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Major in Elementary Education
This major consists of 61 semester credits (including professional education core requirements). In addition, to qualify for licensure, learners must also meet the requirements of an endorsement in a specific area. Note: A double major between elementary education and prekindergarten through grade three is not allowed. The courses in the major include:
| Credits | ||
| EDU 110 | Foundations of American Education | 3 |
| EDU 142 | Human Growth, Development and Guidance | 3 |
| EDU 152 | Assessment and Psychology | 3 |
| EDU 162 | Diversity for Teachers | 3 |
| EDU 206 | Field Experience I: Elementary School | 2 |
| EDU 210 | Methods: Birth-Elementary | 3 |
| EDU 226 | Field Experience II: Elementary School | 2 |
| EDU 252 | Computers and Instructional Technology | 3 |
| EDU 304 | Exceptional Persons | 3 |
| EDU 305 | Teaching Elementary Science | 2 |
| EDU 313 | Teaching Creative Arts | 2 |
| EDU 315 | Teaching Elementary Social Studies | 2 |
| EDU 325 | Teaching Elementary Math | 2 |
| EDU 326 | Developmental Reading and Language Arts | 3 |
| EDU/HPER 327 | Teaching Health and Physical Education: Birth to Elementary |
3 |
| EDU 333 | Literature: Birth-Adolescence | 3 |
| EDU 335 | Teaching Elementary Language Arts | 2 |
| EDU 462 | Individual Behavior and Classroom Management Pre-Kindergarten-12 |
3 |
| EDU 492 | Student Teaching in Elementary School | 14 |
| Total | 61 | |
At least one specific endorsement is required with an elementary education major. The courses listed for at least one of the endorsements below are needed in addition to the courses required for the Elementary Education major and the professional education core.
| K-8 ART #113 (26 credits) | Credits | |
| ART 110 | Drawing | 3 |
| ART 202 | Painting | 3 |
|
ART 310 |
Printmaking |
3 |
|
ART 313 |
Teaching Creative Arts |
2 |
| One of the following: ART 222 Ceramics ART 320 Sculpture |
3 | |
| One of the following: ART 100 Introduction to Art ART 211 Art History I ART 212 Art History II |
3 | |
| Electives in Art | 9 | |
| K-8 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS #119 (26 credits) | Credits | ||
| EDU 313 | Teaching Creative Arts | 2 | |
| EDU 326 | Developmental Reading | 3 | |
| EDU 333 | Literature: Birth-Adolescence | 3 | |
| One of the following: ENG 209 American Literature I ENG 210 American Literature II |
3 | ||
| Electives in English, Language Arts, Speech, Drama, Theatre, and/or Reading (must include written composition and oral communication components) |
15 | ||
| K-8 HEALTH #137 (27 credits) | Credits | |
| HPER 102 | First Aid/CPR/AED Program | 2 |
| EDU/HPER 223 | Child, Family Health and Nutrition | 3 |
| HPER 280 | Personal, School and Community Health | 3 |
| PSY 201 | Adjustment | 3 |
| PSY 302 | Substance Abuse | 3 |
| EDU/HPER 327 | Teaching Health and Physical Education: Birth - Elementary | 3 |
| One of the following: SOC 220 Social Problems SOC 361 Marriage and Family |
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| Electives in health-related areas of HPER, PSY or SOC with consent of advisor. | 7 | |
| K-8 MATHEMATICS #142 (26 credits) | Credits | |
| MATH 105 | College Algebra with Applications | 3 |
| MATH 111 | Pre-Calculus Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 120 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 3 |
| MATH 200 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | 3 |
| MATH 223 | Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers | 3 |
| MATH 220 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| Math 305 | Discrete Math | 3 |
| Elective in Computer Programming (200 level or above) | 3 | |
| EDU 325 | Teaching Elementary Math | 2 |
| K-8 PHYSICAL EDUCATION #146 (27 credits) See also Major in Physical Education |
Credits | |
| HPER 102 | First Aid/CPR/AED Program | 2 |
| HPER 118 | Gymnastics and Dance Activities | 2 |
| HPER 130 | Teaching Team and Individual Sports | 2 |
| HPER 166 | Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries | 2 |
| HPER 226 | Foundations of Physical Fitness | 2 |
| HPER 240 | Adapted Physical Education | 2 |
| HPER/BIO 268 | Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| HPER 302 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| EDU/HPER 327 | Teaching Health and Physical Education: Birth-Elementary | 3 |
| HPER 354 | Methods of Teaching Strength and Conditioning | 2 |
| HPER 360 | Motor Learning | 2 |
| HPER xxx | Elective in HPER | 1 |
| K-8 READING/LANGUAGE ARTS #148 (24 credits) | Credits | |
| EDU/PSY 142 | Human Growth, Development & Guidance | 1* |
| EDU 304 | Exceptional Persons | 3 |
| EDU 326 | Developmental Reading and Language Arts | 3 |
| EDU 333 | Literature: Birth-Adolescence | 3 |
| EDU 335 | Teaching Elementary Language Arts | 2 |
| EDU 407 | Diagnostic and Corrective Reading and Language Arts | 3 |
| EDU 409 | Practicum: Elementary Reading and Language Arts | 3 |
