Secondary Education B.A. (English, General Science, History, Mathematics, Social Studies)

Retention Requirements

1. A minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 each semester.
2. A minimum grade of B- in all teacher education courses.
3. A satisfactory G.P.A. in the major area.
4. Positive recommendations from all education instructors based on academic work, fieldwork, and professional behavior.

If a student’s G.P.A. falls below the minimum 2.75, or if the required G.P.A. in the major falls below the minimum, the student will be put on probation, which means the student cannot continue to take courses in the professional education sequence until the probationary status is removed. If either the overall G.P.A. or the required G.P.A. in the major falls below the minimum for two consecutive semesters, the student may be suspended or dismissed from the secondary education program.

Course Requirements

Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CEP 215	Introduction to Educational Psychology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
FNED 101	Introduction to Teaching and Learning	2	Fall, Spring, Summer.
FNED 246	Schooling for Social Justice	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SED 201	Introduction to Lesson Planning	2	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SED 202	Introduction to Assessment	2	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SED 301	Discourses, Literacies and Technologies of Learning	2	Fall.
SED 420/TECH 420/WLED 420	Introduction to Student Teaching	2	Early Spring
SED 421/TECH 421/WLED 421	Student Teaching in the Secondary School	7	Spring.
SED 422/TECH 422/WLED 422	Student Teaching Seminar in Secondary Education	3	Spring.
SPED 333	Introduction to Special Education: Policies/Practices	3	Fall, Spring.
TESL 401	Introduction to Teaching Emergent Bilinguals	4	Fall, Spring.
	Total Credit Hours:	35

Note: To be admitted into SED 301 students must be admitted into FSEHD, and to take their Practicum I course (SED 31X) they must submit passing scores for both the Praxis II content tests and the Praxis II: Principles of Learning and Teaching Tests.

Note: SED 420 is taken in the Early Spring session.

Secondary Education English Major

Students electing a major in English apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 3.00 in their content grade point average (G.P.A.). Students must maintain the content G.P.A. of 3.00 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain English Certification:

Requirements

Secondary Education

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SED 302	Teaching and Learning: Humanities in Communities	2	Fall.
SED 313	Critical Writing and Teaching in Schools	4	Spring.
SED 413	Social Justice Teaching in English Education	4	Fall.
SPED 433	Special Education: Best Practices and Applications	3	Fall, Spring.
	-Or-
TESL 402	Applications of Second Language Acquisition	3	Fall, Spring.

English

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ENGL 200	Reading Literature and Culture	4	Fall, Spring.
ENGL 212	Adolescent Literature: Images of Youth	4	Annually.
ENGL 300	Introduction to Theory and Criticism	4	Fall, Spring.
ENGL 326	Studies in African American Literature	4	As needed.
	-Or-
ENGL 327	Studies in Multicultural American Literatures	4	As needed.
ENGL 336	Reading Globally	4	As needed.
ENGL 341	Studies in Literature and Film	4	As needed.
	-Or-
FILM 116	Introduction to Film	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
ENGL 345	Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies	4	As needed.
	-Or-
ENGL 346	Shakespeare: The Tragedies and Romances	4	As needed.
ENGL 460	Seminar in English	4	Fall, Spring.

ONE COURSE from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ENGL 208	British Literature	4	Annually.
ENGL 304	Studies in British Literature to 1500	4	As needed.
ENGL 305	Studies in British Literature 1500-1700	4	As needed.
ENGL 306	Studies in British Literature 1700-1914	4	As needed.

ONE COURSE from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ENGL 209	American Literature	4	Annually.
ENGL 301	Reading America to the Civil War	4	As needed.
ENGL 302	Studies in American Literature 1860-1945	4	As needed.

ONE COURSE from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ENGL 378	Studies in Composition	4	As needed.
ENGL 379	Studies in Rhetoric	4	As needed.
ENGL 432	Studies in the English Language	4	As needed.

Note: To enroll in SED 420, students must have completed all but two of the required 300-level English courses and all other requirements in the English major.

Note: SED 420 is taken in the Early Spring session.

Secondary Education General Science Major

Students electing a major in General Science apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 2.50 in their content grade point average (GPA) and a minimum grade of C. Students must maintain the content GPA of 2.50 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain General Science certification:

Requirements

Secondary Education

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SED 303	Inquiry into STEM	2	Fall.
SED 316	Practicum in Secondary Education: Science	4	Spring.
SED 416	Socio-Scientific Issues in the Classroom	4	Fall.
SPED 433	Special Education: Best Practices and Applications	3	Fall, Spring.
	-Or-
TESL 402	Applications of Second Language Acquisition	3	Fall, Spring.

Biology

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 111	Introductory Biology I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 112	Introductory Biology II	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Chemistry

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CHEM 103	General Chemistry I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 104	General Chemistry II	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

History

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 108	History of Science and Medicine	4	Annually.

Mathematics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

TWO COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PSCI 211	Introduction to Astronomy	4	Fall, Spring.
PSCI 212	Introduction to Geology	4	Fall, Summer.
PSCI 214	Introduction to Meteorology	4	Fall.
PSCI 217	Introduction to Oceanography	4	Spring.

