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.
Biology Concentration (33 credit hours)
BIOL 110 |
Human Biology |
BIOL 131/ BIOL 132 |
Principles of Biology I & Lab |
BIOL 133/ BIOL 134 |
Principles of Biology II & Lab |
BIOL 243/ BIOL 244 |
Biodiversity & Lab |
Plus 6 elective credit hours in Biology at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement
SCI 301 |
Science for Elementary Educators I |
SCI 302 |
Science for Elementary Educators (Lab) |
SCI 303 |
Science for Elementary Educators II |
SCI 325 |
Science Teaching Assistantship Labs |
EDU 403 |
Teaching Science in the Elementary School |
Chemistry Concentration (34 credit hours)
CHEM 115/ CHEM 125 |
General Chemistry I & Lab |
CHEM 116/ CHEM 126 |
General Chemistry II & Lab |
CHEM 215/ CHEM 225 |
Organic Chemistry I & Lab |
CHEM 216/ CHEM 226 |
Organic Chemistry II & Lab |
Plus 6 elective credit hours in Chemistry at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement
SCI 301 |
Science for Elementary Educators I |
SCI 302 |
Science for Elementary Educators (Lab) |
SCI 303 |
Science for Elementary Educators II |
SCI 325 |
Science Teaching Assistantship |
EDU 403 |
Teaching Science in the Elementary School |
Earth Science Concentration (32-33 credit hours)
GEO 160 |
Oceanography |
GEO 165 |
Geology I |
GEO 169 |
General Geology (Lab) |
GEO 210 |
Geology II |
GEO 215 |
Minerals and Rocks |
GEO 311 |
Global Climate |
Plus 3-4 elective credit hours in Geology at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement
SCI 301 |
Science for Elementary Educators I |
SCI 302 |
Science for Elementary Educators (Lab) |
SCI 303 |
Science for Elementary Educators II |
SCI 325 |
Science Teaching Assistantship |
EDU 403 |
Teaching Science in the Elementary School |
English Concentration (30 credit hours)
ENED 357 |
Literacy, Language and Learning Theory |
Plus one to three of the following will be required based on your major:
ENED 352 |
Teaching Writing in the Primary Grades |
ENED 354 |
Literature for the Intermediate Grades |
ENED 358 |
Teaching Writing in Intermediate Grades |
Plus one of the following:
ENGL 205 |
Epic and Romance |
ENGL 207 |
Drama and Film |
ENGL 209 |
Novels and Tales |
ENGL 211 |
World Poetry |
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 215 |
Intermediate French I |
FREN 216 |
Intermediate French II |
FREN 308 |
Advanced French Phonetics & Diction |
FREN 317 |
French Conversation |
FREN 318 |
French Composition |
FREN 319 |
Survey of French Literature I |
One of the following:
FREN 315 |
French Masterpieces I |
FREN 316 |
French Masterpieces II |
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 210 |
Mathematical Structures and Proof |
MAED 301 |
Mathematics for School Teachers I |
MAED 302 |
Mathematics for School Teachers II |
MAED 303 |
Mathematics for School Teachers III |
MAED 310 |
Reading and Writing Mathematics |
MAED 325 |
Technology Integration in Mathematics Education |
EDU 402 |
Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School |
One of the following:
MATH 110 |
Math in Action |
MATH 117 |
Why Mathematics? |
One of the following sequences:
MATH 120/ MATH 121 |
Survey of Calculus I and II |
MATH 122/ MATH 123 |
University Calculus I and II |
One of the following:
STAT 150 |
Statistical Ideas |
STAT 200 |
Statistical Methods |
STAT 350 |
Probability and Statistics |
Music Concentration (34 credit hours)
MUS 121 |
Aural Theory I |
MUS 122 |
Aural Theory II |
MUS 123 |
Music Theory I |
MUS 124 |
Music Theory II |
MUED 315 |
Music, Play and Self |
MUS 450 |
Directed Studies (Musicianship I) |
MUS 451 |
Directed Studies (Musicianship II) |
Plus one of the following:
MUS 263 |
Music History in Western Civilization I |
MUS 264 |
Music in Western Civilization II |
Plus one of the following:
MUS 265 |
History of Jazz |
MUS 267 |
African American Music |
MUS 270 |
The History of American Popular Music 1900-1963 |
Plus any three of the following:
MUS 118 |
Piano Class |
MUS 217 |
Piano Class Intermediate |
MUS 218 |
Piano Class Intermediate |
MUS 317 |
Piano Class Advanced |
MUS 318 |
Piano Class Advanced |
Plus one of the following:
MUED 210 |
Guitar |
and |
|
MUED 211 |
Guitar |
or |
|
MUS 270 |
Social Instruments |
Plus 6 elective credit hours in Music History at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement.
Physics Concentration (35-37 credit hours)
PHYS 101 |
Contemporary Physics for Non-Science Majors |
PHYS 121/ PHYS 123 |
College Physics I & Lab |
PHYS 122/ PHYS 124 |
College Physics II & Lab |
PHYS 311 |
Acoustics I |
PHYS 318 |
Basic Electronics |
One of the following sequences:
MATH 120/ MATH 121 |
Survey of Calculus I and II |
MATH 122/ MATH 123 |
University Calculus I and II |
SCI 301 |
Science for Elementary Educators I |
SCI 302 |
Science for Elementary Educators (Lab) |
SCI 303 |
Science for Elementary Educators II |
SCI 325 |
Science Teaching Assistantship |
EDU 403 |
Teaching Science in the Elementary School |
Social Studies Concentration (33 credit hours)
HIST 105 |
United States History to 1877 |
HIST 106 |
United States History since 1877 |
Plus one of the following:
POLI 120 |
American Politics |
POLI 150 |
U.S. and World Affairs |
Plus one of the following sequences:
HIST 115 |
Western Civilization I |
and |
|
HIST 102 |
World History II |
or |
|
HIST 116 |
Western Civilization II |
and |
|
HIST 101 |
World HIstory I |
Plus one of the following:
POLI 321 |
Political Parties and Interest Groups |
POLI 323 |
Elections in America |
POLI 324 |
President and Congress |
POLI 356 |
U.S. Foreign Policy |
POLI 370 |
American Constitutional Law |
POLI 371 |
Civil Rights and Liberties |
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 404 |
Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School |
Spanish Concentration (30 credit hours)
SPAN 215 |
Intermediate Spanish I |
SPAN 216 |
Intermediate Spanish II |
SPAN 313 |
Spanish Conversation |
SPAN 314 |
Spanish Composition |
SPAN 315 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Plus 15 elective credit hours of Spanish at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement.
