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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Elementary Education (B.S. in Education)

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Minimum of 120 credit hours required
Licensure K–6

Bachelor’s degree requirements

General Education Requirements (49 credit hours minimum)

Natural Science (11 credit hours)

Two areas requires a lab.

Biological Science Credits: 3-4
Physical Science Credits: 3-4
Earth Science Credits: 3-4

Quantitative Sciences (9 credit hours)

MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3 Grade C or better required.
MATH 320 - Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I Credits: 3

Choose from the following:

Grade C or better for either course

MATH 160 - Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics Credits: 3
or
STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3

Teacher Education Courses (56 credit hours)

A grade of C or higher is required in all teacher education courses and practica.

A 3.0 or higher GPA in teacher education courses and practica is needed before the Professional Semester.

Pre-Professional Component (10 credit hours)

EDCI 200 - Teaching as a Career Credits: 1
EDCI 230 - Early Field Experience Credits: 1
EDEL 250 - Health and Movement Education in Elementary Classrooms Credits: 2
EDCI 110 - Foundations of Education Credits: 3
EDCI 400 - New Literacies in Contemporary Classrooms Credits: 3

Professional Component - Admission to Teacher Education is required (46 credit hours)

Students receiving a grade of less than a C in a Block A course will not be permitted to proceed to Block B until a grade of C or higher is recorded (i.e., must retake the Block A course first).

Students receiving a grade of less than C in a Block B course or practicum will not be permitted to proceed to Block C until a grade of C or higher is recorded.

Students receiving a grade of less than C in a Block C course will not be permitted to proceed to the professional semester until a grade of C or higher is recorded.

Block A (10 credit hours)

Must be taken concurrently and prior to Block B.

EDCI 318 - Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning Credits: 1
EDCEP 315 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3
EDCI 320 - Core Teaching Skills and Lab Credits: 3
EDSP 324 - Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom Credits: 3

Block B (12 credit hours)

Must be taken concurrently and prior to Block C.

EDEL 410 - Block B Practicum: K-6 Credits: 2
EDEL 411 - Teaching Literacy: K-2 Credits: 3
EDEL 412 - Teaching Science: K-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 413 - Classroom Assessment: K-6 Credits: 1
EDEL 414 - Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners Credits: 3

Block C (12 credit hours)

Must be taken concurrently and prior to the Professional Semester.

EDEL 460 - Block C Practicum: K-6 Credits: 2
EDEL 461 - Teaching Literacy: Grades 3-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 462 - Teaching Social Studies: K-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 463 - Teaching Mathematics: K-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 464 - Classroom Management and Discipline: K-6 Credits: 1

Professional Semester (12 credit hours)

A 3.0 or higher GPA in Teacher Education courses and practica is needed before the Professional Semester.

EDEL 585 - Teaching Internship in Elementary School Credits: 1-15
Note: Only 12 credit hours needed for Professional semester

Area of Concentration

Requirement: 15 credit hours in one area in addition to general education requirements. One of the following areas must be selected:

English
English as a Second Language
Mathematics
Modern Languages
Science
Social Science
Special Education
K-12 Online Teaching Undergraduate Certificate (This certificate requires 12 hours. Students selecting this option will have 3 additional elective hours available.)
Open Option (15 credit hours to be selected in consultation with an advisor. Students are encouraged to select coursework leading to a minor, certificate, or additional teaching interests.)

Total credit hours required for graduation (120)