Elementary Education | Rider University Academic Catalog

Elementary Education | Rider University Academic Catalog
Elementary Education
2025-2026 Catalog
Program Overview
The elementary education program at Rider’s College of Education and Human Services prepares students for fulfilling teaching careers in America’s diverse society.  The College of Education and Human Services is accredited by the
Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP
, the highest accreditation possible in teacher education and we offer graduates added value and recognition nationwide when seeking employment or admission to graduate study.
Curriculum Overview
As they begin their path to becoming effective and skilled elementary school teachers, students in Rider’s elementary education program engage in studies that provide an academic background for those subjects they will be teaching. Elementary Education majors have three pathways to choose from. They may select a second major in the College of Arts & Sciences or complete one of two stand-alone majors in the College of Education:
Elementary Education: Multidisciplinary Studies
or
Elementary Education: STEM Studies
The fulfillment of the requirements of the second major in liberal arts or of the standalone education majors, together with general studies courses, provides a substantial liberal studies background as well as a foundation for professional development.
In addition, elementary education majors can elect to pursue the following minors, early childhood; middle school; English as a second language; bilingual education; and special education.  Please see the Minor Requirements tab on this page for further information on these programs.
Degree Offered
B.A. in Elementary Education
Contact
Susan Dougherty, Ed.D.
Associate  Professor and Chairperson
Department of Teacher Education
Bierenbaum Fisher Hall
609-896-5162
sdougherty@rider.edu
Program Website:
Elementary Education
Associated Department:
Department of Teacher Education
Accreditation Information
Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP)
Related Programs
Secondary Education
Elementary education majors may select one of three main paths. They may select a
second major in the College of Arts & Sciences or complete one of two stand-alone majors in the College of Education:
Elementary Education: Multidisciplinary Studies
or
Elementary Education: STEM Studies
Students opting to complete a second major in the College of Arts & Sciences may complete any second major in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences or the School of Science, Technology, and Mathematics or
a second major in dance studies, music production, or theater in the School of Communication, Media & Performing Arts.  Students interested in special education might consider the dual major in Elementary Education and Psychology with Special Education, although the special education minor can be added to any of the elementary education major options described above.
The fulfillment of these second major or concentration requirements together with the general studies courses provides a substantial liberal studies background as well as a foundation for professional development. In addition to completing these requirements, all Rider University students are required to complete the
Engaged Learning
requirements.
Please refer to the
second major options
below.
Elementary Education General Studies and Academic Major Requirements
(84 credits minimum)
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
or
BHP 100
Honors Seminar: Great Ideas I
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
or
BHP 150
Honors Seminar: Great Ideas II
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
COM 104
Speech Communication
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
Fine Arts elective
Foreign Language elective
History elective
Literature elective
Science elective (without lab)
Science Elective (with lab)
Social Science Elective (may be used toward a minor, including
PSY 230
PSY 212
PSY 237
PSY 330
MCS 110
Technology Elective (SPED minors will take
TEC 404
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
General Studies Electives (number varies according to second major; may be used towards a minor)
0-5
Requirements of a selected academic major (number of credits varies according to major)
32-54*
* Some high credit second majors are not included in the credit range above.
Professional Education
(36 credits)
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
Methodology, curriculum and instruction courses, with associated field experiences:
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Capstone professional semester of full-time student teaching:
Total Credits
36
For proper course placement please
visit this website.
Prior to registration into the formal sequence of education methods courses (ELD & SED courses), students must have met the criteria established by the Department of Teacher Education to demonstrate basic knowledge.  See the Department of Teacher Education Student Handbook for an explanation of the ways in which the criteria can be met.
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area 6 months prior to beginning student teaching.
Note: Students may be required to fulfill entrance requirements for certain second majors.
Second Major Options
The options below are for students choosing to major in Elementary Education who will earn a second major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
College of Arts and Sciences Majors
Behavioral Neuroscience
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Communication Studies
Criminal Justice
Dance Studies
Earth Sciences
English with a Literature Concentration
English with a Writing Concentration
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Studies
Film and Television
Graphic Design
Health Sciences
History
Journalism
Mathematics
Music Production
Political Science
Psychology
Public Relations
Radio and Podcasting
Social Media Strategies
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish
Sports Media
Theatre: Design and Technology Concentration
Theatre: Theatre-Making Concentration
Elementary Education Minor Requirements
Undergraduate elementary education majors can elect to pursue the following minors, certifications and endorsements:
Early Childhood / Elementary Dual Licensure
Special Education
Elementary Education and Interdisciplinary Minor in Special Education with a Second Major in a Content Area
, OR  Elementary Education: Multidisciplinary Studies, OR Elementary Education: STEM Studies
Elementary Education and Interdisciplinary Minor in Special Education with a Second Major in Psychology
Bilingual Education
English as a Second Language
Middle School Education:
with a Subject Matter Specialization in mathematics, English, social studies, or science
with a Subject Matter Specialization in Chinese
French
, or
Spanish
Certificate in Technology
Early Childhood/Elementary Dual Licensure Program
The early childhood/elementary dual licensure program leads to two teaching certificates: preschool through third grade (P–3) and elementary (kindergarten through sixth grade). In addition to the professional education courses required of elementary education students, students in this dual licensure program are required to take the following 12-credit sequence of courses:
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
PSY 230
Child Development
ECE 200
Infant and Toddler Care and Education
ECE 332
Families, Community, and Diversity in Early Childhood Education
ECE 450
Language, Literacy, and Learning Across Domains in Early Childhood
This program is available to any student who maintains a 2.75 GPA and meets all other requirements for admission and retention in the elementary education program.
Note
: Students seeking early childhood certification are required to also take and pass the Early Childhood Praxis test (5025) prior to student teaching.
For information regarding this program please contact:
Susan Dougherty, Ed.D.
Associate  Professor and Chairperson
Department of Teacher Education
Bierenbaum Fisher Hall
609-896-5162
sdougherty@rider.edu
Elementary Education and Interdisciplinary Minor in Special Education with a Second Major in a Content Area OR Elementary Education: Multidisciplinary Studies OR Elementary Education: STEM Studies
The elementary education interdisciplinary minor in special education is designed for students majoring in elementary education and a content area (other than psychology) who wish to effectively work with students with disabilities, particularly in inclusive settings. This program includes the courses required by the New Jersey Department of Education for a Teacher of Students with Disabilities licensure endorsement.
The 21-credit sequence of courses is to be taken in addition to the requirements of both the elementary education and content area majors. The required courses may be included as general studies electives where appropriate. Students enrolled in the interdisciplinary minor in special education are required to maintain a GPA of 2.75. The following courses are required for this program:
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
SPE 201
Foundations in Special Education and Inclusive Practice
SPE 202
Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Low-Incidence Disabilities
SPE 303
Assessment and Instruction for Students with Disabilities
SPE 304
Assessment and Instruction in the Inclusive Classroom
PSY 212
Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis
PSY 237
Cognitive Disabilities
TEC 404
Assistive and Augmentative Technology for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Disabilities
Total Credits
21
For information regarding this program please contact:
Diane Casale-Giannola,
Ed.D.
Professor
Bierenbaum Fisher Hall
609-896-5078
dgiannola@rider.edu
Elementary Education and Interdisciplinary Minor in Special Education with a Second Major in Psychology
This interdisciplinary minor in special education is designed for undergraduate students who are enrolled in elementary education with a second major in psychology. In addition to the courses required for the elementary education major, students enrolled in the minor program are required to take a specific sequence of courses within the psychology major. The following 15-credit sequence of courses is designed to teach concepts and applications in special education:
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
SPE 201
Foundations in Special Education and Inclusive Practice
SPE 202
Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Low-Incidence Disabilities
SPE 303
Assessment and Instruction for Students with Disabilities
SPE 304
Assessment and Instruction in the Inclusive Classroom
TEC 404
Assistive and Augmentative Technology for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Disabilities
Total Credits
15
Students enrolled in the interdisciplinary minor in special education are required to maintain a GPA of 2.75. The prescribed sequence of courses fulfills the requirements for a New Jersey Endorsement for Teacher of Students with Disabilities. Graduates of this dual licensure program also receive certification in elementary education.
For information regarding this program please contact:
Diane Casale-Giannola,
Ed.D.
Professor
Bierenbaum Fisher Hall
609-896-5078
dgiannola@rider.edu
Bilingual Education
Certification in bilingual education is available to elementary education majors and secondary education majors who upon completion of the program have demonstrated competence in both English and another language. Candidates for this certification will complete:
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
Multicultural Studies Elective
EDU 320
Introduction to Linguistics and Psycholinguistics
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
EDU 420
Teaching a Second Language
EDU 460
Educating and Evaluating the Bilingual Child
Total Credits
12
Language proficiency evaluations such as the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and Written Proficiency Test (WPT) are required.
Possible multicultural electives:
SPA 102
SPA 311
SPA 325
MCS 110
MCS 220
MCS 280
AMS 210
AMS 212
COM 252
HIS 307
POL 235
SOC 207
For information regarding this program please contact:
Maria Villalobos-Buehner, Ph.D.
Professor
Fine Arts
609-895-5596
mvillalobos@rider.edu
English as a Second Language
Certification in English as a second language (ESL) is available to elementary and secondary education majors. It may be achieved by an additional 3-6 credits by majors in English or a foreign language (French, German or Spanish). All candidates for this certification will complete:
(15 credits)
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
EDU 320
Introduction to Linguistics and Psycholinguistics
Multicultural Studies elective
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
EDU 420
Teaching a Second Language
EDU 460
Educating and Evaluating the Bilingual Child
Total Credits
15
Possible multicultural electives:
SPA 102
SPA 311
SPA 325
MCS 110
MCS 220
MCS 280
AMS 210
AMS 212
COM 252
HIS 307
POL 235
SOC 207
For information regarding this program please contact:
Maria Villalobos-Buehner, Ph.D.
Professor
Fine Arts
609-895-5596
mvillalobos@rider.edu
Middle School Education
The minor in middle school education leads to an endorsement in middle school teaching of either English, mathematics, social studies, science, Chinese, French or Spanish. In order to qualify for the middle school endorsement, students must major in elementary education, minor in middle school education, take the required five credits in middle school education listed below, take a minimum of 15 credits in one of the above disciplines, and must also take the Middle School Praxis test for their content area.
