The Core Curriculum - Elementary Education

CORE GATEWAY

Developing a Christian Mind

Transfer credit not accepted for Developing a Christian Mind (DCM).

• IDIS 150 - Developing a Christian Mind

• OR

• MATH 161 - Calculus with DCM II

First Year Seminar

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• IDIS 149 - First Year Seminar

CORE COMPETENCIES

Written Rhetoric

* Students must complete this requirement with a grade of C or better.

• ENGL 101 - Written Rhetoric

• Or

• ENGL 100 - Enhanced Written Rhetoric I   And
• ENGL 102 - Enhanced Written Rhetoric II  (two-course, full-year sequence)

Foundations of Information Technology

* An exemption exam is offered each semester.

• One from:

• IDIS 110 - Foundations of Information Technology
• CS 100 - Creating Interactive Web Media
• CS 106 - Introduction to Scientific Computation and Modeling
• CS 108 - Introduction to Computing
• DATA 101 - Data Science for Everyone
• ENGR 101 - Introduction to Engineering Design
• IS 175 - Productivity Software

Rhetoric in Culture, Elementary/Special Education

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• CAS 214 - Creating Communication Arts in the Classroom

Health & Fitness 1 (Personal Fitness)

A student participating in a varsity or junior varsity sport for a full season is exempt from the corresponding category.

• One from:

• PER 101 - Jogging and Road Racing
• PER 102 - Nordic Walking
• PER 103 - Road Cycling
• PER 104 - Core Strength Training and Balance
• PER 105 - Aerobic Dance
• PER 106 - Cardio Cross Training
• PER 107 - Strength and Conditioning
• PER 108 - Aquatic Fitness
• PER 110 - Water Aerobics
• PER 112 - Special Topics in Personal Fitness

Health & Fitness 2, Elementary/Special Education

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• PER 150 - Educational Dance

Health & Fitness 3, Elementary/Special Education

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• KIN 223 - Movement and Health Education in the Elementary Classroom

Foreign Language, Two Year

* High school exemption from foreign language requirement is possible. To obtain a high school exemption from foreign language a student must have four sequential years in the same foreign language with a C or better for each semester. Students who have taken less than 4 years will be asked to take a language placement test.

• One from:

• CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II
• DUTC 202 - Intermediate Dutch II
• FREN 113 - Multisensory Structured French III
• FREN 202 - Intermediate French II
• GERM 202 - Intermediate German II
• GREE 203 - Biblical Greek
• GREE 205 - Greek Prose
• GREE 206 - Greek Poetry
• JAPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese II
• KOR 202 - Intermediate Korean II
• LATN 205 - Latin Prose
• LATN 206 - Latin Poetry
• SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
• SPAN 203 - Accelerated Intermediate Spanish

CORE STUDIES

Historical Foundations

• One from:

• HIST 151 - History of the West and the World I
• HIST 151H - Honors West and the World I
• HIST 152 - History of the West and the World II
• HIST 152H - Honors West and the World II
• HIST 153 - Explorations in World History
• HIST 225 - England
• HIST 251 - Early America
• HIST 252 - America from Republic to Empire
• HIST 253 - Recent America
• HIST 255 - African-American History
• HIST 256 - Women and Gender in US History
• HIST 259 - American Economic & Business History
• HIST 262 - Early Medieval Worlds, 300-1000
• HIST 263 - Medieval and Renaissance Europe, 1000-1500
• HIST 264 - Reformation and Revolution: Europe 1500-1800
• HIST 267 - Modern Europe
• HIST 274 - Environmental History

Philosophical Foundations

• PHIL 153 - Fundamental Questions in Philosophy

Biblical or Theological Foundations 1

* Students must take at least one of the religion core courses at Calvin College.

• One from:

• REL 121 - Biblical Literature and Theology
• REL 131 - Christian Theology

Biblical or Theological Foundations 2, Exempt

*this core requirement is not required for this program.

Persons in Community, Education

•  

• EDUC 202 - The Learner in the Educational Context: Development and Diversity

Societal Structures in North America, Education

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• IDIS 205 - Societal Structures and Education

Literature, Exempt

*this core requirement is not required for this program.

Global & Historical Studies, Exempt

*this core requirement is not required for this program.

The Arts, Elementary/Special Education

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• EDUC 210 - Music and Art in the Elementary Classroom

Mathematics, Elementary/Special Education

• MATH 221 - The Real Number System and Methods for Elementary School Teachers

• And

• MATH 222 - Geometry, Probability, Statistics, and Methods for Elementary School Teachers

Natural World, Elementary/Special Education

• SCES 121 - The Content and Nature of Science for Elementary Teachers

• And

• SCES 122 - Science Content and Skills for Elementary Teachers

Cross Cultural Engagement, Met with major

*this core requirement is met within the requirements of your program.

CORE CAPSTONE

Integrative Studies, Education

* Transfer credit not accepted for integrative studies core.

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• EDUC 398 - Integrative Seminar: Intellectual Foundations of Education