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    Sample Academic Plan (Science 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   POL 101 Great Issues of Politics 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   SCI 102 Basic Principles of
    Physics and Chemistry    		 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   GEO 125 World Geography 3
    Elective 3   ENV 115 Environmental Science 3
    Theology Elective 3   SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 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   BIO 202 General Biology II 4
    HST 348E History of
    U.S. Foreign Relations    		 3   Elective 1
    BIO 201 General Biology I 4   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
    EDU 349A Middle Childhood
    Science Methods    		 3   EDU 484 Supervised Teaching:
    Middle Childhood    		 12
    EDU 349B Middle Childhood
    Social Studies Methods    		 3      
    ENV 111 Astronomy
    or...
    ENV 113 Geology    		 3      
    Elective 3      
             

     

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