In addition to the professional education courses required of elementary education students, students in this program are required to take:
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
ELD 350
Early Adolescence
ELD 360
Structure and Culture of Middle School Classroom
Select one of the following, depending upon your discipline:
EDU 420
Teaching a Second Language (required for students completing a specialization in Chinese, French, or Spanish)
ELD 380
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School
ELD 385
Teaching Science in the Middle School
ELD 390
Teaching Social Studies in the Middle School
ELD 395
Literacy Learning in the Middle School
Total Credits
For information regarding this program please contact:
Susan Dougherty, Ed.D.
Associate  Professor and Chairperson
Department of Teacher Education
Bierenbaum Fisher Hall
609-896-5162
sdougherty@rider.edu
In addition to the Middle School Education requirements above, students who specialize in Chinese, French, or Spanish must complete the following required courses:
Middle School Minor with a Subject Matter Specialization in Chinese
(20 credits: 15 credits shown below plus 5 credits for the Middle School Education Minor)
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
Complete the following courses:
CHI 100
Chinese I
CHI 101
Chinese II
CHI 200
Chinese III
CHI 201
Chinese IV
CHI 300
Advanced Chinese Reading and Composition
Total Credits
15
Middle School Minor with a Subject Matter Specialization in French
(20 credits:
15 credits shown below plus 5 credits for the Middle School Education Minor)
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
Complete the following courses:
FRE 200
French III
FRE 201
French IV
FRE 300
French Composition/Translation
FRE 305
An Introduction to French Literature
FRE 320
French Phonetics and Conversation
Total Credits
15
If placement is at the 300 level or above, two additional courses at the 300 level or above are needed to replace the 200 level courses.
Middle School Minor with a Subject Matter Specialization in Spanish
(20 credits: 15 credits shown below plus 5 credits for the Middle School Education Minor)
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
Complete the following courses:
SPA 200
Spanish III
SPA 201
Spanish IV
SPA 300
Advanced Grammar & Composition
SPA 302
Writing and Translating
Select one course from the following:
SPA 320
Introduction to Spanish Literature
SPA 325
Introduction to Latin-American/Latino Literature
SPA 403
Medieval Literature
SPA 410
Modern Hispanic Poetry
SPA 411
Modern Spanish Novel
SPA 412
Theater and Film of the Hispanic World
SPA 413
The Hispanic Short Story: Transatlantic Connections
SPA 415
Spanish Renaissance
SPA 416
The Spanish Golden Age
Total Credits
15
If placement is at the 300 level or above, two additional courses at the 300 level or above are needed to replace the 200 level courses.
For information regarding the Chinese, French or Spanish specializations please contact:
Maria Villalobos-Buehner, Ph.D.
Professor
Fine Arts
609-895-5596
mvillalobos@rider.edu
Certificate in Technology
Students enrolled in education who successfully complete nine credits in technology-based courses are eligible for a Rider University Certificate in Technology indicating proficiency in instructional technology. Transfer students may transfer in a maximum of three credits for an appropriate technology course. The certificate is issued by the Department of Teacher Education and is obtained from the chair of the department.
For information regarding this certificate please contact:
Susan Dougherty, Ed.D.
Associate  Professor and Chairperson
Department of Teacher Education
Bierenbaum Fisher Hall
609-896-5162
sdougherty@rider.edu
Academic Plans of Study
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Elementary Education / Behavioral Neuroscience
Elementary Education / Biochemistry
Elementary Education / Biology
Elementary Education / Chemistry
Elementary Education / Communication Studies
Elementary Education / Criminal Justice
Elementary Education / Dance
Studies
Elementary Education / Earth Science
Elementary Education / English Literature Concentration
Elementary Education / English Writing Concentration
Elementary Education / Environmental Sciences
Elementary Education / Environmental Studies
Elementary Education / Film and Television
Elementary Education / Graphic Design
Elementary Education / Health Sciences
Elementary Education / History
Elementary Education / Journalism
Elementary Education / Mathematics
Elementary Education / Music Production
Elementary Education / Political Scienc
Elementary Education / Psychology
Elementary Education / Public Relation
Elementary Education / Radio and Podcasting
Elementary Education / Social Media Strategies
Elementary Education / Social Work
Elementary Education / Sociology
Elementary Education / Spanish
Elementary Education / Sports Media
Elementary Education / Theatre: Design and Technology
Elementary Education / Theatre:  Theatre Making Concentration
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Behavioral Neuroscience
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
BIO 115
115L
Principles of Biology I
and Principles of Biology I Lab
CHE 120
Principles of Chemistry
CHE 121
Principles of Chemistry Lab
MTH 105
Algebra and Trigonometry
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
BIO 116
116L
Principles of Biology II
and Principles of Biology II Lab
CHE 122
Intro to Chemical Systems
CHE 123
Quantitative Methods Lab
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
17
Year 2
Fall Semester
BNS 250
250L
Biostatistics
and Biostatistics Lab
BNS 275
275L
Behavioral Neuroscience
and Behavioral Neuroscience Lab
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
History Elective
Foreign Language Elective
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
BCH 225
225L
Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry
and Introduction to Organic & Biochemistry Lab
BNS 310
310L
Neurobiology
and Neurobiology Lab
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
17
Year 3
Fall Semester
BNS 360
360L
Neurochemistry
and Neurochemistry Lab
or
BNS 375
375L
Neuroethology: Circuits of Behavior
and Neuroethology Lab
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Fine Arts Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
Select two Biology/Psychology electives:
BIO 260
or higher with a lab
Psy 200 or higher
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Semester Credit Hours
14
Year 4
Fall Semester
BNS 415
Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience
BNS 360
360L
Neurochemistry
and Neurochemistry Lab
or
BNS 375
375L
Neuroethology: Circuits of Behavior
and Neuroethology Lab
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
125
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Biochemistry
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
BIO 115
115L
Principles of Biology I
and Principles of Biology I Lab
CHE 120
Principles of Chemistry
CHE 121
Principles of Chemistry Lab
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
MTH 210
Calculus I
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
BIO 116
116L
Principles of Biology II
and Principles of Biology II Lab
CHE 122
Intro to Chemical Systems
CHE 123
Quantitative Methods Lab
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
MTH 211
Calculus II
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 2
Fall Semester
BIO 260
260L
Principles of Biology: Evolution, Diversity, and Biology of Cells
and Principle of Biology: Cells Lab
CHE 211
CHE 214L
Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry II Lab
COM 104
Speech Communication
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Foreign Language Elective
Social Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
20
Spring Semester
BIO 265
265L
Genetics
and Genetics Lab
CHE 214
214L
Organic Chemistry II
and Organic Chemistry II Lab
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
20
Year 3
Fall Semester
BCH 325
Biochemistry
BCH 326
Biochem and Enzymology I Lab
CHE 250
250L
Quantitative Analysis and Statistics Methods
and Quantitative Analysis and Statistical Methods Lab
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
PHY 200
200L
General Physics I
and General Physics I Lab
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
BCH 400
Advanced Biochemistry
BCH 430
Advanced Lab Techniques in Biochemistry
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
Fine Arts Elective
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
19
Year 4
Fall Semester
BCH 490
Independent Study: Research and Creative Expression
CHE 305
Physical Chemistry I
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Advanced Biochemistry Elective Course
3-4
Advanced Biochemistry Elective Course
3-4
Semester Credit Hours
18-20
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
141-143
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring semester of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently.  Students must pass all sections of the Core Academic Skills for Educators Test (Test Code 5752) in order to register for these courses.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. Students must present evidence of a passing score on the Praxis Subject Assessments test:  Elementary Education Multiple Subjects test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.
Five or more credits of upper level biochemistry courses required.  At least two of the five credits must be connected to laboratory courses.
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Biology
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
MTH 105
or
MTH 106
Algebra and Trigonometry
or Precalculus
BIO 115
115L
Principles of Biology I
and Principles of Biology I Lab
CHE 120
Principles of Chemistry
CHE 121
Principles of Chemistry Lab
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
BIO 116
116L
Principles of Biology II
and Principles of Biology II Lab
CHE 122
Intro to Chemical Systems
CHE 123
Quantitative Methods Lab
MTH 210
or
BNS 250
Calculus I
or Biostatistics
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 2
Fall Semester
BIO 260
260L
Principles of Biology: Evolution, Diversity, and Biology of Cells
and Principle of Biology: Cells Lab
CHE 211
211L
or
BCH 225
Organic Chemistry I
or Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Foreign Language Elective
Social Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
BIO 265
BIO 260L
Genetics
and Principle of Biology: Cells Lab
COM 104
Speech Communication
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 3
Fall Semester
BIO 350
350L
General Ecology
and General Ecology Lab
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
History Elective
Literature Elective
Choose either sequence:
PHY 100
100L
Principles of Physics I
and Principles of Physics I Lab
or
PHY 200
200L
General Physics I
and General Physics I Lab
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Fine Arts Elective
One Upper-Level BIO, BCH or BNS Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 4
Fall Semester
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
Senior Capstone
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
125
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
. All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Chemistry
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CHE 120
Principles of Chemistry
CHE 121
Principles of Chemistry Lab
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 210
Calculus I
Foreign Language Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
CHE 122
Intro to Chemical Systems
CHE 123
Quantitative Methods Lab
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
MTH 211
Calculus II
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Semester Credit Hours
14
Year 2
Fall Semester
CHE 211
211L
Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry I Lab
COM 104
Speech Communication
Fine Arts Elective
PHY 100
100L
Principles of Physics I
and Principles of Physics I Lab
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
CHE 214
214L
Organic Chemistry II
and Organic Chemistry II Lab
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Social Science Elective
PHY 101
101L
Principles of Physics II
and Principles of Physics II Lab
Semester Credit Hours
17
Year 3
Fall Semester
CHE 305
Physical Chemistry I
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
CHE 250
250L
Quantitative Analysis and Statistics Methods
and Quantitative Analysis and Statistical Methods Lab
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 4
Fall Semester
BCH 325
Biochemistry
CHE 315
Inorganic Chemistry
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Advanced Chemistry Course
Advanced Laboratory Courses
Semester Credit Hours
19
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
125
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Select one course from CHE or BCH at the 300-level or above.
Select laboratory courses from CHE or BCH at the 300-level or above.  Some lab courses are 1-credit and some are 2-credits.  See course descriptions for details.