| EDU 425 | Content Area Literacy | 3 |
| EDU 485 | Advanced Problems in Reading and Language Arts | 3 |
| *Only one credit of this three credit course is used in this endorsement. | ||
| K-8 BASIC SCIENCE #150 (26 credits) | Credits |
| Biology (Two of the following three) BIO 100/101 General Biology and Lab BIO 110 General Zoology BIO 120 General Botany |
8 |
| Physical Science CHEM 151 General Chemistry I PHY 111 Introduction to Physics I PHY 112 Introduction to Physics Lab |
4 3 1 |
| One of the following three: CHEM 152 General Chemistry II PHY 109/110 Intro to Astronomy and Lab PHY 113/114 Physics II and Lab |
4 |
| Earth Science (Two of the following three) ES 100 Introduction to Geology ES 114 Conservation of Natural Resources ES 115 Environmental Chemistry |
6 |
| ALL SCIENCE (5-8) #184 (28 credits) This endorsement is designed for students wishing to teach all sciences grades 5 - 8. The holder of this endorsement must also hold the Middle School Endorsement. |
Credits |
| Biology (Two of the following three) BIO 100/101 General Biology and Lab BIO 110 General Zoology BIO 120 General Botany |
8 |
| Chemistry CHEM 151 General Chemistry I CHEM 152 General Chemistry II |
4 4 |
| Physics (Two of the following three) PHY 109/110 Introduction to Astronomy and lab PHY 111/112 Introduction to Physics I and lab PHY 113/114 Introduction to Physics II and lab |
8 |
| Earth Science (Two of the following three) ES 100 Introduction to Geology ES 114 Conservation of Natural Resources ES 115 Environmental Chemistry |
6 |
| K-8 SOCIAL SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES #164 (24 credits) | Credits | |
| HIST 110 | American Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 111 | American Civilization II | 3 |
| World History Elective | 3 | |
| One of the following: PS 100 U.S. Government PS 230 State and Local Government |
3 | |
| Electives from history, political science, psychology, geography, economics or sociology (must include at least one course in an area other than history and political science) |
12 | |
| K-8 SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIST I #260 (30-37 credits) | Credits | |
| EDU 304 | Exceptional Persons | 3 |
| EDU 407 | Diagnostic and Corrective Reading and Language Arts | 3 |
| EDU 459 | Home, School, and Community Relations | 3 |
| EDU 462 | Individual Behavior and Classroom Management K-12 | 3 |
| EDU 464 | Methods: Behavior Disorders Prek-6 | 2 |
| EDU 467 | Characteristics of Individuals with Disabilities Prek-12 | 3 |
| EDU 471 | Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities Prek-12 | 3 |
| EDU 476 | Curriculum, Organization and Development of Special Education Programs Prek-12 |
3 |
| EDU 478 | Methods: Mild/Moderate Disabilities Prek-6 | 3 |
| One of the following: EDU 479 Student Teaching: Instructional Strategist EDU 482 Student Teaching: Instructional Strategist |
3 7 |
|
| K-8 FOREIGN LANGUAGE-SPANISH K-8 ENDORSEMENT #133 (24 credits) | Credits |
| SPN 101 Beginning Spanish I OR SPN 102 Beginning Spanish II |
3 |
| SPN 125 Introduction to Hispanic Cultures | 3 |
| SPN 201 Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPN 202 Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SPN 301 Advanced Spanish I | 3 |
| SPN 302 Advanced Spanish II | 3 |
| SPN 306 Culture and Society of Spain | 3 |
| SPN 401 Professional Spanish | 3 |
| K-8 SPEECH COMMUNICATION/THEATRE K-8 ENDORSEMENT #167 (26 credits) | Credits |
| THE 110 Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| THE 213 Principles of Acting | 3 |
| COMM 100 Interpersonal Communications | 3 |
| COMM 105 Public Speaking | 3 |
| COMM 115 Effective Listening | 3 |
| COMM 306 Communication in the Workplace | 3 |
| COMM 132 Writing for Media | 3 |
| EDU 326 Developmental Reading | 3 |
| EDU 335 Teaching Elementary Language Arts | 2 |
| PREKINDERGARTEN-KINDERGARTEN ENDORSEMENT #103 (22 credits) | Credits | |
| EDU/HPER 223 | Child, Family Health and Nutrition | 3 |
| EDU 235 | Field Experience Prekindergarten | 2 |
| EDU 451 | Introduction to Early Childhood | 3 |
| EDU 455 | Methods and Curriculum of Early Childhood | 2 |
| EDU 456 | Administration and Supervision of Early Childhood | 2 |
| EDU 459 | Home, School and Community Relations | 3 |
| EDU 496 | Student Teaching: Pre-kindergarten-Kindergarten | 7 |
| Total | 23 | |
| PREKINDERGARTEN-GRADE 3 ENDORSEMENT #106 (25 Credits) | Credits |
| EDU 206 Field Experience I: Elementary | 2 |
| EDU 234 Field Experience: Infant/Toddler (20 clock hours infant-toddler) | 1 |
| EDU 235 Field Experience: Prekindergarten (40 clock hours prekindergarten) | 2 |
| EDU/HPER 223 Child, Family Health and Nutrition | 3 |
| EDU 451 Introduction to Early Childhood | 3 |
| EDU 455 Methods and Curriculum of Early Childhood | 2 |
| EDU 456 Administration and Supervision of Early Childhood | 2 |
| EDU 459 Home, School and Community Relations | 3 |
| EDU 488 Student Teaching: Birth-Prekindergarten | 7 |
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