CI at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

• 1. CI 467Principles in Teaching Literature to Children and Youth
  2. CI 475Teaching Elementary Reading and Language Arts I
• 1. CI 471Principles and Practices to Foster Independence in Reading
  2. CI 467Principles in Teaching Literature to Children and Youth
  3. CI 475Teaching Elementary Reading and Language Arts I
  4. CI 476Teaching Elementary and Middle Grade Language Arts
• 1. CI 405Introduction to Teaching Elementary Age Children
  2. CI 406Theory Practice in Elementary School Teaching I
• 1. CI 438Computer Programming and the Classroom
  2. CI 480Introduction to Computer Science for CS Teachers

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CI coursework.

• CI 475Teaching Elementary Reading and Language Arts Iopens 9 courses (7 directly)
• CI 420Foundations of Early Childhood Educationopens 6 courses (3 directly)
• CI 406Theory Practice in Elementary School Teaching Iopens 5 courses (2 directly)
• CI 476Teaching Elementary and Middle Grade Language Artsopens 4 courses (4 directly)
• EDPR 432Ed Prac in EC & ELEDopens 4 courses (4 directly)
• CI 480Introduction to Computer Science for CS Teachersopens 4 courses (3 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate CI work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 76 CI and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 92 more CI courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on CI, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in CI. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 5 courses deep, ending at CI 577

  1. CI 467Principles in Teaching Literature to Children and Youth
  2. CI 475Teaching Elementary Reading and Language Arts I
  3. CI 575Assessment in Reading
  4. CI 576Assessment-Based Reading Instruction
  5. CI 577Clinical Practicum in Reading

• 4 courses deep, ending at CI 404

  1. EPSY 485Assessing Student Performance
  2. CI 403Teaching a Diverse High School Student Population
  3. CI 404Teaching and Assessing Secondary School Students

• 4 courses deep, ending at CI 407

  1. CI 405Introduction to Teaching Elementary Age Children
  2. CI 406Theory Practice in Elementary School Teaching I
  3. EDPR 432Ed Prac in EC & ELED

• 4 courses deep, ending at CI 445

  1. EPOL 201Foundations of Education
  2. CI 420Foundations of Early Childhood Education
  3. CI 421Principles and Practices in Early Childhood Education

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for CI yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under CI yet.

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Department events

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