2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog

Recommended Four-Year Plan for Elementary Education Licensure Grades K-5 Concentration

It is the student’s responsibility to contact the program coordinator for current requirements and transfer information.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (14)

FYE 101First Year Experience

1

ENG 101Composition I

3

BIO 111General Biology I

4

HPPE 211First Aid and Emergency Care

3

PSY 113General Psychology

3

Spring Semester (16)

EDU 101Education as Profession

2

ENG 102Composition II

3

HPPE Activity

1

PHY 105Solar System Astronomy

4

Or

PHY 102Physical Science II

4

MAT 131College Algebra

3

ART 121Art Survey I

3

Or

MUS 231Introduction to Classical Music

3

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (15)

COMM 221/ENG 221Speech Communication

3

ENG 201World Literature I

3

HIS 201History of the United States I

3

HIS 241World Geography

3

MAT 211Math Concepts

3

Spring Semester (15)

HIS 202History of the United States II

3

MIS 110Computer Literacy I

3

PSY 211Developmental Psychology-Lifespan

3

REL 241Introduction to Philosophy

3

SOC 211Principles of Sociology

3

MIS 110: or higher

Junior Year

Fall Semester (15)

EDU 313Language Literacy

3

EDU 321PE for Elementary Teachers

2

EDU 331Educational Assessment

4

EDU 410Technology in Education

2

ENG 315Advanced Grammar

3

Elective

1

Spring Semester (18)

EDU 314Kindergarten Curriculum & Teaching Methods

3

EDU 315Exceptional Child

3

EDU 317Children's Literature in Grades K-5

3

EDU 343Problem Solving K-5

3

EDU 345Social and Natural Science Methods

3

EDU 412Language Literacy Methods

3

Senior Year

Fall Semester (15)

EDU 301Arts in the Curriculum

3

EDU 308Psychology of Learning and Cognition

3

EDU 342Classroom Management

3

EDU 360Multicultural Education

3

HIS 221/POL 221American Government

3

Spring Semester (12)

EDU 452Clinical Practice in Elementary Grades K-5

11

EDU 453Clinical Practice Seminar, K-5

1

Total Credit Hours: 120

Apply for admission to the program as early as possible in the sophomore year. No EDU– prefixed courses may be taken until the student is admitted to the Teacher Education Program at UTS (exceptions: EDU 101, EDU 321/HPPE 321, EDU 308/PSY 308 and EDU 360/SOW 360 which are cross listed).

Apply by October 1 for spring clinical practice, by March 1 for fall clinical practice.