Elementary Education: Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, B.A./B.S.

This program of study prepares candidates to meet the performance standards of the Elementary Education (K-5) license. Teacher candidates complete a variety of coursework focused on the learning of students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade. Through the tailored coursework, teacher candidates build their repertoire of strategies and content specific to elementary grades.Emphasis is placed on teaching the basic concepts and skills that lay the foundation for more advanced study in upper grades, as well as focusing on the social and emotional learning of students.

BELL Core Requirements: 53 Hours (minimum)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Elementary Education Major Requirements

Technical Requirements:

Technical Requirements are courses identified by the program as required courses and will count in the BELL Core or as General Electives.

BIO 1050 Biological Science Lecture 3 Hours and
BIO 1055 Biological Science Lab 1 Hours
CEM 1010 Chemistry: __________ 4 Hours
HIS 1010 World History to 1500 3 Hours
or
HIS 1020 World History Since 1500 3 Hours
HIS 2010 The American Experience to Reconstruction 3 Hours
or
HIS 2020 The American Experience Since Reconstruction 3 Hours
MTH 1050 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I 3 Hours
MUH 2140 The Arts for Education: Appreciation and Application 4 Hours

Education Core Courses: 12 Hours

EDU 2100 Foundations of Education 3 Hours
EDU 2110 Educational Psychology 3 Hours
EDU 2221 Child Development, Education, and Guidance 3 Hours
EDU 3800 Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in the Classroom 3 Hours

Educational Professional Coursework: 36 Hours

MTH 1060 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II 3 Hours
EDU 1160 The Practice of Education Seminar I 1 Hours
EDU 2160 The Practice of Education Seminar II 1 Hours
EDU 3030 Literacy I 3 Hours
EDU 3040 Mathematics in the Elementary School 3 Hours
EDU 3160 The Practice of Education Seminar III 1 Hours
EDU 3530 Assessment for Decision Making 3 Hours
EDU 4230 Literacy II 3 Hours
EDU 4250 Science for the Elementary School 3 Hours
HIS 4260 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School 3 Hours
EDU 4201 Classroom Management PK-5 3 Hours
EDU 4404 Student Teaching in the Elementary Grades 6 Hours
EDU 4110 Reflective Teaching 3 Hours

Elementary Education: Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, B.A./B.S.

BELL Core Requirements: 53 Hours (minimum)

Elementary Education Major Requirements

Technical Requirements:

Education Core Courses: 12 Hours

Educational Professional Coursework: 36 Hours

Minor Requirement: 18 Hours

General Electives: 9 Hours (minimum)

Total Required for the Program: 128 Hours