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Communication Studies
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
COM 105
Communication, Culture and Media
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
History Elective
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
Fine Arts Elective
Foreign Language Elective
Science Elective (bio/phy)
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 2
Fall Semester
COM 107
Writing for the Media
COM 131
Fundamentals of Video Production
COM 264
Digital Media: Theory and Practice
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
COM 201
or
COM 205
Communication Theory
or Persuasion
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Communications Elective
Science Elective with a lab (bio/phy)
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 3
Fall Semester
COM 204
Advanced Speech Communication
COM 252
Intercultural Communication
COM 207
or
COM 237
Social Media and Social Change
or Rhetoric in the Digital Age
COM 302
Communication Ethics
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
COM 251
or
COM 318
Interpersonal Communication
or Gender and Communication
COM 301
Communication Law
COM 350
Team & Group Communication
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
Social Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 4
Fall Semester
COM 332
or
COM 304
Topics in Advanced Podcasting and Radio
or Rhetoric for Politics and Law
COM 348
Communication Research Methods
COM 452
or
COM 491
Seminar in Communication Studies
or Internship in Communication
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
131
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Criminal Justice
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
SOC 101
Sociological Imagination
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
Foreign Language
PHL 115
Ethics
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
SOC 119
Introduction to Criminal Justice: Police, Courts, Corrections
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 2
Fall Semester
SOC 206
Deviance and Crime
Category III Course
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Science Elective (BIO / PHY)
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
Category III Course
Category IV Course
Fine Arts Elective
Science Elective with Lab (BIO / PHY)
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 3
Fall Semester
Category II Course
Category III Course
Category IV Course
Literature Elective
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
SOC 307
Criminal Justice Practice
Category IV Course
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 4
Fall Semester
Cateogry V Course
Category V Course
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
SOC 460
Criminal Justice Senior Seminar
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
15
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
125
For proper course placement please
visit this website.
Please see requirements for
Criminal Justice Major
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching.
The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Dance Studies
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
DAN 105
Survey of Dance History
DAN 111
Dance Lab
DAN 112
Ballet I
DAN 151
Modern Dance I
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
Foreign Language Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
DAN 111
Dance Lab
DAN 113
Ballet II
DAN 152
Modern Dance II
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
14
Year 2
Fall Semester
DAN 111
Dance Lab
DAN 201
Ballet III
DAN 210
Rider Dances: Repertory & Productions
DAN 215
Improvisation and Embodiment
DAN 251
Modern Dance III
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Arts History Elective
Science Elective with a lab (bio/phy)
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
DAN 100
Contemporary Dance Forms
DAN 111
Dance Lab
DAN 202
Ballet IV
DAN 220
Dance Composition
Dance Elective (studio credit)
General Studies Electives
Science Elective (bio/phy)
Social Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 3
Fall Semester
DAN 111
Dance Lab
DAN 350
History of Ballet, Modern & Jazz Dance
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Arts History Elective
Dance Elective (non-studio)
Studio Elective2
Semester Credit Hours
20
Spring Semester
DAN 111
Dance Lab
DAN 450
Pedagogy and Methodology in Dance
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
History Elective
Studio Electives
Semester Credit Hours
14
Year 4
Fall Semester
DAN 111
Dance Lab
DAN 460
Movement Theory and Somatic Practice
DAN 498
Senior Capstone
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Literature Elective
Studio Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
123
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring semester of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching.  The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Film and Television
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
FTV 135
Filmmaking I
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
Foreign Language Elective
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
FTV 230
Foundations of Film, Television and Radio
FTV 231
Film and Television Workshop
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Social Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 2
Fall Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
FMS 284
or
ENG 284
Language of Film Analysis
or Language of Film Analysis
FTV 231
Film and Television Workshop
FTV 235
Filmmaking II
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
FTV 231
Film and Television Workshop
FTV 238
Screenplay Fundamentals
FMS 251
or
ENG 281
Global Film History: 1961 to Present
or Global Film History: Origins to 1960
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Fine Arts Elective
Science Elective with a lab
Semester Credit Hours
17
Year 3
Fall Semester
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Filmmaking Elective
FTV Elective Course
Science Elective (BIO/PHY)
FMS 250
or
ENG 280
Global Film History: Origins to 1960
or Special Topics in Literature
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
Two Filmmaking Electives
Two FTV Electives
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 4
Fall Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
FMS 484
Seminar in Cinema Studies
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
125
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
. All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Earth Sciences
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
MAR 120
Oceanography
MAR 121
Introductory Oceanography Lab
MTH 105
Algebra and Trigonometry
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
ENV 100
100L
Introduction to Environmental Sciences
and Introduction to Environmental Sciences Lab
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
ENV 220
Weather and Climate Change
GEO 100
Earth Systems Science
GEO 102
Earth Materials and Processes Lab
Foreign Language
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 2
Fall Semester
CHE 120
Principles of Chemistry
CHE 121
Principles of Chemistry Lab
ENV 200
200L
Statistical and Computer Applications in the Natural Sciences
and Statistical and Computer Applications in the Natural Sciences Lab
PHY 180
Astronomy
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Two Major Concentration Requirements or Electives
6-8
Social Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15-17
Year 3
Fall Semester
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
ENV 340
Field Methods and Data Analysis (
or other Major Concentration Requirement or Elective
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Fine Arts Elective
One Major Concentration Requirement or Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Two Major Concentration Requirements or Electives
6-8
Semester Credit Hours
15-17
Year 4
Fall Semester
Two Major Concentration Requirements or Elective
6-8
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Semester Credit Hours
15-17
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
122-128
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
For choices see Concentrations for list of Requirements and Electives. Courses selected should be made with the approval of the Earth Sciences academic advisor.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / English Literature Concentration
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
COM 104
Speech Communication
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
History Elective
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
Foreign Language Elective
General Studies Elective
Science Elective (BIO or PHY)
Social Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 2
Fall Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
ENG 240
Contemporary Literary Lenses
ENG 250
Literary History I
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
ENG 251
Literary History II
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Fine Arts Elective
Science Elective with Lab (BIO or PHY)
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 3
Fall Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
ENG 300 Level Course (Language and Linguistics/Historical Survey Category)
ENG 300 Level Course (Language and Linguistics/Historical Survey Category)
ENG 300 Level Course (Language and Linguistics/Historical Survey Category)
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ENG 300 Level Course (Language and Linguistics/Historical Survey Category)
ENG 300 Level Course (Language and Linguistics/Historical Survey Category)
ENG 300 Level Course (Genre/Theoretical/Sub-Genre Category)
General Studies Elective
General Studies Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 4
Fall Semester
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
ENG 300 or 400 Level Course (Any Category)
ENG 400
Level Course (Seminar Category)
ENG 400
Level Course (Any Category)
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
120
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently.  Students must pass all sections of the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Test (Test Cole 5752) in order to register for these courses.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. Students must present evidence of a passing score on the Praxis Subject Assessments test:  Elementary Education Multiple Subjects test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / English Writing Concentration
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
COM 104
Speech Communication
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
History Elective
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
ENG 206
Introduction to Creative Writing
Foreign Language Elective
Science Elective (BIO or PHY)
Social Science Elective (
PSY 230
PSY 212
PSY 237
PSY 330
MCS 110
, etc.)
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 2
Fall Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
ENG 240
Contemporary Literary Lenses
ENG 250
Literary History I
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
ENG 251
Literary History II
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
ENG 300 Level Writing/Genre Course
Science Elective with a Lab (BIO or PHY)
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 3
Fall Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
ENG 300 Level Literature Course
ENG 300 Level Writing/Genre Course
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ENG 300 Level Writing/Genre Course
ENG 300 Level Literature Course
ENG 300 Level Writing/Genre Course
Fine Arts Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 4
Fall Semester
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
ENG 300 Level Writing Course
ENG 300 Level Writing Course
ENG 400
Level Writing Course
General Studies Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
120
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently.  Students must pass all sections of the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Test (Test Code 5752) in order to register for these courses.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. Students  must present evidence of a passing score on the Praxis Subject Assessments test:  Elementary Education Multiple Subjects test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Environmental Sciences
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
BIO 115
115L
Principles of Biology I
and Principles of Biology I Lab
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
ENV 100
100L
Introduction to Environmental Sciences
and Introduction to Environmental Sciences Lab
MTH 105
Algebra and Trigonometry
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
BIO 116
116L
Principles of Biology II
and Principles of Biology II Lab
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
GEO 100
Earth Systems Science
GEO 102
Earth Materials and Processes Lab
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Semester Credit Hours
17
Year 2
Fall Semester
CHE 120
Principles of Chemistry
CHE 121
Principles of Chemistry Lab
ENV 200
200L
Statistical and Computer Applications in the Natural Sciences
and Statistical and Computer Applications in the Natural Sciences Lab
MAR 120
Oceanography
Foreign Language Elective
History Elective
Social Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
CHE 122
Intro to Chemical Systems
CHE 123
Quantitative Methods Lab
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
ENV 220
Weather and Climate Change
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 3
Fall Semester
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
PHY 100
100L
Principles of Physics I
and Principles of Physics I Lab
ENV 205
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
BIO 350
350L
General Ecology
and General Ecology Lab
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
GEO 350
350L
Soil and Surficial Processes
and Soil and Surficial Processes Lab
or
GEO 407
, 407L
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Environmental Science Elective
3-4
Fine Arts Elective
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
19-20
Year 4
Fall Semester
BCH 225
225L
Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry
and Introduction to Organic & Biochemistry Lab
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Environmental Science Elective
3-4
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
19-20
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
133-135
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring semester of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
. All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Environmental Studies
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
BIO 115
115L
Principles of Biology I
and Principles of Biology I Lab
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
ENV 100
100L
Introduction to Environmental Sciences
and Introduction to Environmental Sciences Lab
MTH 105
Algebra and Trigonometry
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
BIO 116
116L
Principles of Biology II
and Principles of Biology II Lab
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
GEO 102
Earth Materials and Processes Lab
Foreign Language Elective
Select one of the following:
GEO 100
Earth Systems Science
GEO 113
Environmental Geology
Semester Credit Hours
17
Year 2
Fall Semester
CHE 120
Principles of Chemistry
CHE 121
Principles of Chemistry Lab
ENV 200
200L
Statistical and Computer Applications in the Natural Sciences
and Statistical and Computer Applications in the Natural Sciences Lab
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Fine Arts Elective
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
ENV 220
Weather and Climate Change
Social Science Elective
One Policy and Humanities Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 3
Fall Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
ENV 205
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
PHY 100
Principles of Physics I
PHY 100L
Principles of Physics I Lab
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
19
Spring Semester
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
Select one of the following:
3-4
GEO 350
350L
Soil and Surficial Processes
and Soil and Surficial Processes Lab
GEO 407
407L
Hydrology and Water Resources
and Hydrology and Water Resources Lab
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
One Policy and Humanities Course
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15-16
Year 4
Fall Semester
BIO 350
350L
General Ecology
and General Ecology Lab
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Two Policy and Humanities Electives (not already taken)
Semester Credit Hours
19
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
133-134
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring semester of the second year.
