Elementary Education (B.S. Degree)

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[Certification Program for Grades 2-6]

This major does not require a minor.

Liberal Arts Core (51 hours)

ENGL 111 - English Composition and Rhetoric I (3 hours)
ENGL 112 - English Composition and Rhetoric II (3 hours)
COMM 110 - Public Speaking (3 hours)
ENGL 202 - Survey of American Literature (3 hours) or
ENGL 203 - Survey of English Literature I (3 hours) or
ENGL 204 - Survey of English Literature II (3 hours)
EDUC 221 - Technology for Teachers (3 hours)
ART 201 - Art Appreciation (3 hours) or
ART 202 - Art Appreciation (3 hours)
MUSI 171 - Music Appreciation (3 hours)
RELI 111 - Survey of the Old Testament (3 hours) or
RELI 112 - Survey of the New Testament (3 hours)
HIST 111 - Perspectives on World Civilizations I (3 hours) or
HIST 112 - Perspectives on World Civilizations II (3 hours) or
HIST 113 - Perspectives on World Civilizations III (3 hours)
HIST 211 - American History I (3 hours) or
HIST 212 - American History II (3 hours)
KINE 201 - Personal and Community Health (3 hours)
MATH 111 - College Algebra (3 hours) or higher

Foreign Language or Language Literature (choose one)

FREN 213 - French Literature in Translation (3 hours)
SPAN 213 - Spanish Literature in Translation (3 hours)
WRLD 213 - World Literature in Translation (3 hours) or
200-level foreign language course

Natural Science

(Any 12 hours provided both physical & life science are represented). The following three courses were developed for Education majors.

BIOL 149 - Life Science for Educators (4 hours) & Lab
GEOL 100 - Earth Science for Educators (4 hours) & Lab
CHEM 111 - Physical Science for Educators (4 hours) & Lab or
PHYS 111 - Physical Science for Educators (4 hours) & Lab

Major Requirements (63 hours)

Professional Foundations

EDUC 201 - Principles and Philosophy of Education (3 hours)
EDUC 300 - Psychology Applied to Effective Teaching (3 hours)
EDUC 313 - Introduction to Human Growth and Development (3 hours)
EDUC 324 - Teaching Fine Arts and Creativity in the Classroom (3 hours)
EDUC 327 - Literature Across the Curriculum (3 hours)
EDUC 361 - Strategies for Managing Individual Differences (3 hours)
KINE 317 - Health, Safety and Physical Education in the Primary and Elementary Grades (3 hours)
MATH 201 - Math for Early Childhood and Elementary Education Majors I (3 hours)
MATH 202 - Math for Early Childhood and Elementary Education Majors II (3 hours)

Professional Studies

Requires Admission to the School of Education

The following two courses to be taken concurrently:

EDUC 319 - Teaching Reading in the Elementary School (3 hours)
EDUC 321 - Language Arts for the Elementary Teacher (3 hours)

The following four courses to be taken concurrently:

Requires Admission to Clinical Practice

EDUC 095 - Praxis II (0 hours)
EDUC 436 - Clinical Practice in the Elementary School (12 hours)

Content Emphasis (12 hours)

12 hours in one of the designated areas outside of Education above the core requirements. Students must contact their Education Advisor for approval of courses. The Following are approved areas: Geography/History/Political Science; Sociology/Psychology; Health and Physical Education; Business/Economics/COIN; Criminal Justice; Sciences; Mathematics/COIN; Nursing; Fine Arts; English/Communication and Theatre; Foreign Languages; Religion. Students may substitute a three (3) hour Global Studies course in this requirement.