Academic Programs

2+2 Information

Fall Semester - Hinds Community College

Course Hours
ENG 1113 Comp 3
HIS *** 3
SPT 1113 or SPT 2173 Fund/Speech 3
BIO /Lab 3/4
MAT 1313 3

Spring Semester - Hinds Community College

Course Hours
ENG 1123 Eng Comp 3
American HIS *** 3
MUS 2513 3
PSY *** 3
MAT 1723 Num Sys 3
PHY Science/Lab 3/4

Fall Semester - Hinds Community College

Course Hours
ENG Lit ** 3
SOC/PSC 1113 Social Science 3
Science w/out lab 3
MAT 1733 Geo, Meas, & Prob. 3

Spring Semester - Hinds Community College

Course Hours
ENG Lit ** 3
GEO World Geo 3
ART 1913 Art for Elem 3
ART, MUS 1113, SPT 2233 3

Fall Semester - UM

Course Hours
EDRD 355 Early Lit Inst 6
EDSP 308 Intro to Special Ed 3
EDCI 352 Education, Society & the K-12 Learner 2
EDSP 327 Classroom Mgt & Behavioral Interventions 3
EDEC 320 Methods in EC OR EDWP 341 Wellness 3

Spring Semester - UM

Course Hours
EDCI 353 Effec. Class Prac 3
EDRD 400 Read Inst. Elem 3
EDSP 407 Survey of SPED Prac 3
EDSP 410 Effec. Inst. Of Teach Inc 3
Optional EDEC 321 Early Childhood Dev or EDWP 342 Wellness & Physical Activity 3
WRIT 250 Applied Writing (or full summer) 3

First Semester Senior - UM

Course Hours
EDEL 401 Soc S. Elem Sch 3
EDEL 402 Art of Teach Lit 3
EDEL 403 Math Elem Sch 3
EDEL 404 Sci Elem Sch 3
EDRD 414 Read & Intervention 3
EDLE 417 Action Labs 3

Second Semester Senior - UM

Course Hours
EDCI 419 Classroom Assessment 3
EDLE 464 Student Teaching:  ELEM 9

*ASTR, CHE, GEO, PHY,– 1 w/lab, 1 w/o lab
**American, Eng, World LIT 200 level
***American, Western HIS 100 level
****Any BIO class w/lab

Admission to Phase II: Teacher Education Program

  • Completion of core curriculum and Phase I Education Courses
  • Min. GPA of 2.75 on Core
  • Appropriate Praxis Core, SAT, or ACT scores
  • Must complete education courses with a “C” or better to move forward

Concentration Areas:

Two areas of concentration are required. Both concentrations require a minimum of 18 hours. Courses taken in the core and general education areas count towards concentrations.ž

  • English
  • žSocial Studies
  • Science
  • Math
  • Computers
  • Fine Arts
  • žForeign Language

Minimum test scores are required on one of the following:

Praxis CORE (Reading: 156, Writing: 162, Math: 130)
žACT (21 Overall Composite)
žSAT (1060 or above Verbal and Quantitative)