LakelandCC Middle Childhood Education CREATE

Levin College of Public Affairs and Education - Middle Childhood Education (CREATE)

General Education at Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University's General Education (GenEd08) curriculum consists of knowledge and skill components considered to be critical for all University graduates to master in the subject matter areas listed below. As a student at Lakeland Community College (LCC), you may choose to take these GenEd08 courses at LCC or at CSU. Please contact a LCC advisor for guidance on courses required to receive your associate's degree.

Prerequisites (Students who do not meet these prerequisites may need to complete additional credits):

  • College-ready in MATH and ENG
  • 2 years of the same foreign language completed in high school

Students must meet the following admission requirements to take Education courses at CSU:

  • Completion of 30 credit hours of college-level work
  • 2.75 cumulative GPA
  • Earn a grade of "B-" or better in at least one college-level English and one college-level Math course OR earn a sub-score of 18 on the Math and English & Reading sections of the ACT or equivalent normed assessment of mathematical, reading and writing achievement 
  • Successful completion of a civilian background for both BCI/FBI
Concentrations:

Middle Childhood majors are required to complete coursework in TWO of the following subject concentrations:

  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Reading and Language Arts
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

The courses listed below can be used to fulfill General Education requirements at CSU.

Writing/Composition

2 courses / 6 credit

ENGL 1110 OR ENGL 1111 and
ENGL 1120 OR ENGL 1121 (C- or better in each course)


Mathematics/QL

2 courses / 6 credits

MATH 1330 or 1550, 1600, 1650, 1700, 1890, 2400, 2500, 2600

Math Concentration: MATH 1700 or 2500
MTH 328 must be taken at CSU


Arts and Humanities

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

At least one of these courses, or one of the approved Social Sciences course, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin American or the Middle East (AALAME). Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree or completed the OT36 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department.

COURSE LIST AALAME OPTIONS
ARTS 2220, 2230
HIST 1150, 1250, 1550
PHIL 2700 

HIST 2750
PHIL 2000 

Math and Social Studies and Science and Social Studies: 
EUT 210 must be completed at CSU
HIST 1250 
Plus one AALAME course. 
Language Arts and Social Studies:
ENGL 2210
HIST 1250
Plus one AALAME course. 
Math and Language Arts:
ENGL 2210 and EUT 210 must be taken at CSU
Plus one AALAME course
Math and Science:
EUT 210 must be completed at CSU 
Plus one additional course from above or AALAME course. 
Science and Language Arts:
ENGL 2210 and EUT 210 must be taken at CSU

Social Sciences

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

At least one of these courses, or one of the approved Arts and Humanities course, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin American or the Middle East (AALAME). Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree or completed the OT36 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department.

COURSE LIST AALAME OPTIONS

ANTH 1160
COMM 1100, 1150, 2100
ECON 1150, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2930
GEOG 1500, 1800
PEHR 1750
POLS 1300, 2200, 2300, 2500
PSYC 1500, 2400, 2500, 2600
SOCY 1150, 1190, 2270, 2280
URST 2000

GEOG 1600

PSY 2500
Plus one additional from above or AALAME course.

Natural Sciences

2 courses / 7 credits

Must include at least 1 lab credit. [[nid:7614]]

DEPARTMENT COURSES WITH LAB COURSES WITHOUT LAB
Science Concentrations GEOL 1100 and any approved Natural Science course  

Social Diversity

2 courses / 6 credits

Must complete:

  • 1 African-American course
  • 1 US Diversity course

Students transferring in more than 60 hours are only required to take 1 course. Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree will have both diversity requirements waived unless the course is required by the department.

   

SOCY 2000
URST 2100

ASLI 1550, 1700
ENGL 2248, 2275
HIST 2450
HMSV 1215
POLS 2400
PSYC 1700

Language Arts Concentration only:
ENGL 347 must be taken at CSU 

Writing Across the Curriculum/Speaking Across the Curriculum

Minimum of 3 courses

Students transferring 60 - 89 hours: one course waived.
Students transferring 90+ hours: two courses waived.
One WAC/SPAC course must be in the student's major.

No transfer courses count toward this requirement - all WAC courses must be completed at CSU.


Foreign Language 

Students who graduated from high school in 1987 or later are required to complete one of the following:

  • Two years of a single foreign language in high school.
  • An introductory level sequence of a single foreign language (generally, two semesters of 100-level study).
  • Two American Sign Language courses and one approved foreign culture course.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MAJORS

CSU REQUIREMENT LAKELAND CC EQUIVALENT
EDB 242 EDUC 1150
ETE 243, 343, 353 EDUC 2300
EDB 302 PSYC 2200
ESE 400 EDUC 2031
PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT

CSU's College of Education and Human Services requires its students to prepare electronic portfolios documenting their growth and achievement in twelve outcomes.  At CSU the portfolio process begins in EDB 242. Students taking Professional Course equivalents elsewhere should retain papers, projects, and other course artifacts for future incorporation into their CSU portfolios.

Students planning to complete their teaching licensure program at CSU should explore additional information about the CSU portfolio requirement at: http://www.csuohio.edu/cehs/eportfolio/electronic-portfolios

MIDDLE CHILDHOOD CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS

CSU REQUIREMENT LAKELAND CC EQUIVALENT
Reading and Language Arts Concentration
ENG 342 ENGL 2260
Mathematics Concentration No equivalent courses
Science Concentration No equivalent courses
Social Studies Concentration
ECN 201 ECON 2500
HIS 102 HIST 1250
HIS 111 HIST 2150
HIS 112 HIST 2250
HIS 200 GEOG 1500
PSC 111 POLS 1300

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Mailing Address
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Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214

Campus Location
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