Elementary Education, BS

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Program Code: 441A
CIP Code: 13.1202

Teaching

General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

General Education Requirements

SPECIAL NOTE: Elementary Education majors must take nine (9) semester hours from the Cultivating Creative Expression theme as the Integrative Learning Experience in General Education. ENG 2360 is required along with two (2) other courses from this theme. Transfer students will be advised on required General Education coursework on an individual basis.

9 hours from the Second Academic Concentration may be double counted from General Education and Major.

Additional courses marked with an asterick (*) may be double counted in General Education.

Professional Education Requirements (24 Hours)

MUST complete with a minimum grade of “C” (2.0)

C I 2300 - Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age (2)
FDN 2400 - Critical Perspectives on Learning and Teaching (2)
PSY 3010 - Psychology Applied to Teaching (3) *
SPE 3300 - Creating Inclusive Learning Communities (3)
C I 3400 - Policies and Practices in Educational Assessment (2)
C I 4900 - Internship/Student Teaching (6-12) [CAP] Students must complete 12 hours of Student Teaching

Major Requirements (61 Hours)

MUST complete with a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) and before Block II

MAT 2030 - Mathematics for the Elementary School Teacher (3) (MUST be completed before admission to Block I)
ENG 3240 - World Literature for Children (3)
or
R E 3240 - World Literature for Children (3)
GHY 3013 - North Carolina (3)
or
HIS 3728 - History of North Carolina (3)
THR 3857 - Teaching Theatre, K-5 (2)
and
THR 3858 - Theatre Pedagogy Practicum (1)
or
C I 3021 - Visual Art in the Elementary School (3)
or
MUS 2024 - Music Methods for the Classroom Teacher (3)
C I 3750 - Integrating Media and Technology into Teaching (3)

Directed Elective (3 Hours)

Choose one of the following courses for 3 hours or an appropriate substitution approved by an advisor

Block I

MUST take concurrently after admission to teacher education before Block II with a minimum grade of “C” (2.0). Block I must be taken along with SPE 3300 .

MAT 3230 - Investigating Mathematics and Learning (3) [WID]
or
C I 3230 - Investigating Mathematics and Learning (3) [WID]
R E 3030 - Foundations of Literacy (3)
C I 3000 - Learner Diversity: Teaching English Language Learners (3) (10 hrs. service learning included)
or
SPE 3000 - Learner Diversity: Teaching English Language Learners (3) (10 hrs. service learning included)

Block II

MUST take concurrently after admission to teacher education with a minimum grade of “C”, after Block I, and before student teaching

Second Academic Concentration (18 Hours)

9 hours may be double counted from General Education and Major

Electives (Minimum 3-6 Hours)

Total Required (120 Hours)

A student must have at least a 2.70 grade-point average to be admitted to the teacher education program and must maintain a 2.70 grade-point average overall through student teaching.