PATHWAY CHECK SHEET

This content pathway list is a required part of the Elementary Education major if a student has an AAOT or similar degree from a Community College. Students who transfer in with an AAOT or similar degree will have the General Education Core requirement met at EOU. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major and all courses must be taken for a letter grade.

REQUIRED EDUCATION COURSE

Course #	Title [and course information]	Credit(s)	Prerequisites(s)
ED 242	Education Concepts	3

LITERATURE REQUIREMENT

Choose one of the following courses 

ENGL 136	Various Themes [AEH]	4	College reading & writing
ENGL 201	Shakespeare [AEH]	4	WR 121

LIFE SCIENCE REQUIREMENT

Choose one of the following courses (the * means the course is recommended by the program) 

BIOL 101*	Intro to Biology [SMI]	3	MATH 070
BIOL 211	Principles of Biology [SMI]	4	MATH 111
SCI 104	Intro to Life Sciences [SMI]	4	MATH 070
	ANS 121 or FOR 111 transfer can be used for this requirement

EARTH SCIENCE REQUIREMENT

Choose one of the following courses (the * means the course is recommended by the program) 

GEOG 106	Physical Geography [SMI]	5
SCI 102*	Intro to Earth Science Practices [SMI,UWR]	4	MATH 070

PHYSICAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT

Choose one of the following courses (the * means the course is recommended by the program) 

CHEM 101	Intro to Chemistry w/lab [SMI]	4	MATH 095
CHEM 204	General Chemistry w/lab [SMI]	5	MATH 111 or equivalent
PHYS 201	General Physics w/lab [SMI]	4	MATH 111, 112 or equivalent
SCI 101*	Intro to Physical Science Practices [SMI,UWR]	4	MATH 070
SCI 103*	Matter [SMI]	4	MATH 070

MATH REQUIREMENT

Take the following 3 math courses 

Course #	Title [and course information]	Credit(s)	Prerequisites(s)
MATH 211	Found Elem Math I [SMI]	4	MATH 095
MATH 212	Found Elem Math II [SMI]	4	MATH 095
MATH 213	Found Elem Math III [SMI]	4	MATH 095

WORLD HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY REQUIREMENT

Choose one of the following courses 

HIST 111	World History to 1500 [SSC]	5
HIST 112	World History Since 1500 [SSC]	5
GEOG 105	Cultural Geography [SSC]	5

US HISTORY OR POLITICAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT

Choose one of the following courses 

HIST 201	US History to 1865 [SSC,DPD]	5	College level reading/writing
HIST 202	US History since 1865 [SSC,DPD]	5	College level reading/writing
POLS 101	American National Government [SSC,DPD,UWR]	5

WRITING REQUIREMENT (2 COURSES)

Take any two writing courses 

WR	Take any writing course	varies	Check course for pre-reqs
WR	Take any writing course	varies	Check course for pre-reqs

All courses are required for this pathway

Last update April 2017