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Suggested First-Year Sequences for Elementary Education

These sequences are subject to change depending on course availability. Consult with a departmental advisor to make appropriate selections.

Elementary Education and Art

Fall
ELE 099/Education Seminar
AAV 099/Art Seminar
FYW First Year Writing (or FYS First Year Seminar if exempt from FYW)
AAV 111/Drawing I
AAV 112/2-D
MAT 105 or 106/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I or II or
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences

Spring
FYS (if not taken in Fall or MAT 105 or 106/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for
Educators I or II and
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences
AAV 102/Visual Thinking
Additional AAV class if necessary.

Elementary Education and Biology

Fall
ELE 099/Education Seminar
BIO 099/Biology Seminar
FYW First Year Writing (or FYS First Year Seminar if exempt from FYW)
BIO 201/Foundations of Biological Inquiry
CHE 201/General Chemistry I
MAT 127/Calculus A*
*If student is required to take pre-calculus (MAT 120), then ECE 102 should be taken in the fall semester in place of
CHE 201, and CHE 201 should be taken in the spring semester.

Spring
FYS (if not taken in Fall) or U.S. History or VPA course
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences
CHE 202/General Chemistry II*
Biology Option—Organismal
MAT 105 or 106/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I or II
*If student is required to take pre-calculus (MAT 120), then ECE 102 should be taken in the fall semester in place of
CHE 201, and CHE 201 should be taken in the spring semester.

Elementary Education and English

Fall
FYW First Year Writing (or FYS First Year Seminar if exempt from FYW)
ELE 099/Education Seminar
LIT 099/English Seminar
LIT 200/Introduction to Poetry
MAT 105 or 106/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I or II
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences

Spring
FYS (if not taken in Fall) or English major course by advisement
LNG 201/Introduction to English
MAT 105 or 106/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I or II
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences

Elementary Education and History

Fall
ELE 099/Education Seminar
HIS 099/History Seminar
FYW First Year Writing (or FYS First Year Seminar if exempt from FYW)
MAT 105 or 106/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I or II
HIS 210/Craft of History
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences

Spring
FYS (if not taken in Fall) or MAT 105 or 106
Any HIS 100-level course
HIS 260/Themes in American History
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences

Elementary Education and Mathematics

Fall
ELE 099/Education Seminar
MAT 099/Orientation to Mathematics and Statistics
FYW First Year Writing (or FYS First Year Seminar if exempt from FYW)
MAT 127/Calculus A
MAT 105/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I (only, not MAT 106)
BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences

Spring
FYS (if not taken in Fall) or U.S. History (or gender or global requirement)
RAL 225/Children’s Literature
MAT 128/Calculus B
MAT 200/Proof Writing through Discrete Mathematics

Elementary Education and iSTEM

Fall
ELE 099/Education Seminar
TST 099/Tech Studies Seminar
FYW First Year Writing (or FYS First Year Seminar if exempt from FYW)
TST 161/Creative Design
MAT 105*/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I
Science Option #1 (by advisement; PHY 103 or BIO 104 or a similar science)

Spring
FYS (if not taken in Fall) or US History (or gender and/or global)
ETE 261/Multimedia Design
MAT 127/Calculus A
RAL 225/Children’s Literature
*Or MAT 200 for students with Mathematics Specialization

Elementary Education and Music

Fall
ELE 099/Education Seminar
MUS 099/Music Seminar
FYW First Year Writing (or FYS First Year Seminar if exempt from FYW)
MAT 105 or 106/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I or II
MUS 246/Music in the Global Perspective
MUS 261/Musicianship I
MUS 3xx/Private Lesson
MUS 1xx/Large Ensemble
MUS Diction for Singers [Choral Only]

Spring
FYS (if not taken in Fall) or PHY 103
MAT 105 or 106/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I or II
MUS 262/Musicianship II
MUS 111/Keyboard Skills
MUS 200-224 or MUS 300-324 Large Ensemble

Elementary Education and Psychology

Fall
FYW First Year Writing (or FYS First Year Seminar if exempt from FYW)
ELE 099/Education Seminar
PSY 096/Psychology Seminar
PSY 101/General Psychology
MAT 105/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I (only, not MAT 106)
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences

Spring
FYS (if not taken in Fall) or PHY 103 or BIO 104
PSY 121/Methods and Tools of Psychology
Approved Visual and Performing Arts course
Psychology Foundations Course 1*
*Students should consult their Elementary Education and Psychology advisors before choosing PSY 220 since they
should take ELE 201 (which is required for the Elementary Education major) in place of PSY 220.

Elementary Education and Sociology

Fall
ELE 099/Education Seminar
SOC 099/Sociology Seminar
FYW First Year Writing (or FYS First Year Seminar if exempt from FYW)
SOC 101/Introduction to Sociology
MAT 105/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I (only, not MAT 106)
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences

Spring
FYS (if not taken in Fall) or STA 115 or STA 215
RAL 225/Multicultural Children’s Literature
Sociology elective
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences

Elementary Education and Spanish

Fall
ELE 099/Education Seminar
SPA 099/Foreign Language Seminar
FYW First Year Writing (or FYS First Year Seminar if exempt from FYW)
SPA 203 or SPA 210/Intermediate Oral Proficiency or Spanish for Heritage Speakers
SPA 211/Composition and Grammar Review
MAT 105 or 106/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I or II

Spring
FYS (if not taken in fall) or MAT 105 or 106
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences
SPA 215/Spanish Phonetics
SPA 216 or SPA 217/Current Events in the Spanish Speaking World or Introduction to Hispanic Culture

Elementary Education and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (With an emphasis in English or history)

Fall
ELE 099/Education Seminar
WGS 099/WGS Seminar
FYW First Year Writing (or FYS First Year Seminar if exempt from FYW)
MAT 105/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I
WGS 200/Women, Culture, and Society
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences

Spring
FYS (if not taken in Fall) or free elective
WGS English Elective
MAT 106/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators II
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences

Elementary Education and African American Studies (with an emphasis in English or history)

Fall
ELE 099/Education Seminar
HSS 099/AAS Seminar
FYW First Year Writing (or FYS First Year Seminar if exempt from FYW)
MAT 105 or 106/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I or II

Spring
FYS (if not taken in Fall) or free elective
AAS 179/African American History to 1865
MAT 105 or 106/Mathematical Structures and Algorithms for Educators I or II
PHY 103/Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences or BIO 104/Inquiries in the Life Sciences

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