ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Grades: Two – Six

Coordinator: Dr. Carol M. McClain

A Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education requires the following:

General Education.....................................................51 hours

Communications........................................................12 hours

ENG 112 .....................................................................3

ENG 200 .....................................................................3

SPCO 101 ...................................................................3

CS 150 (special section) .............................................3

Social Sciences...........................................................9 hours

GEOG 101 .................................................................3

POL 101 or 103 .........................................................3

Additional 3 hours to be chosen from anthropology, economics, geography, political science, or sociology....................................................................3

Humanities ...............................................................12 hours

Literature (elective) ....................................................3

History (elective) ........................................................3

Art, Music or Theatre 101 ..........................................6

Mathematics................................................................6 hours

MATH 170...................................................................3

MATH 270...................................................................3

Natural Sciences.......................................................12 hours

a. Biology ...................................................................4

b. Chemistry, Physics, or Physical Science* ...............4

c. Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or

Physical Science* .......................................................4

(To satisfy the Natural Sciences Requirement, students must take at least one course from a, at least one course from b, and at least one course from c above.)

*Credit toward graduation may not be earned in both Physical Science 101 and 102 and any Chemistry or Physics course. Psychology does not count as science for Elementary Education teacher certification.

Pre-Professional Education........................................7 hours

EDUC 290 ..................................................................2

EDUC 299 ..................................................................2

(EDUC 290 and EDUC 299 are corequisites)

EDUC 305 ..................................................................3

Professional Education

(Requires Admission to the Program) ......................23 hours

EDUC 311 ..................................................................3

EDUC 312 ..................................................................3

EDUC 313 ..................................................................1

Block 1*

EDUC 314 - Block I ....................................................3

EDUC 316 - Block I ....................................................3

EDUC 380 - Block I ....................................................2

Block II*

EDUC 392 - Block II...................................................2

ELEM 315 - Block II...................................................3

ELEM 317 - Block II...................................................3

Student Teaching Block*.........................................15 hours

EDUC 487 ................................................................2

EDUC 489 ................................................................1

EDUC 490 ..............................................................12

Supporting Courses................................................18 hours

ART 217 ...................................................................3

ENG 220 ...................................................................3

ENG 315 ...................................................................3

HLTH 315..................................................................3

MATH 370.................................................................3

PSY 315....................................................................3

Collateral (Approved by academic adviser).............12 hours

Electives .................................................................... 0-6

*All Block I courses must be taken together. All Block II courses must be taken together. All Student Teaching Block courses must be taken together.

Minimum hours required for graduation.................126 hours