & Trigonometry
❏ MAT 151 Nature of Mathematics
❏ EDU 318 Elementary Math Methods
(for Elementary majors)
or EDU 406 Teaching of Mathematics
(for Secondary majors)
One course selected from the following:
MAT 202, 204, 233 and 303.
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Social Studies:
❏ EDU 231 Native American Studies for Educators
❏ EDU 318 Social Studies Methods
(for Elementary majors)
or SSC 403 Teaching of Social Studies
(for Secondary majors)
❏ HIS 201 U.S. History to 1877
or HIS 202 U.S. History Since 1877
❏ PSC 211 American Federal Government
❏ SSC 205 World Geography
or SSC 305 U.S. Geography
Science:
❏ BIO 100 Concepts in Biology
or BIO 101 Environmental Biology
❏ EDU 318 Elementary Science Methods
(for Elementary majors)
or NSC 400 Secondary Methods in the Natural Sciences
(for Secondary majors)
❏ NSC 120 Physical Science
❏ NSC 121 Earth Science
One additional 4 s.h. course
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Admission to Teacher Education Program
All candidates who plan to teach, including elementary,
secondary and K-12 candidates, must attain full admission status in
the Teacher Education Program. Students Applying to the University
of Sioux Falls’ Teacher Education after September 1, 2005 will be
required to take the Praxis I test, a Pre Professional Skills Test
consisting of reading, writing, and math skills. Candidates apply for
admission after completing EDU 201 Foundations of Education,
EDU 202 Exceptional Students, EDU 218 Paraprofessional in
Education, Math 112 College Algebra and Trigonometry, LAR 111
Western Heritages I, and CST 100 Fundamentals of
Communication. Candidates who have not been admitted cannot
enroll in upper division (300-400 level) Education courses.
Candidates in the process of admission to the program must obtain
permission from the Education Area Chairperson, the advisor, and
the course instructor before enrolling in an upper division Education
course.
To qualify for full admission to the program, a candidate must
meet the following criteria: (1) have favorable references from the
academic advisor, one faculty member outside the major and one
other person with information about the candidate’s experience in
pre-teaching situations and dispositions for teaching; 2) have a 2.6
minimum cumulative grade point average and a 2.6 minimum grade
point average from classes in the major; 3) have evidence of
competency in basic skills and general knowledge; 4) have a
favorable paraprofessional evaluation; 5) passing scores on the
Praxis I (reading, writing, and math exam); and 6) complete
admittance interview with Education faculty members and/or other
education professionals, if requested.
Continuous Screening: All candidates admitted to the
Education program are screened throughout their experience. An
individual’s status may be changed to provisional if that candidate
fails to continue to meet criteria necessary for admission. Two
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