Physics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHYS 101	Physics for Science and Mathematics I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 102	Physics for Science and Mathematics II	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

ONE RESEARCH COURSE from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 491-494	Research in Biology	1	Fall, Spring, Summer
CHEM 491-493	Research in Chemistry	1	As needed.
PHYS 491-493	Research in Physics	1	As needed.
PSCI 491-493	Research in Physical Science	1	As needed.

Secondary Education History Major

Students electing a major in History apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 3.00 in their content grade point average (GPA). Students must maintain the content GPA of 3.00 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain History certification:

Requirements

Secondary Education

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SED 302	Teaching and Learning: Humanities in Communities	2	Fall.
SED 314	Responsive Social Studies Teaching/Learning I	4	Spring.
SED 414	Responsive Social Studies Teaching/Learning II	4	Fall.

History

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 281	History Matters I: Methods and Skills	3	Fall, Spring.
HIST 282	History Matters II: Historical Research	3	Fall, Spring.
HIST 389	History Matters III: Senior Research Project	2	Fall, Spring.

TWO COURSES from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 201	U.S. History: 1400-1800	3	Fall, Spring.
HIST 202	U.S. History: 1800-1920	3	Fall, Spring.
HIST 203	U.S. History: 1920 to the Present	3	Fall, Spring.

ONE COURSE from U.S. History:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 209	The American Revolution	3	Annually.
HIST 217	American Gender and Women’s History	3	Annually.
HIST 218	American Foreign Policy: 1945 to the Present	3	Fall.
HIST 219	Popular Culture in Twentieth Century America	3	Alternate years.
HIST 320	American Colonial History	3	Annually.
HIST 322	The Early American Republic	3	Annually.
HIST 323	The Gilded Age and Progressive Era	3	Alternate years.
HIST 324	Crises of American Modernity, 1914-1945	3	Annually.
HIST 325	Superpower America 1945-1990	3	Annually.
HIST 326	American Cultural History: The Nineteenth Century	3	As needed.
HIST 328	History of the American West	3	As needed.
HIST 329	Civil War and Reconstruction	3	As needed.
HIST 330	History of American Immigration	3	As needed.
HIST 331	Rhode Island History	3	Spring.
HIST 334	African American History	3	Annually.
HIST 336	The United States and the Emerging World	3	Spring.

ONE COURSE from European History:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 220	Ancient Greece	3	Alternate years.
HIST 221	The Roman Republic	3	Alternate Years.
HIST 222	The Roman Empire	3	Alternate Years.
HIST 223	Medieval History	3	Alternate years.
HIST 224	The Glorious Renaissance	3	Fall.
HIST 234	Challenges and Confrontations: Women in Europe	3	As needed.
HIST 235	Voices of the Great War	3	Alternate years.
HIST 258	Environmental History	3	Annually.
HIST 307	Europe in the Age of Enlightenment	3	As needed.
HIST 308	Europe in the Age of Revolution, 1789 to 1850	3	As needed.
HIST 309	Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914	3	As needed.
HIST 310	Twentieth-Century Europe	3	As needed.
HIST 311	The Origins of Russia to 1700	3	Alternate years.
HIST 312	Russia from Peter to Lenin	3	Alternate years.
HIST 313	The Soviet Union and After	3	Alternate years.
HIST 318	Tudor-Stuart England	3	As needed.

ONE COURSE from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 236	Post-Independence Africa	3	Annually.
HIST 238	Early Imperial China	3	As needed.
HIST 239	Japanese History through Art and Literature	3	Alternate years.
HIST 241	Colonial and Neocolonial Latin America	3	Annually.
HIST 242	Modern Latin America	3	Annually.
HIST 340	The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800	3	As needed.
HIST 341	The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present	3	As needed.
HIST 342	Islam and Politics in Modern History	3	As needed.
HIST 348	Africa under Colonial Rule	3	Annually.

ONE COURSE from Global History or Non-Western History (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East):

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 218	American Foreign Policy: 1945 to the Present	3	Fall.
HIST 222	The Roman Empire	3	Alternate Years.
HIST 236	Post-Independence Africa	3	Annually.
HIST 238	Early Imperial China	3	As needed.
HIST 239	Japanese History through Art and Literature	3	Alternate years.
HIST 241	Colonial and Neocolonial Latin America	3	Annually.
HIST 242	Modern Latin America	3	Annually.
HIST 258	Environmental History	3	Annually.
HIST 309	Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914	3	As needed.
HIST 310	Twentieth-Century Europe	3	As needed.
HIST 313	The Soviet Union and After	3	Alternate years.
HIST 330	History of American Immigration	3	As needed.
HIST 336	The United States and the Emerging World	3	Spring.
HIST 340	The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800	3	As needed.
HIST 341	The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present	3	As needed.
HIST 342	Islam and Politics in Modern History	3	As needed.
HIST 348	Africa under Colonial Rule	3	Annually.

