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Curriculum
The Elementary Education Program requires 130 semester hours of coursework. Within these hours are approximately 55 semester hours of professional education courses, many requiring a field experience in community K-12 schools. After a candidate applies for and is admitted into the Program, his/her records are formally transferred to the School of Education and a faculty advisor is assigned.
Candidates may enroll in Block 1 coursework prior to acceptance into the Elementary Education Program. (NOTE: enrollment in Block 1 coursework does not imply or guarantee admission to the Program.) For information regarding application to the Program, please see the "Admissions Requirements" link to the left.
Upon admission to the Program, candidates complete the remaining blocks in sequence, each described below. Additionally, there are professional education courses and experiences that may be taken at any time along with the block courses. Also, some of the blocks have specific prerequisites. These are all described below.
For a full listing of course options, including those below and general education requirements, you can download a course check sheet. (Note: This file is in PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it.)
Elementary candidates may also prepare for Middle School certification. Details may be found by clicking HERE.
NOTE: For registration purposes, all courses listed below begin with "EDUC-", unless otherwise noted.
Education Psychology (Block 1) |
- P 250: General Education Psychology
- P 251: Education Psychology for Elementary Teachers
- M 201: Field Placement/Lab
- W 200: Computers in Education (*Elem candidates ONLY may test out of W 200--see your Academic Success Center advisor. For details, click HERE.
- M 300: Teaching in Multicultural Society
- M 301: Field Placement/Lab
- NOTE: A candidate must maintain good standing with the Elementary Education Program to continue moving through the Blocks. Once a candidate enters the Progam with a cohort (General Methods, Block 1), s/he is expected to complete the professional education blocks with that same cohort. If the candidate cannot continue with the cohort, s/he may return to the Program with a subsequent cohort, as space permits. In order to leave and later return under a different cohort, candidates must submit a written request to the Coordinator of the Elementary Education Program.
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General Methods (Block 2) |
- Must have ENG-W 131, and SPCH-S 121 completed prior to taking this block. Must have literature course completed prior to moving on the next block.
- M 310: General Methods
- M 301: Field Placement/Lab (for General Methods)
- M 311: Methods for Kindergarten/ Elementary Teachers
- M 301: Field Placement/Lab (for Kindergarten Methods)
- ENG-W 300: Writing for Teachers
- E 337: Classroom Learning Environments
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Specific Methods, part A (Block 3) |
- Candidates must have all, or all but one, Social Studies content courses completed by this block. The uncompleted Social Studies content course must be taken concurrently with this block. Must have a 2.50 GPA (in all content areas, professional education courses, and overall) upon completion of this block if planning on student teaching after Specific Methods, part 2 (Block4).
- E 325: Social Studies in Elementary Education
- M 301: Field Placement/Lab (for Social Studies)
- E 339: Methods of Teaching Language Arts
- E 340: Teaching Reading
- M 301: Field Placement/Lab (for Language Arts/Reading)
- W 310: Integrating Technology, K-12
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Specific Methods, part B (Block 4) |
- Must have T101/102/103 completed with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and with no grade less than a 'C'.
- Must have all, or all but one, science content courses completed by this block. The uncompleted science content course must be taken concurrently with this block.
- Will apply to student teach during this block. Therefore all content area GPAs must be 2.5 or above.
- E328: Science in Elementary School
- E343: Math in Elementary School
- M301: Field Placement/Lab
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Professional Education Courses (Not in a Block) |
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19 credit hours - Suggested Block Numbers at end in brackets
- K 205 (3) Intro to Exceptional Children [Block2/3]
- F 200 (3) Ed and American Culture [prior to Block 1]
- E 449 (3) Trade Books and the Teacher [Block 2/3]
- E 341 (3) Methods of Reading 2 [Block 4]
- M 301 (0/1) Field Experience (for Reading) [Block 4]
- M 323 (2) Teaching Music in Elem School [Block 3/4]
- M 333 (2) Art Experience for the Elem Teacher [Block 3/4]
- New PE/Health (3) course [Block 3/4] (Course number to be added.)
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Student Teaching (Block 5) |
- Must have completed all University coursework before starting student teaching.
- M 425: Student Teaching: Elementary (includes seminars in classroom management and other student teaching issues).
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