B.S. in Elementary Education - Curriculum
The following courses must be taken before declaring a major:
ECO 222 Economic Geography 3 credits
EDU 100 American Education 3 credits
EDU 150 Educational Planning 3 credits
EDU 151 Field Experience I: Elementary 1 credit
EDU 200 Educational Psychology 3 credits
ENG American Literature or British Literature Course 3 credits
ENG 233 Creative Writing: Fiction 3 credits
or
ENG 235 Non-Fiction Writing 3 credits
HIS 121 Survey of U.S. History I 3 credits
HIS 122 Survey of U.S. History II 3 credits
MAT 202 Mathematics for Elementary Education 3 credits
MAT 110 Probability and Statistics 3 credits
WRI 100 Basic Composition 3 credits
Students must take one additional Social Science elective and ETL 235 The
Ethical Life. Students must also make sure that they have the required 120
credit minimum to graduate.
The following courses are also requirements for the Elementary Education Major.
ART 110 Principles of Visual Organization 3 credits
BIO 112 No e-text was included for this change 4 credits
DNC 102 Experiencing Movement I 3 credits
EDU 306 Technology for Educators 3 credits
EDU 308 Integrating the Arts Across the Elementary
and Middle School Curriculum 3 credits
EDU 311 Literacy I: Emergent and Developmental Literacy
in the Primary Grades 3 credits
EDU 312 Literacy II: Developmental and Remedial in the Intermediate 3 credits
Grades and Middle School 3 credits
EDU 313 Field Experience II: Elementary 1 credit
EDU 317 Curriculum, Assessment and Learning Experiences
for Science in the Elementary and Middle School Classroom 3 credits
EDU 319 Curriculum, Assessment and Learning Experiences
for Social Studies in the Elementary and Middle School Classroom 3 credits
EDU 321 Field Experience III: Elementary 1 credit
EDU 332 Curriculum, Assessment and Learning Experiences
for Mathematics in the Elementary and Middle School Classroom 3 credits
EDU 359 Curriculum, Assessment and Instructional Strategies for
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in the General
Education Classroom K-12 3 credits
EDU 372 Student Teaching: Elementary Schools 9 credits
EDU 374 Professional Education Seminar 3 credits
FNA 103 Introduction to Fine Arts 3 credits
GSC 106 Earth Science I: Physical Geology 4 credits
or
GSC 102 Earth Science II: Weather and Climate 4 credits
or
GSC 103 Earth Science III: Astronomy 4 credits
or
GSC 104 Earth Science IV: Historical Geology 3 credits
or
GSC 105 Earth Science V: A Guide to Earth’s Energy Resources Wise Use
and Future Prospects 3 credits
MUS 101 Experiencing Music: An Introduction 3 credits
SOC 100 Introduction to Culture and Society 3 credits
SPE 243 The Exceptional Child 3 credits
SPE 344 Adaptations/Modifications for the Exceptional Learner
in General Education Classrooms 3 credits
or
SPE 350 Teaching Children with Learning and Behavior Challenges 3 credits
SPE 345 Field Experience IV 1 credit
SPE 347 Classroom Management 3 credits
THS 100 Experiencing Theatre 3 credits
or
THS 335 Creative Dramatics in the Classroom 3 credits
Requirements for Early Childhood Certification as Add-on Certification
Students complete all of the courses for the elementary major plus the following
courses:
ECE 101 Foundations of Early Childhood Education 3 credits
ECE 301 Curriculum, Assessment and Learning Experiences
in Early Education I 3 credits
ECE 302 Curriculum, Assessment and Learning Experiences
in Early Education II 3 credits
ECE 305 Seminar: Issues in Early Childhood Education 3 credits
ECE 387 Practicum in Early Childhood Education 6 credits
*Undergraduates may begin taking early childhood education courses
simultaneously with elementary education courses, but will not earn early
childhood certification without completion of the coursework for elementary
education.
Students seeking certification in Early Childhood Education will be required to
take a second specialty area test of the Praxis II.
Requirements for Special Education Certification as Add-on Certification for
Elementary Education Majors
Students complete all of the courses for the elementary major plus the following
courses:
EDU 314 Adolescent Literacy 3 credits
EDU 315 Field Experience II: Secondary 1 credit
SPE 243 Exceptional Child 3 credits
SPE 333 Psycho-Educational Testing for Teachers 3 credits
SPE 344 Adaptations and Modifications for the Exceptional Child in the
General Education Classroom 3 credits
SPE 346 Collaborative Partnerships in Inclusive Settings 3 credits
SPE 347 Classroom Management 3 credits
SPE 348 Teaching Students with Low Incidence Disabilities 3 credits
EDU 359 Curriculum, Assessment and Instructional Strategies for Teaching
Exceptional Students Who Are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse 3 credits
SPE 350 Teaching Children with Learning and Behavior Challenges 3 credits
SPE 375 Special Education Internship 3 credits