Elementary Education B.A. (Grades 1-6)

69 credit hours

Requirements

Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education must complete the following courses:

EDU 10000Orientation to Educational Experiences

3

EDU 11100School Observation

1

EDU 21501PRAXIS II-Foliotek Seminar for Teacher Education

1

EDU 24600Children's Literature

3

EDU 20200Psychology of Teaching and Learning

3

EDU 27600Methods of Integrating Art, Music, and Movement in Elementary Education

3

EDU 30500Elementary Reading Methods

3

EDU 30600Elementary/Middle School Language Arts Methods

3

EDU 30900Analysis & Correction of Reading Disabilities

3

EDU 31200Elementary/Middle School Mathematics Methods

3

EDU 31300Elementary/Middle School Social Studies Methods

3

EDU 31700Introduction to Early Childhood/Special Education

3

EDU 31900Elementary/Middle School Science Methods

3

EDU 32200Elementary Classroom Teaching & Technology

3

EDU 32500Perceptual Motor Development

2

EDU 32700Early Childhood Cognitive Curriculum Concepts

3

EDU 32900Creative Curriculum Materials for Early Childhood/ Early Childhood Special Education Programs

4

EDU 34100Education of the Exceptional Child

3

EDU 34400Elementary School Differentiation and Classroom Management

3

EDU 34500Childhood Health, Nutrition & Safety

3

EDU 38000Pre-Student Teaching Practicum

1-3

EDU 30999Practicum: Analysis and Correction of Reading Disabilities

2

EDU 40400Advanced Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning

3

EDU 41000Student Teaching

12

Additionally, students must have 21 credit hours in one content emphasis area.

Note: As part of their general education requirements, early childhood special education majors must also take GEO 20100 or GEO 20200, PS 15500 or HIS 15500, MTH 13400 and MTH 13500, three credit hours in fine art appreciation or fine arts history, and biology with a lab and a physical or earth science with a lab. Students must also take ECON 23010, ECON 23020, or ECON 23030; however, ECON 23010 is highly encouraged.