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Levin College of Public Affairs and Education - Middle Childhood Education (CREATE)

General Education at ¾«¶«´«Ã½ University

¾«¶«´«Ã½ University's General Education (GenEd08) curriculum consists of knowledge and skill components considered to be critical for all University graduates to master in the subject matter areas listed below. As a student at Lakeland Community College (LCC), you may choose to take these GenEd08 courses at LCC or at CSU. Please contact a LCC advisor for guidance on courses required to receive your associate's degree.

Prerequisites (Students who do not meet these prerequisites may need to complete additional credits):

• College-ready in MATH and ENG
• 2 years of the same foreign language completed in high school

Students must meet the following admission requirements to take Education courses at CSU:

• Completion of 30 credit hours of college-level work
• 2.75 cumulative GPA
• Earn a grade of "B-" or better in at least one college-level English and one college-level Math course OR earn a sub-score of 18 on the Math and English & Reading sections of the ACT or equivalent normed assessment of mathematical, reading and writing achievement 
• Successful completion of a civilian background for both BCI/FBI

Concentrations:

Middle Childhood majors are required to complete coursework in TWO of the following subject concentrations:

• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies
• Reading and Language Arts

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

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The courses listed below can be used to fulfill General Education requirements at CSU.

Writing/Composition

2 courses / 6 credit

[[nid:7608]]

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Mathematics/QL

2 courses / 6 credits

[[nid:7609]]Math Concentration: MATH 1700 or 2500 MTH 328 must be taken at CSU

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Arts and Humanities

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

At least one of these courses, or one of the approved Social Sciences course, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin American or the Middle East (AALAME). Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree or completed the OT36 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department.

COURSE LIST	AALAME OPTIONS
ARTS 2220, 2230 HIST 1150, 1250, 1550 PHIL 2700	[[nid:20848]]
Math and Social Studies and Science and Social Studies:  EUT 210 must be completed at CSU HIST 1250  Plus one AALAME course.
Language Arts and Social Studies: ENGL 2210 HIST 1250 Plus one AALAME course.
Math and Language Arts: ENGL 2210 and EUT 210 must be taken at CSU Plus one AALAME course
Math and Science: EUT 210 must be completed at CSU  Plus one additional course from above or AALAME course.
Science and Language Arts: ENGL 2210 and EUT 210 must be taken at CSU

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Social Sciences

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

At least one of these courses, or one of the approved Arts and Humanities course, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin American or the Middle East (AALAME). Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree or completed the OT36 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department.

COURSE LIST	AALAME OPTIONS
[[nid:20849]]	[[nid:20850]]
PSY 2500 Plus one additional from above or AALAME course.

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Natural Sciences

2 courses / 7 credits

Must include at least 1 lab credit. [[nid:7614]]

DEPARTMENT	COURSES WITH LAB	COURSES WITHOUT LAB
Science Concentrations	GEOL 1100 and any approved Natural Science course

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Social Diversity

2 courses / 6 credits

Must complete:

• 1 African-American course
• 1 US Diversity course

Students transferring in more than 60 hours are only required to take 1 course. Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree will have both diversity requirements waived unless the course is required by the department.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE COURSES	US DIVERSITY COURSES
[[nid:7615]]	[[nid:7616]]
Language Arts Concentration only: ENGL 347 must be taken at CSU

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Writing Across the Curriculum/Speaking Across the Curriculum

Minimum of 3 courses

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Foreign Language 

[[nid:7617]]

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MAJORS

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CSU REQUIREMENT	LAKELAND CC EQUIVALENT
EDB 242	EDUC 1150
ETE 243, 343, 353	EDUC 2300
EDB 302	PSYC 2200
ESE 400	EDUC 2031

PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT

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CSU's College of Education and Human Services requires its students to prepare electronic portfolios documenting their growth and achievement in twelve outcomes.  At CSU the portfolio process begins in EDB 242. Students taking Professional Course equivalents elsewhere should retain papers, projects, and other course artifacts for future incorporation into their CSU portfolios.

Students planning to complete their teaching licensure program at CSU should explore additional information about the CSU portfolio requirement at: 

MIDDLE CHILDHOOD CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS

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CSU REQUIREMENT	LAKELAND CC EQUIVALENT
Reading and Language Arts Concentration
ENG 342	ENGL 2260
Mathematics Concentration	No equivalent courses
Science Concentration	No equivalent courses
Social Studies Concentration
ECN 201	ECON 2500
HIS 102	HIST 1250
HIS 111	HIST 2150
HIS 112	HIST 2250
HIS 200	GEOG 1500
PSC 111	POLS 1300

This information is provided solely for the convenience of the reader, and the University expressly disclaims any liability which may otherwise be incurred. This publication is neither a contract nor an offer to make a contract. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, the University reserves the right to make changes at any time with respect to course offerings, degree requirements, services provided, or any other subject addressed herein.

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