B.A. or B.S. Elementary Education

Summary of Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education

  1. All Elementary Education majors will complete the General Education Requirements for a Bachelor's degree, completing all General Education Objectives, plus any additional elective Objective courses required to bring their total to a minimum of 36 credits.
  2. Completion of a major in Elementary Education includes:
    1. the Professional Education Core;
    2. the Elementary Education-required courses; and
    3. one Emphasis Area (Biology, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Education, English, English as a Second Language, Geology, History, Mathematics, Middle School General Science, Middle School Social Studies, or Special Education) chosen from the fields listed under Elementary Education Emphasis ­Areas, or 21 program-approved credits.

The Professional Education Core

Some of these courses are required to be taken before entering the Teacher Education Program (please read course descriptions for prerequisites and corequisites).

EDUC 2201Development and Individual Differences3
EDUC 2204Families Community Culture3
EDUC 3302Motivation and Management3
EDUC 3308Foundations of Educational Knowledge, Planning, and Assessment3
EDUC 3311Instructional Technology3
SPED 4450Creating Inclusive Classrooms3
EDUC 4408Pre-Internship Field Experience Seminar3
EDUC 4493Student Teaching12

Elementary Education Required Courses

EDUC 3321Integrated Language Arts Methods3
EDUC 3322Literature for Children across the Curriculum3
EDUC 3331Science Methods for Teachers3
EDUC 3336Social Science Methods3
EDUC 4419Developmental Literacy3
EDMT 2270Teaching K-8 Mathematics I3
EDMT 2271Teaching K-8 Mathematics II3
EDMT 3370Mathematics Methods I3
Select two (2) of the following Elementary Ed Electives:2-5
Introduction to Elementary Art Methods and Materials
Health Education Methods Elementary
Methods of Teaching Elementary Physical Education
Music Methods for Elementary Teachers

 Major Academic Plan (MAP)