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Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education with K-5 Licensure Requirements

Expected Outcomes:

  • Teacher candidates shall demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to succeed in careers within the field.
  • Teacher candidates shall complete clinical practice and a seminar course in the last semester of their senior year.
  • Teacher candidates of the licensure program will pass the appropriate Praxis II exam.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

General Education Core

Note: The Core should include

ENG 201World Literature I

3
ENG 202World Literature II

3
ENG 221Speech Communication

3
Or
COMM 221Speech Communication

3
HIS 201History of the United States I

3
HIS 202History of the United States II

3
PHY 102Physical Science II

4
Or
PHY 105Solar System Astronomy

4
PSY 113General Psychology

3
PSY 211Developmental Psychology-Lifespan

3
REL 241Introduction to Philosophy

3
MAT 211Math Concepts

3
ART 121Art Survey I

3
Or
MUS 231Introduction to Classical Music

3
Or
MUS 235History of Jazz and Blues

3
Or
MUS 236Rock & Roll: History, Contexts, & Identities

3

Additional General Courses (5)

EDU 101Education as Profession

2
MAT 112Introductory College Math

3

MAT 112: or higher

Additional Interdisciplinary Study Courses (9)

HIS 221American Government

3
HIS 241World Geography

3
SOC 211Principles of Sociology

3

Major Field of Study (If GEC met as above)

ART 301Art for Youth

2
EDU 200Economic Concepts and Applications

3
EDU 313Language Literacy

2
EDU 314Kindergarten Curriculum & Teaching Methods

2
EDU 317Children's Literature in Grades K-5

3
EDU 321PE for Elementary Teachers

2
EDU 341Social Studies Methods

2
EDU 343Problem Solving K-5

2
EDU 344Natural Science Methods

2
ENG 315Advanced Grammar

3
MUS 307Integrating Arts Across the Curriculum

1
HPPE 211First Aid and Emergency Care

3

Professional Education Courses (32)

EDU 308Psychology of Learning and Cognition

3
EDU 315Exceptional Child

3
EDU 331Educational Assessment

3
EDU 342Classroom Management

3
EDU 360Multicultural Education

3
EDU 410Technology in Education

3
EDU 412Language Literacy Methods

2
EDU 452Clinical Practice in Elementary Grades K-5

11
EDU 453Clinical Practice Seminar, K-5

1

Total Credit Hours: 122-125

*See catalog reference or program coordinator for degree requirements for either BA or BS degree in elementary education.