Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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The recreation program pro- vides a course of study relating to community recreation, school recreation, youth serv- ing agencies, and therapeutic recreation. Students of recrea- tion ore prepared to plan, orga- nize and direct individual and group activities. The Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Business Education consists of three options: account- ing, business training and stenography. Completion of the secondary teaching program in business education qualifies graduates for the Chicago High School Certi- ficate Examination in accounting, business training Certificate. Students completing the accounting or stenography option are also qualified to teach busi- ness training. Though most of the students choose teaching as their initial career choice, management, accounting, secretarial training, or law offices.

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College of Education Recreation Special Education Business Education Bilingual Biculture Education Early Childhood and Elementary Education Industrial Technology Industrial Arts Education Physical Education Health and Safety Secondary Education The College of Education is primarily concerned with preparing students for teaching. Much of the University ' s concern contin- ues to be teacher preparation, and a great number of students in each graduation class ore prepared to enter careers as preschool, elementary, junior high school or secondary teachers. Recognizing the importance of preparing the highest quality of teachers, the University views teacher education as a total institu- tional responsibility. To coordinate all relevant resources to the support of the teacher education program, the University has es- tablished a representative University Committee on Teacher Edu- cation. The Committee reviews and adjudicates all matters to pertaining to curricular change and revision, admission and reten- tion standards for teacher education, and policies governing teacher education.

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Bilingual Bicultural Education The Department of Curricu- lum and Instruction offers the Bachelor of Science in Educa- tion degree in Bilingual Bicul- tural Elementary Education. The program is designed to pre- pare effective teachers for limited English-speaking stu- dents from Spanish-speaking populations. It includes prep- aration in the philosophies, foundations, and methodolo- gies of both bilingual and ele- mentary education. Early Childhood and Elemen- tary Education The Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education offers a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Elementary Education. Stu- dents following the teacher preparation program may pre- pare to teach in kindergarten.