Certification Courses

Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 101	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	4	Fall, Spring.
ECON 200	Introduction to Economics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
GEOG 200	World Regional Geography	4	Fall, Spring.
GEOG 401	Geography for Social Studies Educators	4	Spring.
POL 202	American Government	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Note: ECON 200 will double-count as the General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences distribution (SB).

 

Secondary Education Mathematics Major

Students electing a major in Mathematics apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 2.75 in their content grade point average (GPA). Students must maintain the content GPA of 2.75 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain Mathematics certification:

Requirements

Secondary Education

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SED 303	Inquiry into STEM	2	Fall.
SED 315	Teaching Mathematics in a Diverse Classroom	4	Spring.
SED 415	Rethinking Mathematics Teaching and Learning	4	Fall.
SPED 433	Special Education: Best Practices and Applications	3	Fall, Spring.
	-Or-
TESL 402	Applications of Second Language Acquisition	3	Fall, Spring.

Computer Science

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CSCI 157	Introduction to Algorithmic Thinking in Python	4	Fall, Spring.

Mathematics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MATH 212	Calculus I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 213	Calculus II	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 240	Statistical Methods I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 300	Bridge to Advanced Mathematics	4	Spring.
MATH 314	Calculus III	4	Fall, Spring.
MATH 315	Linear Algebra	4	Fall.
MATH 324	College Geometry	4	Fall, Spring.
MATH 431	Number Theory	3	Fall, Spring.
MATH 432	Introduction to Abstract Algebra	4	Spring.
MATH 441	Introduction to Probability	4	Fall.
MATH 458	History of Mathematics	4	Fall.

Physics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHYS 101	Physics for Science and Mathematics I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 103	Calculus Applications in Mechanics	1	Fall.

Note: To enroll in SED 415, students must have completed the calculus sequence: MATH 212, MATH 213, MATH 314; in addition to MATH 240, MATH 300, MATH 315, MATH 324; and at least concurrent enrollment in MATH 432. Prior to enrollment in SED 420, SED 421 and SED 422, students must have completed all requirements in the mathematics major.

Secondary Education Social Studies Major

Students electing a major in Social Studies apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 3.00 in their content grade point average (GPA). Students must maintain the content GPA of 3.00 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain Social Studies certification:

Requirements

Secondary Education

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SED 302	Teaching and Learning: Humanities in Communities	2	Fall.
SED 314	Responsive Social Studies Teaching/Learning I	4	Spring.
SED 414	Responsive Social Studies Teaching/Learning II	4	Fall.

Core Courses

Anthropology

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 101	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	4	Fall, Spring.
ANTH 461/FNED 461	LatinX in the United States	4	Annually.

Economics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ECON 200	Introduction to Economics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	-Or-
ECON 214	Principles of Microeconomics	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	-And-
ECON 215	Principles of Macroeconomics	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Geography

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
GEOG 200	World Regional Geography	4	Fall, Spring.
GEOG 401	Geography for Social Studies Educators	4	Spring.

History Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 202	U.S. History: 1800-1920	3	Fall, Spring.
HIST 203	U.S. History: 1920 to the Present	3	Fall, Spring.
HIST 281	History Matters I: Methods and Skills	3	Fall, Spring.

Political Science

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
POL 202	American Government	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
POL 332	Civil Liberties in the United States	4	Fall, Spring.

ONE COURSE from European History:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 234	Challenges and Confrontations: Women in Europe	3	As needed.
HIST 308	Europe in the Age of Revolution, 1789 to 1850	3	As needed.
HIST 309	Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914	3	As needed.
HIST 310	Twentieth-Century Europe	3	As needed.
HIST 312	Russia from Peter to Lenin	3	Alternate years.
HIST 313	The Soviet Union and After	3	Alternate years.

ONE COURSE from Africa, Asia, Middle East:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 236	Post-Independence Africa	3	Annually.
HIST 238	Early Imperial China	3	As needed.
HIST 340	The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800	3	As needed.
HIST 341	The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present	3	As needed.
HIST 342	Islam and Politics in Modern History	3	As needed.
HIST 345	History of China in Modern Times	3	As needed.
HIST 348	Africa under Colonial Rule	3	Annually.

Concentrations

A. Anthropology/Sociology (select one course)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 102	Introduction to Archaeology	4	Fall, Spring.
ANTH 103	Introduction to Biological Anthropology	4	Spring.
ANTH 104	Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics	4	Fall.
SOC 200	Introduction to Sociology	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 208	The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

B. Geography (select one course)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
GEOG 100	Introduction to Environmental Geography	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
GEOG 337	Urban Political Geography	3	As needed.
GEOG 338	People, Houses, Neighborhoods, and Cities	3	As needed.
GEOG 339	Metropolitan Providence: Past, Present, and Future	3	As needed.

C. Global Studies (select one course)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
GLOB 356	The Atlantic World	4	As needed.
INGO 301	Applied Development Studies	3	Spring.
POL 203	Global Politics	4	Fall, Spring.
POL 342	The Politics of Global Economic Change	4	Every third semester.

D. Political Science (select one course)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
POL 203	Global Politics	4	Fall, Spring.
POL 204	Introduction to Political Thought	4	Fall, Spring.

Total Credit Hours: 35