Policy and Humanities Electives -
HIS 224
PHL 215
POL 328
POL 329
ELD 307
and
ELD 308
must be taken concurrently in the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching.  The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Policy and Humanities Electives (select two not already chosen) -
AMS 304
BHP 259
PHL 215
HIS 224
IND 316
POL 215
POL 328
POL 329
POL 330
SOC 225
Students must have a "C+" or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Graphic Design
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
COM 105
Communication, Culture and Media
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
Foreign Language Elective
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Science Elective with a lab (bio/phy)
Social Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 2
Fall Semester
COM 131
Fundamentals of Video Production
COM 263
History and Principles of Graphic Design
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
Fine Arts Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
COM 202
Color Theory
COM 212
Digital Publication Design
COM 264
Digital Media: Theory and Practice
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 3
Fall Semester
COM 106
Writing for the Communication Professions
COM 204
Advanced Speech Communication
COM 213
Typography
COM 262
Graphic Imaging for Digital Media
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
COM 301
Communication Law
COM 360
Advanced Publication Design and Presentation
COM 361
Photography
COM 462
Advanced Graphic Design and Portfolio
Literature Elective
Science Elective (bio/phy)
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 4
Fall Semester
COM 302
Communication Ethics
COM 366
Project Management in Graphic Design
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
128
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Health Sciences
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
MTH 105
Algebra and Trigonometry
BIO 115
115L
Principles of Biology I
and Principles of Biology I Lab
CHE 120
Principles of Chemistry
CHE 121
Principles of Chemistry Lab
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
BIO 116
116L
Principles of Biology II
and Principles of Biology II Lab
CHE 122
Intro to Chemical Systems
CHE 123
Quantitative Methods Lab
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
Fine Arts Elective
Semester Credit Hours
17
Year 2
Fall Semester
BNS 250
250L
Biostatistics
and Biostatistics Lab
Category I Elective
3-4
COM 104
Speech Communication
Foreign Language Elective
SOC 101
Sociological Imagination
Semester Credit Hours
16-17
Spring Semester
Category I Elective
3-4
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18-19
Year 3
Fall Semester
BIO 221
221L
Human Anatomy & Physiology I
and Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
HTH 205
Introduction to Health Care
Category II Elective
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
20
Spring Semester
BIO 222
222L
Human Anatomy & Physiology II
and Human Anatomy & Phys II Lab
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
HTH 215
Population Health Care Management
PHL 304
Medical Ethics
PSY 345
Health Psychology
SOC 346
Health Care and Society
Semester Credit Hours
19
Year 4
Fall Semester
Category II Elective
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Seminar Capstone in Health Sciences
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
GLS 325
Global Perspectives on Health and Illness
Semester Credit Hours
15
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
137-139
For proper course placement please
visit this website
One course from Category I:
BCH 225
BIO 206
CHE 211
CHE 214
PHY 100
and
PHY 100L
or
PHY 200
and
PHY 200L
PHY 101
and
PHY 101L
or
PHY 201
and
PHY 201L
PSY 220
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently.  Students must pass all sections of the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Test (Test Code 5752) in order to register for these courses.
One course from Category II:
BIO 265
BIO 300
BIO 305
BIO 370
BNS 310
, or
BNS 360
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. Students must present evidence of a passing score on the Praxis Subject Assessments test:  Elementary Education Multiple Subjects test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / History
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
HIS 150
Pre-Modern World: Evolution to Revolution
HIS 160
Seminar in History
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
Foreign Language Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
HIS 151
or
HIS 152
or
HIS 153
World in the Modern Era: Exploration to Globalization
or Contemporary World: Historical Perspectives
or Cold War: A Global History
HIS 180
or
HIS 181
U.S. History I
or U.S. History II
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 2
Fall Semester
HIS 190
or
HIS 191
Europe to 1715
or Europe Since 1715
Upper Level History Elective (HIS 200-399)
Fine Arts Elective
Literature Elective
Science Elective with a Lab (bio/phy)
Semester Credit Hours
13
Spring Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Science Elective (bio/phy)
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
Upper Level History Elective (HIS 200-399)
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 3
Fall Semester
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
HIS 260
Craft of History
Two Upper Level History Electives (HIS 200-399)
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
Technology Elective
Select two of the following:
Upper Level History Electives (HIS 200-399) or
HIS 491
Internship in History
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 4
Fall Semester
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
HIS 460
Research Seminar
Upper Level History Elective (HIS 200-399)
Upper Level History Elective (HIS 200-399)
General Studies Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
122
For proper course placement please
visit this website
Program must include at least two courses at the 200 level and at least two at the 300 level.  At least two courses must be Diversity courses.
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently.  Students must pass all sections of the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Test (Test Code 5752) in order to register for these courses.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. Students must present evidence of a passing score on the Praxis Subject Assessments test:  Elementary Education Multiple Subjects test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Journalism
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
COM 102
Introduction to News Writing
COM 131
Fundamentals of Video Production
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
History Elective
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
COM 105
Communication, Culture and Media
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Science Elective with a lab (bio/phy)
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 2
Fall Semester
COM 210
News Reporting and Writing
COM 211
or
COM 270
or
COM 331
Copy Editing
or Sports Multimedia Reporting
or Television News Production
COM 264
Digital Media: Theory and Practice
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Foreign Language Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
COM 203
Introduction to Social Media
COM 212
or
COM 270
or
COM 380
Digital Publication Design
or Sports Multimedia Reporting
or Broadcast News Practicum
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Literature Elective
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 3
Fall Semester
COM 204
Advanced Speech Communication
COM 316
or
COM 233
Feature Writing
or Writing for Broadcast
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Science Elective (bio/phy)
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
COM 301
Communication Law
COM 315
Computer Assisted Reporting
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
Journalism Elective
Social Science Elective (
PSY 230
PSY 212
PSY 237
PSY 330
MCS 110
, etc.)
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 4
Fall Semester
COM 302
Communication Ethics
COM 415
In-Depth Reporting
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines (
Fine Arts Elective
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Fine Arts Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
128
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
For proper course placement please
visit this website
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently.  Students must pass all sections of the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Test (Test Code 5752) in order to register for these courses.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. Students must present evidence of a passing score on the Praxis Subject Assessments test:  Elementary Education Multiple Subjects test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Mathematics
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
COM 104
Speech Communication
Foreign Language Elective
History Elective
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 210
Calculus I
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
MTH 211
Calculus II
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Social Science Elective
Fine Arts Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 2
Fall Semester
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
MTH 212
Calculus III
MTH 240
Linear Algebra
PHY 200
200L
General Physics I
and General Physics I Lab
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
MTH 250
Differential Equations
MTH 315
Modern Geometry
PHY 201
201L
General Physics II
and General Physics II Lab
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 3
Fall Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
MTH 308
Advanced Calculus
MTH 340
Probability & Statistical Analysis I
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
MTH 410
Complex Analysis
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Mathematics Elective
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 4
Fall Semester
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
MTH 401
Modern Algebra
Mathematics Elective
Mathematics Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
123
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently.  Students must pass all sections of the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Test (Test Code 5752) in order to register for these courses.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. Students must present evidence of a passing score on the Praxis Subject Assessments test:  Elementary Education Multiple Subjects test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Political Science
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
POL 102
Power, Politics and Justice
Foreign Language Elective
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
POL 100
U.S. Politics in Crisis
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Science Elective with lab (BIO/PHY)
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 2
Fall Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Choose one of the following:
POL 239
Modern Political Theory
POL 342
Contemporary Political Theory: Freedom and Authority
POL 343
American Political Thought
POL 345
Justice in Comparative Context
Science Elective (BIO/PHY)
Fine Arts Elective
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
POL 230
Methods of Political Analysis
Choose one of the following:
POL 205
Introduction to Public Policy
POL 300
U.S. Constitutional Law
POL 301
Civil Liberties in the U.S.
POL 325
Public Administration
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 3
Fall Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Choose one of the following:
POL 312
Congressional Politics
POL 313
American Presidency
POL 325
Public Administration
POL 326
Power in American Politics
Upper-level Political Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
POL 491
Internship in Political Science
Choose one of the following:
POL 216
Comparative Political Systems
POL 320
Politics of the Middle East
POL 329
Comparative Environmental Policy
POL 365
Politics of the Developing World
Upper-level Political Science Electives
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 4
Fall Semester
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Choose one of the following:
POL 215
Global Politics
POL 225
Nationalism in World Politics
POL 311
Borders and the State
POL 367
Global Immigration
POL 450
Seminar in Political Science
Two Upper-level Political Science Electives
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
125
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently.  Students must pass all sections of the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Test (Test Code 5752) in order to register for these courses.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. Students must present evidence of a passing score on the Praxis Subject Assessments test:  Elementary Education Multiple Subjects test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Music Production
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
MUS 100
Popular Music Lab
MUS 113
Popular Music Theory I
MUS 113L
Popular Music Theory Lab I
MUS 205
History of Pop and Rock Part I
MUS 213
Digital Composition of Popular Music
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
MUS 100
Popular Music Lab
MUS 114
Popular Music Theory II
MUS 114L
Popular Music Theory Lab II
MUS 206
History of Pop and Rock Part 2
MUS 313
Digital Synthesis
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
19
Year 2
Fall Semester
COM 104
Speech Communication
HIS 150
Pre-Modern World: Evolution to Revolution
MUS 100
Popular Music Lab
MUS 220
Songwriting
Foreign Language Elective
Music Production Elective
Social Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
MUS 100
Popular Music Lab
MUS 221
Popular Music Arranging
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Music Production Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 3
Fall Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
MUS 100
Popular Music Lab
MUS 308
World Music
MUS 316
Digital Mixing and Mastering
Science Elective (bio/phy)
Science Lab
Music Production Elective
Music Production Elective
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
MUS 100
Popular Music Lab
MUS 116
Digital DJing
Literature Elective
Music Production Elective
Science Elective (bio/phy)
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 4
Fall Semester
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
MUS 100
Popular Music Lab
MUS 498
or
MUS 491
Popular Music Culture Capstone
or Internship in Music
Fine Arts Elective
Music Production Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
137
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in eitther the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching.
