Course Descriptions

Course Name Prerequisites Credits Minimum Grades and Prerequisites
EC334 - Investments FI312 3
EC350 - United States Economic History 3
EC420 - World Trade and International Business EC204, MG300 3
EC490 - Economics Internship 3 or 6 Junior or Senior status, a minimum 2.8 GPA, and a letter of recommendation from a Business and Economics department professor.
EC570 - Managerial Economics MA550 3
ED101A - Field Experience 1
ED200 - Principles of Education EN101 3
ED209 - Multimedia in the Classroom 3
ED228 - Literature for Children 3 Passing grade of C or better in ED 200.
ED300 - Field Experiences for Elementary Education 1 A grade of a C or better in ED200.
ED301 - Field Experiences for Education Majors 1 A grade of "C" or better in Education 300 (elementary education majors only) and passing Praxis Core.
ED302 - Field Experiences for Education Majors 1 A grade of "C" or better in Education 300 and 301 for elementary majors, 301 for secondary majors, passing Praxis Core.
ED303 - Teaching Reading: Instructional Practices 3 A grade of "C" or better in ED 200 and passing Praxis Core.
ED304 - Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas 3 A grade of "C" or better in ED200.
ED307 - Educational Psychology 3 PS101 or PS204
ED310 - History and Philosophy of Education 3 A grade of "C" or better in Education 200.
ED312 - Foundations of Teaching Reading 3 A grade of "C" or better in ED200.
ED320 - The Exceptional Child 3
ED345 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School 3 A grade of "C" or better in ED 355 or EE 309, pass Praxis Core.
ED346 - Methods of Teaching Science in the Elementary School 3 A grade of "C" or better in ED 355 or EE 309, passing Praxis Core.
ED347 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School 3 Pass Praxis Core, a grade of "C" or better in ED 355 or EE 309.
ED349 - Teaching Language Arts in the Elementary School 3 Pass Praxis Core, a grade of "C" or better ED 355 or EE 309.
ED355 - Principles of Effective Teaching in the Elementary Classroom 3 A grade of "C" or better in ED200.
ED401 - Classroom Assessment 3 A grade of "C" or better in ED355.
ED412 - Diagnostic Assessment and Prescriptive Teaching of Reading 3 “A grade of “C” or better in ED312 and passing Praxis Core score
ED452 - Clinical Practice 12 Passing scores on all licensure required examinations, 2.75 cumulative GPA and clearance by the SC Department of Education. Generally, this course is taken only after all other major course work is completed.
ED458 - STEAM I: Instructional Design 3 A grade of "C" or higher in ED 346 OR a bachelor's degree or higher and initial, professional, or alternative route certificate a the early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, or PK-12 level.
ED459 - STEAM II: Instructional Methods 3 A grade of "C" or higher in ED 346 OR a bachelor's degree or higher and initial, professional, or alternative route certificate at the early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, or PK-12 level.
ED460 - STEAM III: Assessment 3 A grade of "C" or higher in ED 458.
ED461 - STEAM IV: Implementation 3 A grade of "C" or higher in ED 458.