Education for Instruction Major (B.A. or B.S. degree)

The Education for Instruction Degree program at Jacksonville University prepares students for the 21st century world by structuring educational pedagogy with multiple opportunities to be engaged in realistic applications in the community. Graduates from this program will be prepared to provide frontline education, instruction, presentations, and leadership in all aspects of community development. The program is designed to allow students a strong liberal arts experience, coupled with transdisciplinary classes across the JU campus.

Major Requirements

All Education for Instruction majors must complete the following 36-credit Core and one 15-credit hour Concentration area.

Education for Instruction Core requirements:

EDU 102Human Development & Learning

3

EDU 103PM 1 - Intro Found in Educatn

3

EDU 115PM 2 - ESOL 1-Cross Cultural

3

EDU 231Meeting Needs Diverse Lnrnrs

3

EDU 303Promoting Safety Cris Prevntn

3

EDU 306WIIntroduction to Leadership

3

EDU 312SIIntro to Civic Engagement

3

EDU 401Measrmnt,Eval, & Assmnt in Ed

3

EDU 432Effctv Instructnl Strategies

3

EDU 457Mainstreaming & Class Manageme

3

ENT 481Entrepreneurship & New Economy

3

EDU 486Rdg &Lrn Skls Cont Mid/Hi Tch

3

Total Credit Hours:36

Required Education for Instruction Concentration

Students must select one of the following 15-credit hour concentration areas:

Community Education requirements:

EDU 230Literacy Mentoring

3

EDU 313Military Childrn and Families

3

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Nine 9 additional credit hours in any Service Learning Classes across campus

9

Literacy Education requirements:

ELE 311Foundations Reading Instruct

3

ELE 313App Rsrch Based Instrctn Prac

3

ELE 413Foundations of Reading Assmnt

3

ELE 417Foundatn and App Diffrntiated

3

ELE 423

3

Stem requirements:

EDU 317

3

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Twelve-12-additional-credit-hours-in-STEM-courses-at-the-200-level-or-above

12

Tesol requirements:

EDU 248ESOL 2 - Methods of Teaching

3

EDU 349ESOL 3 - Curr and Materials

3

EDU 455ESOL 4 - Applied Linguistics

3

EDU 456ESOL 5 - Testing and Eval

3

EDU 480Preparing Lessons in TESOL

3

Waterfront Program Education requirements:

EDU 320Waterfront Safety

3

EDU 420

3

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Nine 9 additional credit hours in waterfront activities Instructor certifications

9

Total Credit Hours:15

Total Credit Hours: 51

(Includes Education for Instruction Core and Concentration area)

Education for Instruction Major Important Notes:

  • A minimum of a "C" (2.0) average for all work taken at JU.
  • Students must choose a concentration during their sophomore year.
  • All EI courses are created for EI students, open classroom seats maybe offered to students outside the School of Education, only with Chair signature.