The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
. All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Psychology
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Foreign Language Elective
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
PSY 105
105L
Introduction to Research in Psychology
and Introduction to Research Methods Lab
200 Level Psychology Developmental Pillar (
PSY 230
PSY 231
PSY 250
or
BHP 212
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 2
Fall Semester
PSY 201
Statistics and Research Design
Fine Arts Elective
200 Level Psychology Biological Foundations Pillar (
PSY 238
or
PSY 255
Literature Elective
Science Elective with Lab (BIO / PHY)
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
200 Level Psychology Cognitive and Behavioral Pillar (
PSY 226
or
BHP 252
200 Level Psychology Social & Personality Pillar (
PSY 215
or
PSY 240
Math Pedagogy Course (
ELD 374
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 3
Fall Semester
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Psychology 200 Level Mental & Behaviorial Health Pillar (
PSY 220
or
PSY 245
Psychology 300 Level Pillar Depth Course 1
General Studies Elective
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
Psychology 300 Level Pillar Depth Course 2
Psychology 300 Level Pillar Depth Course 3
Science Elective (BIO / PHY)
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 4
Fall Semester
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Psychology 300 Level Pillar Depth Course
300 Level Psychology Research Methods w/lab
Semester Credit Hours
13
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
120
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.    All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Public Relations
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
COM 105
Communication, Culture and Media
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
Foreign Language Elective
History Elective
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
COM 107
Writing for the Media
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Science Elective with a lab (bio/phy)
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 2
Fall Semester
COM 131
Fundamentals of Video Production
COM 240
Public Relations
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Fine Arts Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
COM 264
Digital Media: Theory and Practice
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Literature Elective
Science Elective without a lab (BIO/PHY)
Social Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 3
Fall Semester
COM 203
Introduction to Social Media
COM 204
Advanced Speech Communication
COM 212
Digital Publication Design
COM 348
Communication Research Methods
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
COM 301
Communication Law
COM 310
Crisis Communication
COM 316
Feature Writing
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 4
Fall Semester
COM 302
Communication Ethics
COM 341
Public Relations Writing and Strategy
COM 440
Cases & Campaigns in Public Relations
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
128
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
. All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Radio and Podcasting
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
COM 105
Communication, Culture and Media
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
Foreign Language
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
COM 234
Audio Production
Science Elective with a lab (BIO/PHY)
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 2
Fall Semester
COM 107
Writing for the Media
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Fine Arts Elective
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
COM 131
Fundamentals of Video Production
COM 232
Podcasting I
COM 233
Writing for Broadcast
COM 264
Digital Media: Theory and Practice
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 3
Fall Semester
COM 204
Advanced Speech Communication
COM 303
Radio Programming
COM 301
Communication Law
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
COM 203
Introduction to Social Media
COM 332
Topics in Advanced Podcasting and Radio
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Science Elective (bio/phy)
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 4
Fall Semester
COM 302
Communication Ethics
COM 434
Advanced Structure of Sound in Podcasting and Radio
COM 432
or
COM 490
or
COM 491
Radio Station Operations Capstone
or Independent Study: Research and Creative Expression
or Internship in Communication
1-4
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Social Science Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16-19
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
123-126
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Social Media Strategies
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
COM 105
Communication, Culture and Media
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
HIS 150
Pre-Modern World: Evolution to Revolution
Foreign Language Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
COM 203
Introduction to Social Media
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Fine Arts Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 2
Fall Semester
COM 131
Fundamentals of Video Production
COM 240
Public Relations
Science Elective with a lab (bio/phy)
Technology Elective
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
12
Spring Semester
COM 107
Writing for the Media
COM 207
Social Media and Social Change
COM 264
Digital Media: Theory and Practice
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 3
Fall Semester
COM 204
Advanced Speech Communication
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
COM 232
Podcasting I
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Science Elective (bio/phy)
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
COM 261
Introduction to Web Design
COM 292
Content for Social Media
COM 301
Communication Law
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 4
Fall Semester
COM 262
or
COM 261
Graphic Imaging for Digital Media
or Introduction to Web Design
COM 302
Communication Ethics
COM 326
Social Media Analytics
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
121
For proper course placement please visit this
website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently
in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Social Work
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
SOW 200
Introduction to Social Work
SOW 207
Anti-racist and Just Practice in Social Work
SOW 250
Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
SOC 101
Sociological Imagination
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Foreign Language Elective
One course from the following:
PSY 110
Psychology:The Science of Well-being
PSY 131
The Science of Mental Illness
PSY 230
Child Development
PSY 231
Youth and Adolescent Development
PSY 245
Stress, Health and Coping
PSY 345
Health Psychology
POL 303
Global Justice
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 2
Fall Semester
COM 104
Speech Communication
SOW 350
Social Work Policy
SOW 295
Social Work Research Methods
History Elective
Science Elective with a lab (BIO/PHY)
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
SOW 307
Interview Skills in Social Work
SOW 351
Case Management, Documentation, and Report Writing
Fine Arts Elective
SOW Social Work Free Elective Course (1 of 3) or Track Required Course
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 3
Fall Semester
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
Literature Elective
Science Elective (bio/phy)
Social Work Free Elective or Track Required Course (2 of 3)
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
SOW 300
Social Work Practice I: Individuals and Families
SOW 303
Social Work Practice II: Groups, Communities, and Organizations
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 4
Fall Semester
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
SOW 301
Field Work Experience and Seminar I
SOW Free Elective (3 of 3) or Track Required Course
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
125
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrntly in either the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching.  The Elementary Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Sociology
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
Foreign Language Elective
COM 104
Speech Communication
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
SOC 101
Sociological Imagination
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
History Elective
Science Elective (BIO or PHY)
SOC 201
Intro Seminar in Sociology
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 2
Fall Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Required Sociology Elective (1 of 6)
Required Sociology Elective (2 of 6)
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Science Elective with a lab (BIO or PHY)
Required Sociology Elective (3 of 6)
Required Sociology Elective (4 of 6)
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 3
Fall Semester
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
Fine Arts Elective
SOC 314
Social Theory
Sociology Requirement 300 Level (1 of 3)
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
SOC 301
Methods of Sociological Research
Literature Elective
Required Sociology Elective (5 of 6)
Sociology Required 300 Level (2 of 3)
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 4
Fall Semester
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
SOC 400
Senior Seminar
Required Sociology Elective (6 of 6)
Required Sociology 300 Level (3 of 3)
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
122
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
Choose from
SOC 311
SOC 315
SOC 317
SOC 330
​,
SOC 340
, or
SOC 355
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Spanish
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
COM 104
Speech Communication
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
SPA 200
Spanish III
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
SPA 201
Spanish IV
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
SPA 310
or
SPA 311
or
SPA 312
Spanish Culture & Civilization
or Latin American and Latinx Cultures
or Latinx Cultures
History Elective
Science Elective (BIO / PHY)
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 2
Fall Semester
SPA 300
or
SPA 302
Advanced Grammar & Composition
or Writing and Translating
SPA 320
Introduction to Spanish Literature
Select one of the following:
CHI 100
Chinese I
FRE 100
French I
GER 100
German I
Fine Arts Elective
ITA 100
Italian I
Science Elective with Lab (BIO/PHY)
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
SPA 325
Introduction to Latin-American/Latino Literature
SPA 301
or
SPA 303
Spanish for Business
or Advanced Communication and Popular Cultures
CHI, FRE, GER or ITA 101
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 3
Fall Semester
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
CHI, FRE, GER or ITA 200
LIT 250
Masterworks of Western Literature I
SPA 420
or
SPA 312
From Colonies to Nations
or Latinx Cultures
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
LIT 251
Masterworks of Western Literature II
SPA 426
or
SPA 416
Latin American/Latino Film and Fiction
or The Spanish Golden Age
SPA 305
or
SPA 416
Cervantes
or The Spanish Golden Age
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 4
Fall Semester
EDU 420
Teaching a Second Language
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
SPA 410
or
SPA 411
or
SPA 412
or
SPA 413
Modern Hispanic Poetry
or Modern Spanish Novel
or Theater and Film of the Hispanic World
or The Hispanic Short Story: Transatlantic Connections
SPA 490
Independent Study: Research and Creative Expression
Semester Credit Hours
15
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
128
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently.  Students must pass all sections of the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Test Code 5752) in order to register for these courses.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. Students must present evidence of a passing score on the Praxis Subject Assessments test:  Elementary Education Multiple Subjects test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Sports Media
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
COM 102
Introduction to News Writing
COM 105
Communication, Culture and Media
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
HIS 150
Pre-Modern World: Evolution to Revolution
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
COM 104
Speech Communication
COM 131
Fundamentals of Video Production
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
Foreign Language Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Year 2
Fall Semester
COM 240
Public Relations
COM 264
Digital Media: Theory and Practice
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
Fine Arts Elective
Science Elective with a lab (BIO/PHY)
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
19
Spring Semester
COM 270
Sports Multimedia Reporting
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
MKT 200
Marketing Principles
SPT 250
Introduction to the Business of Sports
Fine Arts Elective
Literature Elective
Science Elective (BIO/PHY)
Sports Media Elective
Semester Credit Hours
24
Year 3
Fall Semester
COM 204
Advanced Speech Communication
COM 347
Sports Communication
COM 361
Photography
COM 370
Sports Television and Field Production
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
COM 301
Communication Law
COM 371
Sports Feature Content Creation
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
MKT 280
Sports Marketing
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 4
Fall Semester
COM 247
Covering the Sports Betting Industry
COM 302
Communication Ethics
COM 470
Live Sports Reporting Capstone
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Sports Media Elective
Semester Credit Hours
15
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
143
For proper course placement please
visit this website.
