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: It is recommended that Elementary Education majors take nine (9) semester hours from the Cultivating Creative Expression theme as the Integrative Learning Experience in General Education. ENG 2360 along with two (2) other courses from this theme. Students with transfer credit 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 asterisk (*) may be double counted in General Education.

Professional Education Requirements (24 Hours)

A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) must be earned in all Professional Education Courses by Teacher Education majors.

EDU 2000 - Introduction to Learners, Teachers, and Schools (3) +
EDU 2100 - Foundations of Educational Equity (3) +
EDU 3000 - Diverse Learners: Teaching and Learning! (3) #
EDU 3100 - Assessment for Learning (3) #
EDU 4900 - Student Teaching (12) [CAP]
+Must be taken prior to admission to Teacher Education
#Prerequisites: EDU 2000 , EDU 2100 , and Admission to Teacher Education. EDU 3000 and EDU 3100 should not be taken concurrently.

NOTE:

To be admitted to the Teacher Education, students must have a minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA, completed 45 semester hours, completed criminal background check and successfully completed testing requirements for Reading, Writing and Math areas of the PRAXIS I CORE (or exempt based on SAT or ACT scores). See Admission to Teacher Education . Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA required for admission to Teacher Education, Student Teaching and graduation.

Refer to the Initial Licensure Teacher Education Student Handbook for complete details related to Teacher Education admission, GPA, edTPA, Student Teaching and testing requirements.

Major Requirements (64 Hours)

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

Required (3 Hours)

Needs to be taken prior to Block I

PSY 3010 - Psychology Applied to Teaching (3)

Block I (3 Hours)

MUST take concurrently after admission to teacher education before Block II. EDU 3000 needs to be taken as a part of Block I. It is recommended that a student take one course from the Themed Strands as well as the Directed Elective during the same semester as Block I

MAT 3000 - Mathematics for the Elementary School Teacher (3)

Block II (15 Hours)

MUST take concurrently after admission to teacher education after Block I, and before Block III

Themed Strands (12 Hours)

MUST complete before Block III. 12 hours of the major requirements are from the Themed Strands. Choose 3 hours from each Theme Strand.

Integrating the Arts

Health, Wellness, and Life Systems

Creating Positive Learning Environments

(3 Hours required for Block II)

Expanding Teacher Content Knowledge

Required

LIT 3340 - Science of Literacy (3)

Elective Options: Consultation with Academic Advisor Recommended

Directed Elective (3 Hours)

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

Block III (13 Hours)

MUST take concurrently after admission to teacher education, after Block II, and before student teaching.

EDU 3100 needs to be taken as a part of Block III

Second Academic Concentration (18 Hours)

9 hours may be double counted from General Education and Major

Electives (Minimum 0-1 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.