Elementary Education
2006-2007
ENDORSEMENT: Elementary Education Field Endorsement K-8
MAJOR: Elementary Education
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
| Ed. 1 | Introduction to Education in the U.S. | 2 hours |
| Ed. 75 | Field Experience | 1 hour |
| Ed. 105 | Human Development & Learning I | 2 hours |
| Ed. 106 | Human Development & Learning II | 2 hours |
| Sp.Ed. 107 | Understanding Human Differences | 3 hours |
| Ed. 109 | Theory of Reading | 2 hours |
| Music 121 | Music Methods & Materials for Elementary | 2 hours |
| Ed. 168 | Literature for Children & Youth | 3 hours |
| HHP 178 | Methods in Teaching Health and Physical Education in the Elementary School | 3 hours |
| Math 2 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers | 3 hours |
| Ed. 185 | Education in a Pluralistic Society | 3 hours |
| Ed. 187 | Instructional Technology | 3 hours |
| Art 100 | Art in the Elementary School | 3 hours |
| *Ed. 240 | Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary and Middle Grades | 2 hours |
| *Ed. 242 | Teaching Social Sciences in the Elementary and Middle Grades | 3 hours |
| *Ed. 244 | Teaching Natural Sciences in the Elementary and Middle Grades | 3 hours |
| *Ed. 245 | Methods for Teaching Literacy in the Elementary and Middle Grades | 4 hours |
| *Ed. 246 | Methods Practicum K-8 | 2 hours |
| *Sp.Ed. 246 | Adapted Methods Practicum K-8 | 1 hour |
| *Sp.Ed. 248 | Curriculum Adaptations for Language Arts Methods | 1 hour |
| *Sp.Ed. 270 | Curriculum Adaptations for Math and Science Methods | 1 hour |
| *Ed. 286 | Seminar: Classroom Management and Discipline | 1 hour |
| One of the following: | ||
| Ed. 280 | Student Teaching (this option may be used only if concurrently enrolled in Sp.Ed. 287) | 7 hours |
| Ed. 280 | Student Teaching | 14 hours |
| Ed. 289 | Urban Student Teaching Semester | 14 hours |
| Ed. 299 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 hour |
| 58 or 65 hours |
All students are required to complete 40 hours of credit from the General Education Program, “Preparing for Global Citizenship” including:
| Area B-3 | One Mathematics Course beyond Math 2 | 3-4 hours |
| Area G-1 | Any 2 Natural Sciences | 8 hours |
| Area G-2 | Psychology 001 or Psychology 002 | 3 hours |
*You must be accepted as a candidate for teacher certification in the TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM (TEP) in order to take these courses.