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in the fall or spring of the second year
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in the fall or spring of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Theater: Design and Technology
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
THE 107
Acting I: Intro to Acting
THE 118
Visual Imagination
THE 190
Production I
THE 216
Introduction to Scenic Construction
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
THE 190
Production I
THE 215
Introduction to Theatrical Lighting and Sound
THE 260
History of Style and Decor
Science Elective with a lab (bio/phy)
Semester Credit Hours
17
Year 2
Fall Semester
THE 190
Production I
THE 240
Script Analysis
THE 250
Introduction to Costume Construction
THE 317
Scenic Design
Foreign Language Elective
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
THE 260
History of Style and Decor
THE 290
Production II
Technology/Management Course
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 3
Fall Semester
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
THE 290
Production II
THE 317
or
THE 318
Scenic Design
or Stage Lighting Design
Social Science Elective
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
Semester Credit Hours
16
Spring Semester
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
THE 106
Theater History Since 1700
THE 390
Production III
THE 400
Directing for the Stage I
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
16
Year 4
Fall Semester
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
Science Elective (bio/phy)
THE 498
Senior Capstone
THE 224
or
AAD 121
or
THE 219
Stage Make Up
or Arts Management Foundations
or Stage Management
THE 228
or
THE 226
or
THE 227
or
THE 491
Projection Design
or Drafting for the Stage
or Properties and Scenic Painting
or Internship in Theater
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
128
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring semester of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or the spring semester of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Academic Plan for Elementary Education / Theater: Theatre-Making Concentration
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only.  Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation.  Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall Semester
Credits
AAD 121
Arts Management Foundations
CMP 120
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
MTH 150
Mathematics for Education Majors I
THE 118
Visual Imagination
THE 190
Production I
THE 216
Introduction to Scenic Construction
Semester Credit Hours
17
Spring Semester
CMP 125
Seminar in Writing and Research
PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
THE 190
Production I
THE 215
Introduction to Theatrical Lighting and Sound
THE 260
History of Style and Decor
Science Elective with a lab (bio/phy)
Semester Credit Hours
17
Year 2
Fall Semester
COM 104
Speech Communication
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
THE 107
Acting I: Intro to Acting
THE 240
Script Analysis
THE 250
Introduction to Costume Construction
THE 290
Production II
Foreign Language Elective
Semester Credit Hours
19
Spring Semester
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
THE 219
Stage Management
THE 319
or
THE 227
Costume Design
or Properties and Scenic Painting
Literature Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 3
Fall Semester
AAD 307
Touring and Production Management
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
THE 105
Theatre History to 1700
THE 110
or
THE 317
Acting II: Scene Study
or Scenic Design
THE 201
or
THE 400
Devised Theatre
or Directing for the Stage I
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
THE 106
Theater History Since 1700
THE 319
Costume Design
THE 401
or
THE 491
Directing for the Stage II
or Internship in Theater
Science Elective (bio/phy)
Social Science Elective (
PSY 230
PSY 212
PSY 237
PSY 330
MCS 110
, etc)
Technology Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Year 4
Fall Semester
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
THE 498
or
THE 491
or
THE 318
Senior Capstone
or Internship in Theater
or Stage Lighting Design
History Elective
Semester Credit Hours
18
Spring Semester
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12
Semester Credit Hours
12
Total Credit Hours for Graduation
137
For proper course placement please
visit this website
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or spring semester of the second year.
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
must be taken concurrently in either the fall or the spring semester of the third year.
ELD 308
and
ELD 376
must be taken concurrently in the semester preceding student teaching. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis test must be passed prior to registering for these courses.  (Students who are Early Childhood minors have the option of replacing this requirement with a passing score on the Early Childhood Praxis.)
Students must have a “C+” or higher in all education courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before enrolling in
EDU 465
.  All students must have passed the appropriate Praxis Subject Matter Assessment for their certification area six months prior to beginning student teaching.
Courses and Descriptions
ECE 200
Infant and Toddler Care and Education
3 Credits
Focuses on nutritional and psychological influences on infant and toddler growth and development, including current research in infant development; childbirth; breast feeding; infant stimulation; intellectual development; attachment behavior; and infants in group care. Recognizing that there is increased demand for infant/toddler care, it is increasingly important to assure that America’s infants receive a safe, healthy, emotionally secure, and intellectually rich start in life. High quality care and education of very young children are based upon responsive and respectful relationships among all of the people in each child’s life.
ECE 332
Families, Community, and Diversity in Early Childhood Education
3 Credits
This course addresses the role of parents of young children within the context of school, home and society, as well as the influence of culture, traditions and current issues in early childhood education. Students will explore the efficacy of parenting techniques and behaviors on child development in the early years, including cognitive growth, emotional and social well-being and physical health. Students will investigate strategies for fostering home-school partnerships that enhance child development and educational success, as well as the influence of community, culture and socio-economic status on families and schools throughout our world. In addition, this course addresses current issues and challenges in the early childhood profession including inclusion of children with special needs, advocacy for quality care and education for all young children, and any other subject that might arise - either from the lives of children and families, teachers’ professional development, or community agencies. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
Prerequisite
(s):
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
ECE 450
Language, Literacy, and Learning Across Domains in Early Childhood
3 Credits
This course focuses on development of language, the building of foundational literacy skills and the acquisition of knowledge during the early childhood years. It will provide opportunities for students to deepen their understanding of child development and growth. Students will have the opportunity to consider how various experiences and interactions influence learning during these vital years and the importance of creating an environment that fosters and nurtures diverse and equitable opportunities for children. The role of play in learning and the influence of social interaction with caring adults and peers will be discussed. Students will learn how to make curricular and teaching decisions based on knowledge of child development subject-specific content, curriculum content standards, and home and community cultures. Students will examine the role of language and literacy across the disciplines in early childhood. Developmental milestones in language acquisition and literacy development will be discussed and tools for screening young learners in these areas will be introduced. Students will gain an appreciation for the professional responsibility of early childhood educators, particularly with regard to understanding children’s home and family community, fostering learning across developmental domains, tracking progress, and intervening and/or seeking the support of specialists as warranted. Required: 6 hours per week field placement in a preschool classroom. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
Prerequisite:
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
EDE 200
Effective Classroom Management
3 Credits
Issues of classroom management often pose the biggest challenges for novice teachers. However, with the proper training many of these obstacles can be prevented, which results in more time spent on effective instruction. This course is based on two premises: (1) that most problems of classroom order can be prevented through the use of effective, research-based classroom management strategies, positive teacher-student relationships, and engaging instruction; and (2) that the goal of classroom management is the development of an environment conducive to both academic and social emotional learning. Given these premises, the course focuses not on disciplinary interventions designed to control students, but on ways of preventing disruptive behavior, creating a peaceful, caring community, resolving conflicts, and meeting the needs of diverse students through the use of effective motivational and instructional strategies. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
Prerequisite
(s):
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
EDE 225
Guided Field Experience in K-12 Classrooms
3 Credits
This is a field-based course in which students will spend an intensive three-week term in a designated school setting, mediated by University faculty. Students will participate in the daily routines of elementary, middle, or secondary schools. Field-site teachers will mentor students by articulating decisions that they make regarding classroom instruction and assessment. Students will meet regularly in seminar to analyze and discuss issues related to teaching and learning. This course will be offered J-Term, Summer I or other three week period.
EDE 226
Teaching and Managing in the Urban Classroom
3 Credits
This course focuses on teaching and managing K-12 classrooms in urban settings. Through four weeks of on-line instruction, students will learn key principles of classroom management and examine foundational issues that can underpin educational inequality, such as racial, ethnic and linguistic diversity, poverty, high student mobility and frequent teacher turnover. The course culminates with the Philadelphia Urban Seminar, a two-week residential experience (mediated by Rider University faculty) that includes ten days of intensive field experience in central Philadelphia classrooms, weekday seminars with faculty, and historical/cultural experiences and community service project activities on the weekend.
EDE 306
Thinking Critically with Data
1 Credits
This course will help students develop the kinds of data literacy skills needed for success in teaching. It will focus on five related that teachers need: (1) finding the relevant pieces of data in the data system or display available to them (data location); (2) understanding what the data signify (data comprehension); (3) figuring out what the data mean (data interpretation); (4) selecting an instructional approach that addresses the situation identified through the data (instructional decision making); (5).
EDE 307
Assessment in 21st Century Classrooms
1 Credits
This course offers an in-depth look at assessment to meet the need of 21st century teaching and learning. Students learn how to plan, develop, interpret, and manage valid assessments of student learning. Students will learn the following assessment-related skills and understandings: (1) the purpose of assessment in 21st century classrooms; (2), basics of assessments: reliability and validity; formative and summative assessment; alignment of assessments with objectives; and determining what can (what cannot) be reliably and validly assessed; (3) basics of rubric development; (4) holistic scoring; (5) assessment of critical thinking skills in diverse domains; (6) assesment of creativity in diverse domains. The course will be taught online.
EDE 375
Applications for Teaching Mathematics in Grades 4-5
1 Credits
This course will provide students the experience to share and learn about the practical applications of teaching mathematics to the 4th and 5th grade children as they are based on the field site classrooms of these grades. Students complete reflections about their work with mathematics and their observations of their cooperating teachers’ lessons. The developmental aspect of math skills will be reviewed, looking at the Learning Progressions that are the basis for the new Common CORE State Standards. This course will provide an opportunity for students to have guidance in the teaching and learning of mathematics in the upper elementary grades. Upon completion of this course, students should have the knowledge, skills and confidence to meet the needs of all students, K-6.
Prerequisite(s):
ELD 375
Corequisite
(s):
ELD 376
or
ELD 308
or as prerequisite.
EDU 101
First Year and Transfer Education Seminar
1 Credits
First year/transfer seminar provides an engaging orientation to the undergraduate teacher education program at Rider University. During this course, students new to the Department of Teacher Education will explore their beliefs about teaching, learning and school. This focus will be broken into four areas of inquiry that include: (a) What knowledge is of “greatest worth” for educators? (b) What is the purpose of a policy and who gets to make the decisions? (c) What is a “safe” school? (d) What role do unions and professional communities play in the lives of educators and children?.
EDU 106
Contexts Of Schooling
3 Credits
Students in this field-based course will begin to examine aims, practices, and contemporary issues of schooling in their historical, sociological, philosophical, and futuristic contexts and from the perspectives of various multicultural constituencies-- students, parents, local community, wider economic community, government, and the profession. In doing so, they will begin to develop professional skills of observation, reflection, analysis, and argument. This course must be taken concurrently with
EDU 206
. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
EDU 206
Developmental Education Psychology
3 Credits
This field-based course focuses on: a) the cognitive, personality, social, creative, and moral development of children and adolescents; b) influential theories, concepts, and research findings of educational psychology; and c) the translation of psychological theory into classroom practices. This course must be taken concurrently with
EDU 106
. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
EDU 300
Methods for Teaching Social Studies
3 Credits
This course focuses on pedagogy, content knowledge, skills, and critical abilities affiliated with the field of academic study known collectively as the social studies. Students in this class will explore the components of this field of study, including: American history, world history, U.S. government and politics, comparative political systems, sociology, psychology, law, and anthropology. This course is intended for both preservice social studies educators and for students interested in supplementing their content knowledge in history, culture, politics, and economics.
EDU 310
Introduction to STEM Education
3 Credits
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) in an educational context refers to teaching and learning that integrates science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This course aims to provide experience with teaching approaches that promote a more holistic and interdisciplinary understanding of STEM, encouraging preservice teachers to explore real-world problems and develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Additionally, it aims to introduce pre-service teachers to some of the best practices of STEM teaching and provide opportunities to practice these approaches.
