The following classes are required for students pursuing education programs at Anderson University. Classes are listed by program. For specific requirements, refer to the School of Education section of the Anderson University Undergraduate Catalog.
Elementary Education
- EDUC 2000: Teaching as a Profession
- SPED 2400: Introduction to Mild Disabilities
- EDUC 2030: Learning and Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary Classroom
- EDUC 2100: Child and Adolescent Development
- EDUC 2110: Educational Psychology: Learning in the Schools
- EDUC 2170: Teaching I: Curriculum and Instruction for Early Childhood / EDUC 2250: Practicum in Family, Child, and School Interaction
- EDUC 2420: Teaching the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student
- EDUC 3120: Educational Assessment for the Classroom Teacher
- EDUC 3200: Elementary Developmental Reading Methods / EDUC 3300: Reading Processes with Assessment and Intervention / EDUC 2730: Field Experiences in Reading Processes
- EDUC 4110: Trends and Issues in Education
- EDUC 4120: Organization and Management for the Elementary Classroom / EDUC 2750: Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience
- EDUC 4310: Integrated Teaching II: Language Arts and Social Studies
- EDUC 4320: Integrated Teaching III: Science, Mathematics, and Technology
- EDUC 4010-4040: Student Teaching
Elementary Cognate Courses
- BIOL 1000: Principles of Modern Biology
- EDUC 3500: Leadership in Character Education
- MUED 2110: Music for the Elementary Classroom
- PETE 3710: Instructional Strategies (K-5)
- POSC 2580: Principles of Geography
- SPED 2500: Technology for Diverse Learner
Special Education
- SPED 2200: Practicum: Assisting in the Special Education Classroom / SPED 2300: Families, Teachers, and Collaboration: Family Immersion
- SPED 3000: Classroom Instruction for Mild Disabilities
- SPED 3120: Special Education Assessment for the Classroom Teacher
- SPED 4120: Classroom Management of Exceptional Students
- SPED 4200: Legal Issues in Special Education
English as a New Language
- EDUC 3400: Principles of Language Acquisition
- EDUC 3850: Practicum in the English as a New Language/TESOL Classroom
- EDUC 4500: Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Students for the ENL Teacher
- EDUC 4550: Methodology for the ENL Classroom
- EDUC 4590: Applied Linguistics for Teaching English as a New Language
Reading Minor
- EDUC 3600: Research in Reading
- EDUC 4650: Reading Clinic Practicum
- EDUC 4650: Reading Student Teaching Seminar
- EDUC 4900: Advanced Reading Seminar
Secondary Education
- EDUC 2000: Teaching as a Profession (or content specific course: BIOL/CHEM/PHYS 1110 & 1120: Explorations of Teaching Science I & I; MUED 1000: Introduction to Music Education; PETE 1300: Introduction to Teaching Physical Education)
- EDUC 2100: Child and Adolescent Development
- EDUC 2110: Educational Psychology: Learning in the Schools
- EDUC 3000: Teaching Literacy Skills in Middle and High School Content Areas
- EDUC 3100: The Middle School in the United States / EDUC 2720 Field experiences in Middle School
- EDUC 3120: Educational Assessment for the Classroom Teacher
- EDUC 4110: Trends and Issues in Education
- EDUC 4710: Management, Organization, and Methods in the Secondary Classroom
- EDUC 4010-4040: Student Teaching
Secondary Education Content Areas
In addition to Education courses, students pursuing a secondary teaching license must also complete courses within a specific content area, as listed in the Anderson University Undergraduate Catalog.
Middle School Math and Language Arts
- EDUC 2000: Teaching as a Profession
- SPED 2400: Introduction to Mild Disabilities
- EDUC 2100: Child and Adolescent Development
- EDUC 2110: Educational Psychology: Learning in the Schools
- EDUC 2420: Teaching the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student
- EDUC 3000: Teaching Literacy Skills in Middle and High School Content Areas
- EDUC 3100: The Middle School in the United States / EDUC 2720: Field experiences in Middle
- EDUC 3120: Educational Assessment for the Classroom Teacher
- EDUC 3200: Elementary Developmental Reading Methods / EDUC 3300: Reading Processes with Assessment and Intervention / EDUC 2730: Field Experiences in Reading Processes
- EDUC 4110: Trends and Issues in Education
- EDUC 4710: Management, Organization, and Methods in the Secondary Classroom
- ENGL 4700: Methods of Teaching English
- COMM 4750: Methods of Teaching
- EDUC 4600: Methods of Teaching Mathematics
- EDUC 4020- 4030: Student Teaching
Middle School Content Courses
- ENGL 2400: Introduction to Literature
- ENGL 2500: Appreciation of the Writing Craft
- ENGL 2510: Creative Writing Workshop
- ENGL 3000: English Grammar
- ENGL 3050: History of the English Language
- EDUC/ENGL 3590: Young Adult Literature
- COMM 2410: Communication for Language Arts
- MATH 1100: Elementary Mathematics - Numeration Systems
- MATH 1110: Elementary Mathematics - Geometry
- MATH 1300: Finite Mathematics
- MATH 1400: Applied Calculus
- MATH 2120: Introductory Statistics with Applications