The College of New Jersey

School of Education ~ Dept. of Elementary & Early Childhood Education ~ 2013-2014

4-Year Course Sequence

Elementary Education, Women’s and Gender Studies (English/History Emphasis)

Fall / Spring
Year 1
Course / Goal / Course / Goal
FSP 101 First Year Seminar / FYS / WRI 102 Academic Writing (If not exempt) or Free Elective / AW
MAT 105 Math Structures & Algorithms for Education I / Quantitative Reasoning / MAT 106 Math Structures & Algorithms for Education II / Quantitative Reasoning
WGS 200 Women, Culture and Society / WGS Core Course (#1) / BIO 104 Genes, Cancer & the Environment: Chemistry and Biology / Natural Science
PHYS 103 Severe Weather Phenomena: Earth & Physical Science / Natural Science / WGS Elective - English / WGS Elective
(English Course #1)
ELE 203/Introduction to Urban Ed / Urban Education
Fall / Spring
Year 2
Course / Goal / Course / Goal
ECE 102/Multicultural Children’s Literature / Arts and Humanities
(WGS Elective)
(English Course #2) / WGS 376/LIT 316 Global Women Writers or WGS 360/ LIT 334 Literature by Latinas and Latin-American Women / WGS Core Course (#2) & (English Course #3)
U.S. History Course (WGS 302/HIS 385 or WGS 303/HIS 396 or WGS 361/HIS 365 can fulfill this requirement) / U.S. History
(ELE Correlate Course)
(History Course #1) / RAL 221 Literacy, Strategies, Assessment and Instruction- Elementary / Professional Education
Language 101 or elective / Urban Education / ELE 201 Child and Adolescent Development / Social Science
WGS Elective - History / WGS Elective
(History Course #2) / Language 102 or elective / Urban Education
Fall / Spring
Year 3 / Course / Goal
Course / Goal / WGS Elective - History / WGS Elective
(History Course #4)
MTT 202 Math Methods / Professional Education / SOM 203 Social Studies & Multiculturalism / Advanced Core Block
Professional Education
MST 202 Methods of Teaching Science, Health & Technology / Professional Education
WGS 325 Feminist Theory / WGS Core Course (#3) / WGS Elective - History / WGS Elective
(History Course #3)
Language 103 or elective / Urban Education
Fall / Spring
Year 4 / Course / Goal
Course / Goal / English Elective / (English Course #4)
WGS 350 Gender and Equity in Education / WGS 495 or 496 Senior Seminar: Methods and Theory / WGS Core Course #5
ESLM 578 Theory and Practice of ESL / Urban/Graduate
ELE 302/Intro to Teacher Research / WGS 398 Field Study
Approved VPA course (WGS 220 or WGS 305 can fulfill this requirement)
ESLM 577 Sociolinguistics / Urban/Graduate
*Elementary Education WGS majors are required to take 32 units to complete both majors. No additional course is needed.
Check the FSP to determine whether it fulfills any requirement.

·  RAL 221 and ELE 201 must be taken together.

·  MTT 202 and MST 202 must be taken together. Students are encouraged to take courses during the May or summer semester. Two possible courses that might be offered in the summer are WGS 325 Feminist Theory and a WGS History Elective.

·  The information literacy goal is met through a college-wide experience.

·  Students are encouraged to use the free electives in this program to obtain additional specializations. Two more courses in mathematics will qualify the student to apply for a mathematics specialization in NJ. Two more courses in science will qualify the student to apply for a science specialization in NJ.