EDU 320
Introduction to Linguistics and Psycholinguistics
3 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the properties of human languages and to their systematic study in the field of linguistics and psycholinguistics. Topics include the nature of human language as distinct from other communication systems; sound patterns (phonology), word-formation (morphology), sentence structure (syntax), and meaning (semantics) in the world’s languages; relations to cognition, communication, and social organization; dialect variation and language standardization; language learning by children and adults; and the nature and history of writing systems. Intended for any undergraduate and graduate interested in language or its use. It is assumed that students have had no prior course work or exposure to linguistics and will begin with the basic assumptions that are shared by those who study language from a variety of perspectives. Students analyze their own speech patterns, investigate different speech acts in different languages and develop a research project using a linguistic construct in order to apply it to the second language classroom. Students present this project in a poster format to the university community at the end of the semester. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. NOTE: This course is cross-listed with
FLE 320
. Students cannot get credit for both
FLE 320
and
EDU 320
EDU 358
Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
3 Credits
Presents multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives on bilingual/bicultural children and their reading process. Strategies and materials for second language reading instruction are suggested and discussed.
EDU 420
Teaching a Second Language
3 Credits
This course focuses on interactive methods of teaching a new language as well as cross-cultural understanding. Students learn to plan using national and state standards for language instruction, organize activities, design and direct language learning tasks, and assess learning. Includes theoretical positions on communicative language learning and teaching, the use and evaluation of currently used materials, the design of new materials, and field experiences in the language to be taught. Students develop their professional portfolio, participate in an E-seminar, prepare a unit of study, and present lesson segments. Open to prospective world language teachers, ESL and bilingual teachers, as well as practicing teachers seeking certification. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. *NOTE: This course is cross-listed as
FLE 420
. Students cannot get credit for both
FLE 420
and
EDU 420
Prerequisite
(s):
EDU 106
with a minimum grade of C+ or
EDU 106
with a minimum grade of TR and
EDU 206
with a minimum grade of C+ or
EDU 206
with a minimum grade of TR.
EDU 451
Special Topics in Education
1-6 Credits
Student teachers, graduate interns, Rider faculty, cooperating teachers, and building-level administrators will engage in collaborative study of a topic through reading, writing, discussion, observation, and reflection on their work in classrooms. Work in these seminars will help student teachers synthesize knowledge from their professional courses and all participants extend their understanding of a particular topic pertaining to teaching. Teacher research methods will be employed as participants analyze their own teaching through perspectives of the seminar topic. Topics will vary each semester. This course is dual-listed for undergraduate and graduate credit. Enrollment is limited to students concurrently enrolled in student teaching and to cooperating teachers and principals working with them.
EDU 460
Educating and Evaluating the Bilingual Child
3 Credits
An examination of the historical, legal, and pedagogical aspects of the education of language minority students. Considers the design of school programs for minority students including legal mandates, testing, staffing, and funding. Emphasis is placed on the evaluation of bilingual students as they enter, develop and exit from special programs of study. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
EDU 465
Student Teaching and Seminar
12 Credits
A full-time program for seniors providing practical teaching experience in an accredited elementary or secondary school. Under the direct supervision of the cooperating teacher, student teachers are responsible for the planning of lessons and for teaching in their areas of specialization and for developing a high level of teaching competency. Supervisors from Rider observe the student teachers at work, confer with the cooperating teachers and student teachers, and evaluate the growth of the student teachers throughout the internship period. Special topics are considered in seminars held in conjunction with student teaching. These topics include school health and substance abuse, school law, teacher certification and placement, classroom management, mainstreaming, professionalism, and other topics deemed appropriate by the faculty and student teachers.
Prerequisite
(s): 1. Satisfactory completion of junior-level professional courses; 2. Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 prior to commencing the semester in which student teaching is to be completed; 3. All professional education courses, with the exception of those taken concurrently with student teaching, must be completed with a grade of “C+” or better; 4. A candidate for student teaching must be approved by the education division and the coordinator of student teaching. There is an additional fee for Student Teaching.
EDU 477
International Student Teaching
3 Credits
This course provides an immersion opportunity for student teachers to learn about the different cultures and the education system of other countries while living and teaching abroad. Students will explore topics such as global awareness, international curriculum, global educational issues, and pedagogy to support diverse student needs. Through seminar discussion, research, observation, reflection and practical experience, students will develop and share their understanding of diversity in an international setting to increase global awareness, inclusive practice, and professional skills to develop a culturally responsive classroom. A fee is required for this course.
Prerequisites:
3.25 GPA, letter of recommendation, successful completion of required PRAXIS exams, interview, essay, and successful completion of local student teaching. POI required.
ELD 128
Developing Mathematical Ideas for Elementary School Teachers
1 Credits
Prospective teachers will examine the mathematics content and curriculum that is taught in grades K-6, focusing upon the multi-layered aspects of the topics that successful elementary teachers need to understand profoundly in order to provide appropriate instruction. There will be a series of topics selected from those that have historically been especially difficult for teachers to thoroughly understand at the depth needed to teach effectively. Some of the topics may vary each semester.
ELD 307
Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3
3 Credits
This course introduces students to the development of literacy in young children, beginning in kindergarten and continuing through the early elementary grades. Students will learn what research has revealed about how young children develop the insights, skills, and conceptual knowledge that enable them to successfully learn to read and write. Students will learn to support young learners and prompt the development of foundational skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. In addition, the course examines the relationship between oral language and literacy and the role motivation and social contexts play in literacy learning. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
Prerequisite
(s):
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
ELD 308
Fostering Literacy and Language Development Across Disciplines
3 Credits
Explores evidenced based practices for literacy instruction in grade 3-6. Students study foundational reading and writing skills alongside theories and practices of motivation and engagement to support literacy and language development and learning. Students learn assessment measures for identifying individual literacy learning needs and methods for organizing instruction that includes access to diverse texts and resources to support all learners. Threaded throughout the course is the importance of understanding and supporting the diverse linguistic, cultural and learning experiences of students and communities and the awareness of how children comprehend and construct text across multiple modalities. Disciplinary literacy strategies children access for success across content areas are studied. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
Prerequisite
(s):
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
ELD 307
ELD 350
Early Adolescence
1 Credits
This course will focus on common dilemmas faced by young people as they move from childhood into adolescence. It will examine age-related differences between children and adolescents and consider ways to create stimulating environments that fit this developmental transition. Representations of adolescence in the media and in research will be compared, including common stereotypes.
ELD 355
Teaching in the Inclusive Middle School Classroom
1 Credits
This course will highlight the legal and ethical responsibilities of general education teachers in the middle school classroom. The special education process will be discussed and methods to address special needs in the classroom will be shared. Strategies to differentiate instruction and work collaboratively with school community members will help pre-service teachers develop and implement effective instruction that meets diverse needs in the middle school inclusive classroom.
Prerequisite
(s):
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
and a cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
ELD 360
Structure and Culture of Middle School Classroom
1 Credits
This course focuses on the teaching of those concepts critical to the understanding of the structure and culture of middle school education. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
Prerequisite
(s):
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
ELD 374
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms I
3 Credits
This course has been designed to help prepare preservice teachers to teach mathematics in elementary school classrooms, based on the New Jersey Student Learning Standards and the National Council for the Teaching of Mathematics principles of best practices of teaching and learning mathematics. It is a learner-centered methods course that focuses on theories and models for effectively understanding and teaching mathematical concepts and skills required at the elementary school level. It further explores the idea of Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI), including best practices in teaching mathematics. The course will focus on developing a conceptual understanding of the characteristics and properties of geometric objects, the role of representations and visualization in exploring geometric concepts, fostering spatial reasoning, and emphasizing the concepts of measurement and data literacy. Conceptual understanding and instructional strategies will be developed through hands-on experiences, exploration of mathematical models, and honing problem-solving skills.
Prerequisite
(s):
MTH 150
ELD 375
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms
3 Credits
This course focuses on the teaching of mathematics that is developmentally appropriate for students from nursery to grade eight. In keeping with ACET, NAEYC, and NCTM Standards, emphasis is placed on planning for and implementing an integrated curriculum approach, discovery learning, hands-on experience, theme cycles, use of technology, and traditional and non-traditional assessment strategies. Field experiences will consist of classroom observations and teaching individuals and/or small groups of students. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
Prerequisite
(s):
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
MTH 102
or
MTH 105
or
MTH 150
or
MTH 210
ELD 376
Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
3 Credits
This course focuses on methods and materials of instruction in science that are developmentally appropriate for students in preschool through grade six and aligns with Next Generation Science Standards and NJSLS in Science. Emphasis is placed on an integrated approach to curriculum, with lesson and unit planning activities that incorporate hands-on experiences, inquiry and discovery learning, and traditional and non-traditional assessment strategies. Field experience will consist of observation and analysis of classroom instruction and teaching lessons to individual and/or small groups of children. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
Prerequisite
(s):
ELD 307
and
ELD 375
ELD 380
Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School
3 Credits
This course focuses on the teaching of mathematics that is developmentally appropriate for students in grades six through eight. In keeping with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards, emphasis is placed on planning for and implementing an inquiry-based approach, hands-on experience, use of technology, and traditional and non-traditional assessment. Field experiences will consist of observations and teaching to individuals, small groups and whole classes of students. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
Prerequisite
(s):
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
ELD 385
Teaching Science in the Middle School
3 Credits
This course focuses on the teaching of sciences that is developmentally appropriate for students in grades six through eight. In keeping with the National Science Education Standards, emphasis is placed on planning for and implementing an inquiry-based approach, hands-on experiences, use of technology and traditional and non-traditional assessment strategies. Field experiences will consist of observations and teaching to individuals, small groups and whole classes of students. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
Prerequisite
(s):
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
ELD 390
Teaching Social Studies in the Middle School
3 Credits
This course focuses on the teaching of social studies that is developmentally appropriate for students in grades six through eight. Its focus will explore understanding of United States history, geography and civics from the perspective of the middle school. The course emphasizes the ten themes of social studies as developed by the National Council for the Social Studies. In addition to the facts, concepts and generalizations encompassed by the ten themes, the course works with academic, social, thinking and citizenship skills. The required, intensive field experience in a middle school promotes direct application of the concepts, skills and dispositions addressed in the course. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
Prerequisite
(s):
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
ELD 395
Literacy Learning in the Middle School
3 Credits
This course focuses on the teaching of literacy that is developmentally appropriate for students in grades six through eight. It explores processes in reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing, relationships among the language arts and other subject areas, and the development of critical literacy and cognitive strategies. The intense field experience in a middle school promotes direct application of the concepts, skills and dispositions addressed in the course. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
Prerequisite
(s):
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
ELD 490
Independent Study: Research and Creative Expression
1-6 Credits
Provides the student with an opportunity to study an area of personal interest. The outline for the study must be accepted by a sponsoring professor and approved by the student’s department and academic dean. The number of semester hour’s credit to be assigned is determined by the department.
