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    Sample Academic Plan (Reading and Social Studies)

    The course plan below is sample for your major; it does not and should not replace meeting with your Academic Advisor to map ou the best course plan that suits your individual academic goals and placement upon initial registsration.  Classes listed may not necessarily be offered during a particular term.  Full descriptions and requirements for all ODU majors, programs and courses can be found in the ODU Catalog. 

     

    FIRST YEAR (Freshman) 

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    ENG 101  Thinking and Writing
    Across the Curriculum    		 3   ENG 102 Scholarly Adventures:
    Researched Writing    		 3
    Freshman Core Seminar 179 3   GEO 125  World Geography  3
    EXSC 125 Intro to Exercise,
    Health and Nutrition    		 3   EDU 105 Intro to Teaching:
    Middle Childhood    		 3
    MTH 152  Math and Techniques
    for Middle Childhood Teachers    		 3   EDU 120 Teaching Reading
    Through Literature    		 3
    Philosophy Elective (not 101) 3   POL 101 The Great Issues of Politics 3
             

    SECOND YEAR (Sophomore)

    		        
    Fall Semester      Spring Semester   
    Sophomore Core Seminar 279 3   EDU 220 Educational Psychology 3
    HST 201 American History I 3   EDU 212 Developmental Issues,
    Practices in Reading    		 3
    EDU 211 Teaching Phonics 3   SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 3
    Theatre, Art, Music Elective 3   ENG 216 Survey of American Lit I
    or...
    ENG 344 19th Century Amer. Fiction
    or...
    ENG 346 20th Century Amer. Fiction    		 3
    Theology Elective 3   Natural Science Elective 3
             

    THIRD YEAR (Junior)

    		        
    Fall Semester      Spring Semester   
    EDU 335 Intro to M.C.,
    Diversity and Classroom Mgmnt.    		 3   EDU 230 Intro to Special Education 3
    EDU 379A Principles of
    Education Core Seminar    		 3   EDU 347 Middle Childhood
    Language Arts Methods    		 3
    HST 348E History of
    U.S. Foreign Relations    		 3   Elective 3
    ENG 342 African Literature
    or...
    ENG 343 Lit. of American Diversity
    or...
    ENG 451 Studies in Women's Lit.    		 3   ECN 207 Principles of
    Microeconomics
    or...
    ECN 208 Principles of
    Macroeconomics    		 3
    Philosophy Elective
    (200 level or higher)    		 3   Theology Elective
    (200 level or higher)    		 3
             

    FOURTH YEAR (Senior)

    		        
    Fall Semester      Spring Semester   
    EDU 314 Content Area Reading 3   EDU 479C Middle Childhood
    Core Seminar    		 3
    ENG Elective
    (200 level or higher)    		 3   EDU 484 Supervised Teaching:
    Middle Childhood    		 12
    Elective 3      
    EDU 349B Middle Childhood
    Social Studies Methods    		 3      
    Elective 1      
             

     

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