Elementary Education Early Childhood (P-5)

Core and Distribution Requirements

(See the Core and Distribution Requirements  section for a list of approved courses.)

• Fine Arts Distribution Requirement 3 hour(s).
• Foreign Language 8 hour(s).
  Proficiency in one year of an elementary-level foreign language. (Note: Students who have taken two years of the same foreign language in high school and attained an average grade of 2.67 or higher on a 4.00 scale in that language are exempted from the foreign language requirement. If a student is exempt from taking foreign language based on high school grades or placement scores, elective hours will need to be taken in order to earn a minimum of 126 hours required for graduation.)
• Natural Science Lab Distribution Requirement 4 hour(s).

General education core subtotal: 49

Teaching Field

• EDU 266 Literature for Children 3 hour(s).
• EDU 313 Language Arts Content and Skills in the Early Grades 2 hour(s).
• EDU 315 Teaching Reading in the Early Grades 3 hour(s).
• EDU 317 Assessing and Correcting Reading Difficulties 2 hour(s).
• EDU 324 Science Content and Skills in the Early Grades 3 hour(s).
• EDU 326 Mathematics Content and Skills in the Early Grades 3 hour(s).
• EDU 328 Social Studies Content and Skills in the Early Grades 3 hour(s).
• EDU 337 Teaching Art, Music and Physical Education in the Early Grades 3 hour(s).
• EDU 342 Essentials of Instruction in the Early Grades 3 hour(s).
• EDU 347 Diagnosis and Remediation of Math Difficulties 2 hour(s).
• EDU 454 Organization and Management of the Early Grade Classroom 2 hour(s).
• EDU 480 Senior Integration Project: Elementary 2 hour(s).

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• HIS 111 History of the United States I 3 hour(s).
• or  HIS 112 History of the United States II 3 hour(s).

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• MAT 111 Mathematics for Educators I 3 hour(s).  *
• MAT 112 Mathematics for Educators II 3 hour(s).  *

•   *Note: Students may not be exempted from MAT 111  or MAT 112 . If a student has taken MAT 122  before changing to an education major, MAT 122  will satisfy the MAT 111  requirement and the student may proceed directly into MAT 112 . If a student takes  MAT 111  and subsequently changes majors, that student will still need to take either MAT 122 Concepts in Mathematics  or MAT 141 College Algebra  to fulfill the College core math requirement.

Professional Education

• EDU 121 Introduction to Teaching 3 hour(s).
• or  EDU 122 Perspectives in Teaching 1-2 hour(s).
• EDU 222 Educational Psychology 3 hour(s).
• EDU 234 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society 3 hour(s).
• EDU 361 Education of Exceptional Children 3 hour(s).
• EDU 370 History and Philosophy of American Education 3 hour(s).
• EDU 405 Senior Field Experience 1 hour(s).
• EDU 410 Educational Assessment: Early Grades 2 hour(s).
• EDU 488 Clinical Practice 15 hour(s).
• EDU 489 Clinical Practice Seminar: Early Childhood (P-5) 1 hour(s).
• PSY 303 Lifespan Development 4 hour(s).

Total degree hours: 126-127