B.A. in Elementary Education
Elementary Education majors begin their program of study during the spring semester of their sophomore year. Because Elementary Education is a cohort program, it is imperative that interested students declare their intent to become elementary education certification candidates by following the admission to teacher education procedures before fall registration in the spring of their freshman year.
In addition to the general education requirements, students completing the B.A. degree in Elementary Education must also complete...
|
Fall Sophomore |
Foundations in Education |
3 |
|
|
Spring Sophomore |
Special Needs/Exceptional Children (a grade of “B” or better required) |
3 |
|
|
|
Child Development and Practicum |
3 |
|
|
|
Introduction to Clinical Practice I (a grade of "B" or better required) |
1 |
|
|
Fall Junior |
Fundamentals of Reading Instruction I |
3 |
|
|
|
Integrating Specialty Areas |
3 |
|
|
|
Curriculum and Accountability |
3 |
|
|
|
Teaching Mathematics I |
3 |
|
|
|
Diversity I: Race and Poverty |
1 |
|
|
|
Introduction to Clinical Practice II (a grade of "B" or better required) |
2 |
|
|
Spring Junior |
Fundamentals of Reading Instruction II |
3 |
|
|
|
Teaching Mathematics II |
3 |
|
|
|
Approaches and Issues in Educational Assessment |
3 |
|
|
|
Social Studies Methods |
3 |
|
|
|
Diversity II: Gender and Identity |
1 |
|
|
|
Introduction to Clinical Practice III (a grade of "B" or better required) |
2 |
|
|
Fall Senior |
Science Methods |
3 |
|
|
|
Fundamentals of Reading Instruction III |
3 |
|
|
|
Diversity III: Language and Culture |
1 |
|
|
|
Clinical Practice I (a grade of "B" or better required) |
9 |
|
|
Spring Senior |
Classroom Technology |
3 |
|
|
|
Senior Seminar |
3 |
|
|
|
Clinical Practice II (a grade of "B" or better required) |
9 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL HOURS |
71 |
Fall/Spring EDUC 4490S Field Experiences Seminar 1
(Available to candidates who need to successfully complete certification requirements.)
No additional coursework can be taken during the senior year without approval from the Chair of the Department of Education.