SPE 201
Foundations in Special Education and Inclusive Practice
3 Credits
This course emphasizes the foundations of special education and introduces students to inclusive practice. Philosophical, historical, and legal foundations of special education and characteristics of students with disabilities will be examined. Students will learn the components of an Individualized Education Program (IEP), how to adapt learning environments and curricular materials, as well as how to select and implement modifications for students with disabilities. Inclusive educational practices including communication, coteaching, and collaborative partnerships will be addressed through case studies and fieldwork. Students will be required to complete a minimum of 15 field hours in addition to regularly scheduled class hours.
Prerequisite
(s): A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.
SPE 202
Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Low-Incidence Disabilities
3 Credits
This course is designed to examine the characteristics of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and strategies to support their academic, communication, and social/behavioral growth, including the use of assistive technology and positive behavioral supports. Methods and strategies for ASD and other low incidence disabilities will be explored. Through active participation in class and field sites, students will become aware of the various social issues related to family, education, transition, community resources and work experiences of individuals with these disabilities. Students will be required to complete a minimum of 30 weekday field hours in addition to regularly scheduled class hours.
Prerequisite
(s): A cumulative GPA of 2.75 and
SPE 201
SPE 210
Global Encounters
3 Credits
This course is an international learning experience focused on exploring educational opportunities in the United States and abroad. Students will study the history, policy and practice of special education in the United States and compare it with another country and culture first hand, through lectures, school visits and reflection. Current strategies and challenges of educators and families supporting individuals with disabilities will be examined. Through this cross-cultural experience, students will broaden perspectives and develop cultural awareness, knowledge, and understanding of diversity. This course is open to all students and disciplines. There are no prerequisites.
SPE 300
Inclusive Practices for General Education Teachers
3 Credits
This course is designed to introduce preservice general education teachers students to special education and the inclusive classroom. Students will explore current issues and practices in special education. Assignments and activities will enable students to develop the knowledge and skills to design and manage the instructional environment for diverse learners in inclusive and classroom setting. Attitudes and behaviors that influence children with special needs will be addressed. Students will be required to complete a minimum of 15 field hours in addition to regularly scheduled class hours.
Prereqisite(s):
EDU 106
and
EDU 206
. A cumulative gpa of 2.75 is required.
SPE 303
Assessment and Instruction for Students with Disabilities
3 Credits
This course will emphasize the relationship between assessment and instructional design and implementation. Coursework includes the evaluation, selection, development, and adaptation of standardized, normreferenced, and functional assessments, such as a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and Ecological Assessment. Strategies to support literacy instruction for students with disabilities will be examined. Transition planning, program development, and agencies available to support students with disabilities and their families will be explored. This course requires a field experience in order to help students apply theory to practice.
Prerequisite
(s): A cumulative GPA of 2.75 and
SPE 201
SPE 304
Assessment and Instruction in the Inclusive Classroom
3 Credits
This course will emphasize assessment, planning, and instructional design to maximize the learning of all students, including those with exceptional learning needs, in the inclusive classroom. Students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of instructional strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners. Organization of learning environments and the collaborative process, including co-teaching models, will be utilized to design a long-term unit plan. This course requires a field experience in order to help students apply theory to practice.
Prerequisite
(s): A cumulative GPA of 2.75 and
SPE 201
with a minimum grade of "C+".
SPE 305
Assessment and Instruction for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
3 Credits
Through this course, teacher candidates will learn both theories related to teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as well as best practices in the classroom related to academic instruction, as well as emotional, behavioral, and communicative interventions. This course also includes a field component, in which teacher candidates are expected to complete 10 hours of observation in a classroom with students with ASD.
The course begins by examining the characteristics of the disability, causes, early warning signs, diagnostic procedures, and early intervention practices. Specific practices related to instruction and intervention as well as how to best structure a classroom for students will be examined. Teacher candidates will receive instruction in a variety of strategies and practices, even those that do not yet qualify as EBPs, as well as their theoretical underpinnings. Strategies for communicating effectively and efficiently with parents, as well as the most current and/or special issues in the field will also be discussed. Issues related to post-secondary transition will also be examined.
Prerequisites:
A cumulative GPA of 2.75 and
SPE 201
SST 300
Historical & Contemporary Issues in the Social Studies
3 Credits
This course is designed to provide education and non-education majors a comprehensive introduction to, and understanding of, social studies knowledge. This knowledge covers a broad array of academic disciplines, including American/World History, Government and Politics, Geography, Economics, and the various behavioral sciences. The course is aimed at engendering a theoretical grasp of the essential elements of these disciplines, as well as a practical understanding of how the content areas exist in both human society and contemporary policies/issues.
TEC 200
Google© Educator Level One Training
3 Credits
This course will provide the skills and knowledge for pre-service teachers in undergraduate education to successfully take the Google© Educator Level One Exam.
TEC 201
Internet Ethics
1 Credits
This course focuses on using the Internet to explore and reflect on current ethical issues involving technology. These include individual privacy, legal issues such as fair use and copyright laws, and social issues such as bullying and social networking. Students will explore these topics using a variety of search engines and will reflect on the information found in terms of its impact on society as well as its appropriate uses in personal life, education and business. Pass/fail.
TEC 202
Smartboard
1 Credits
This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students to become familiar with the features and applications of Smartboard, an interactive whiteboard that can be used in classrooms and professional presentations. Students will gain experience using the touch screen and in integrating the features of the program into learning and professional materials. Pass/fail.
TEC 203
Desktop Publishing and Web Page Design
1 Credits
This course provides students with the ability to use desktop publishing software to create materials suitable for use in classrooms, professional settings, and personal use, and with the ability to design web pages. The course is appropriate for anyone who will be involved in designing classroom and student publications and for those who will use web pages in their teaching or personal lives. Discussion will be held on how to use desktop publishing and web page design in elementary and secondary school settings. A project involving application of various desktop publishing and web page design techniques will be completed and demonstrated to the class. Pass/fail.
TEC 204
Electronic Spreadsheets and Classroom Management Software
1 Credits
Basic electronic spreadsheet concepts and applications are taught using a major spreadsheet program. Topics include writing basic formulas, copying formulas, playing “What If,” customizing a worksheet, and printing a spreadsheet. Discussions will be held on how to integrate spreadsheets into elementary and secondary classes and activities. Pass/fail.
TEC 206
Teaching and Presenting with Technology
1 Credits
This course covers designing, planning, and using technology enhanced instruction and presentations. Group assignments will enable students to explore uses of technology to enhance instruction and presentations. Collaboration will be encouraged when discussing the efficient and effective use of technology. Three collaborative group reports will be submitted dealing with discussion questions and chapter topics. Appropriate web sites and programs will be visited. Students will design a final original application that could be used to create motivation and visual learning in a specific classroom or other professional setting related to their major areas of study. Emphasis will be given to technology integration strategies. A final oral presentation of individual projects will be given.
TEC 207
Social Media for Education
3 Credits
Social Media for Education will introduce students to the structure and culture of social media and how social networking applies to the educational environment. This three-credit course will foster a deep understanding of how social media in education can benefit students, teachers, administrators, staff, and stakeholders.
TEC 307
Concepts Instuct Media & Tech
3 Credits
Designed to provide the student with familiarity and appreciation of the role of educational technology in the workplace as it applies to students, teachers, administrators, and trainers. The student will explore the Internet, various educational multimedia, distance learning, virtual reality environments, learning theories, and integration models. Appropriate developmental/reflective strategies will be incorporated with instruction. Although multimedia microcomputers will be utilized throughout the course, prior microcomputer knowledge and experience is not a critical element. Multimedia expertise will be developed as the course progresses.
TEC 308
Digital Tools for Teaching
3 Credits
Designed to enable the student to develop instructional presentations utilizing the advantages of multimedia technology. Each student will be required to create a multimedia portfolio that contains information presentations, cumulative records, presenter notes, work samples, photo library, video animation, and audio narration. Cooperative learning strategies will be utilized throughout the course. Developmental/reflective strategies will include self-reflection, peer feedback, and interaction with the instructor in class and via E-mail. Expertise will be developed as the course progresses.
TEC 309
Instruct Media/Technology Management
3 Credits
Designed to develop technology management skills that can be used for individual classrooms, training centers, subject area specializations, grade levels, school laboratories, curriculum integration, administrative functions, system networks, community services, communication systems and connecting linkages between educational/work environments and home. Various management strategies will be explored and each student will have an opportunity to design, via a multimedia microcomputer, an instructional technology system of their choice along with a management plan. Cooperative learning strategies will be utilized throughout the course. Developmental/reflective strategies will include self-reflection, peer feedback, and interaction with the instructor in class and via E-mail.
Prerequisite
(s): At least six semester hours of technology courses or modules.
TEC 404
Assistive and Augmentative Technology for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Disabilities
3 Credits
This course will emphasize the use of assistive technology, augmentative communication modalities, visual supports, and related instructional methods and strategies that maximize the learning of individuals with autism spectrum disorders and other exceptional learning needs. Students will learn how to effectively customize materials and adapt learning environments using technology, with a specific focus on individuals with ASD. Students will become familiar with the use of high-tech, low-tech, and no-tech solutions that support the individualized needs of learners.
Prerequisite:
SPE 201
with a minimum grade of C+ or
SPE 300
with a minimum grade of C+.
TEC 407
New Literacies for New Learning
3 Credits
As we consider the rapid expansion of information and text it is timely to take a critical view of what literacy means and how it is influencing children’s literacy development and the work of educators. Many argue that the rapidly evolving use of technology is potentially shifting the ways in which we construct and comprehend information, or is it? In this hybrid/online course, we aim to explore these sometimes competing conceptions of text as we consider what these new literacies mean for children’s literacy development as well our own work as educators.
TEC 490
Independent Research and Study
1-6 Credits
Provides the student with an opportunity to study an area of personal interest. The outline for the study must be accepted by a sponsoring professor and approved by the student’s department and academic dean. The number of semester hours credit to be assigned is determined by the department.
IND 210
Global Encounters
3 Credits
This course provides students with an exposure to foreign cultures consisting of both travel and study components. Destinations may include countries in Europe, Latin America, or Asia. While traveling, students will be required to attend lecture/discussion sessions, site tours, and other planned activities. This experience will be preceded and/or followed by additional academic work to be conducted on campus. Study topics may include aspects of the historical, social, economic, political, and aesthetic cultural components appropriate to the location(s) visited. The travel component of the course will be scheduled to avoid conflict with normal semester offerings. A travel fee is required. No foreign language skills are required unless otherwise indicated.
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