Child Growth and Learning
This Bachelor of Science degree is designed with input from current practitioner partners specifically to incorporate coursework from the disciplines of psychology, education, and other disciplinary content areas to prepare the Cumberland University for candidacy for a Tennessee Elementary Education (K-6) Teaching License. The program has been specifically designed to ensure graduating teacher candidates meet the academic and developmental needs of all students during their first year teaching and thereafter.
Students in this program must be admitted to the Teacher Education Progression (TEP) to be considered a candidate for licensure, and must meet TEP requirements at key checkpoints in their program. The TEP and its requirements is described fully on the University website in the online Teacher Education Handbook. Cumberland University students who wish to become teacher candidates must see a Teacher Education Programs advisor in Bone Hall for more information on teacher candidacy.
Teacher candidates who complete this program of study will be considered Highly Qualified.
Candidates will complete the specific program of study detailed below.
Degree Requirements
Area I - Foundation Skills - 2 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 2 |
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring students with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in
FSL 101.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.
Area I - Mathematics - 3-4 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.
Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.
Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.
Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours
| PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.
Area II - History - 6 hours
Choose one of two sequences:
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| and | |
| HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| or | |
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| and | |
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours
Choose one:
AND Choose one from the following:
Required Education Core Courses - 34-36 hours
| ED 190 | Introduction to Computers for Instruction | 3 |
| or | |
| ED 191 | Computers in the 21st Century Classroom | 1 |
| and | |
| CIS 170 | Intro to Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
AND:
| ED 201 | Education as a Profession | 3 |
| ED 301 | Strategies in Teaching | 3 |
| ED 314 | History of Education | 3 |
| ED 317 | Tests and Measurements | 3 |
| ED 330 | Exceptional and Culturally Diverse Students | 3 |
| ED 432 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| ED 433 | Methods in Education | 3 |
| ED 435 | Enhanced Student Teaching | 9 |
| ED 436 | Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses. Exception: Students must earn a "B" or higher in ED 301.
Required Courses for Major - 27 hours
| ED 304 | Strategies for Reading/Language Arts | 3 |
| ED 305 | Diagnosis & Remediation of Reading Difficulties | 3 |
| ED 316/ENG 316 | Children and Adolescent Literature | 3 |
| ED 322 | Education for the Developing Learner | 3 |
| ED 434 | School Counseling | 3 |
| HPER 220 | Physical Education Activities | 3 |
| or | |
| HPER 424 | Health and Physical Education in the Classroom | 3 |
| HPER 311 | Personal and Community Health | 3 |
| or | |
| HPER 400 | Health Issues | 3 |
| SPE 340 | Language Development and Disorders | 3 |
| SPE 345 | Effective Collaboration | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.
Additional GEC requirements for licensure - 15 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.
General elective - 0-1 hour
Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total for graduation to a minimum of 120.
Required GEC credit hours (43-47 hours)
Total required Education core (34-36 hours)
Required courses for major (27 hours)
Additional requirements for licensure (15 hours)
General elective (0-1 hours)
120 minimum hours required for graduation.
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
If you'd like to include an ADDITIONAL licensure endorsement for Pre-K-K or Pre-K-3 or Special Education, you will find the requirements here.