Elementary Education / A Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education prepares students to teach grades kindergarten to grade six. Education candidates also earn an endorsement in a specialty area such as prekindergarten through grade three, or kindergarten to grade eight reading or special education, or other curriculum areas. Education candidates participate in foundations and methods course work as well as extensive field experiences in classrooms with children. The Edmund J. Gleazer School of Education is dedicated to promoting visionary, innovative and responsive professional educators.
2013-2014—If graduating fall 2015 or afterwards
General Education courses in BOLD are required by this major
First Year Fall / GE Goal / Sem Hours / Date Met / First Year Spring / GE Goal / Sem Hours / Date Met
General education requirements and DO NOT have to be taken the specific semester stated. / MATH1310 Math Concepts 1 / 3a / 3 / SCIE1310 Fun. Of Physical Sci. / 1a / 3
Biological Science BIOL1260 or 1400 / 1d / 3 / Arts & Humanities: / 2b / 3
***PSYC1300 Intro to Psychology / 3C / 3 / Course with COMM prefix / 3b / 3
ENGL1410 Modern Rhetoric OR / ©EDUC1400 Intro to Education / 3
Courses in ITALIC are strongly recommended / ENGL1440 English Honors / 3c / 3 / ©EDUC1410 Clinical Experience / 1
INTD1100 Critical Think in Arts & Scie / 3 / Mathematics Elective** / 3a / 3
Total Hours / Total Hours
ALSO REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
- 120 credit hours
- 39 Upper division credits
- 2.75 GPS required for teaching license
- Completion of all general education
Notes:
Second Year Fall / TE Goal / Sem
Hours / Date Met / Second Year Spring / GE Goal / Sem Hours / Date Met
PHED1300 or HLTH1300 / 3f / 2 / EDUC2100 Tech App in Ed / 3
PE Activity / 3f / 1 / Arts and Humanities / 2a / 3
PSYC2250 Developmental Psych / 1c / 3 / EDUC2500 Tchg Hlth, PE / 3
POLS1300 US Government / 1b / 3 / Endorsement****: / 3
Human Diversity(Spanish Recommended) / 4 / 3 / EDUC2300 Lit for Children / 3
Elective or Endorsement:
*****EDUC2420 TE Entry Workshop / 3
0 / HIST2420 or 1320 / 1b / 3
*See Catalog for specific information / Total Hours / Total Hours
Consider:
Notes: EDUC2100 is a recommended course and can be added any spring that it fits.
+denotes courses offered only every other year / Third Year Fall / TE Goal / Sem
Hours / Date Met / Third Year Spring / GE Goal / Sem Hours / Date Met
EDUC3580 Psych of Exceptional / 3 / EDUC3400 Elem Rdg in Con. Area / 3
EDUC3100 Human Relations for Ed / 3e / 3 / EDUC3590 Ed Psych / 3
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS / EDUC3300 Foundations of Reading / 3 / End. Course****: / 3
Endorsement****: / 3 / ENGL3XXX Advanced Composition / 3d / 3
- You must be accepted into the Teacher Education Program prior to pre-student teaching practicum
- You must apply for student teaching during the year that precedes your student teaching
Total Hours / Total Hours
Consider:
Notes:
Fourth Year Fall / TE Goal / Sem
Hours / Date Met / Winter Term / Fourth Year Spring / Date Met
EDUC4230 Classroom Manage.EDUC3540 Methods Lab
EDUC3480 Lang Arts , Rdg, SStudiesEDUC3511 Science Methods
EDUC4100 LEP in Education
EDUC3530 Math Methods Endorsement****: / 3
1
2
3
2
3
3 / EDUC Practicum
(2 – 3 s.h.)
EDUC3710 K-6 El Ed
EDUC3290 EC
EDUC3330 Reading
EDUC3450 El. SPED
EDUC3550 Sec.SPED
EDUC3280 Mid. Sch / EDUC4400 Elem Student Teaching
or EDUC4440 Early Childhood
or EDUC4460 Elem. Mild/Mod
or EDUC4480 Elem or Sec Mild/M
or EDUC4450 Comb. K-6/7-12
Total Hours / Total Hours / 14
Consider:
Updated:
3/11/2015 / Notes:
* Graduation requirement for all first time freshmen
Name: / ** Math1250, 1320, or 1380 recommended
***PSYC1300 is prerequisite for EDUC3580 and EDUC3590
****For choices of endorsement areas and classes, refer to the Graceland catalog
*****Enroll in EDUC2420 the semester after EDUC1400 & EDUC1410 EXCEPT transfer students enroll during first semester at Graceland
DISCLAIMER: These plans are to be used as guides only and are subject to changes in curriculum requirements. Refer to your Graceland Catalog for complete and accurate information. Some courses listed on the plans may have prerequisites that have not been stated. The student has the ultimate responsibility for scheduling and meeting the graduation requirements.
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