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 101	First Year Experience	1
ENG 101	Composition I	3
BIO 111	General Biology I	4
HPPE 211	First Aid and Emergency Care	3
PSY 113	General Psychology	3

Spring Semester (16)

EDU 101	Education as Profession	2
ENG 102	Composition II	3
HPPE	Activity	1
PHY 105	Introduction to Astronomy	4
	Or
PHY 102	Physical Science II	4
MAT 131	College Algebra	3
ART 121	Art Survey I	3
	Or
MUS 231	Introduction to Classical Music	3

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (15)

COMM 221/ENG 221	Speech Communication	3
ENG 201	World Literature I	3
HIS 201	History of the United States I	3
HIS 241	World Geography	3
MAT 211	Math Concepts	3

Spring Semester (15)

HIS 202	History of the United States II	3
MIS 110	Computer Literacy I	3
PSY 211	Developmental Psychology-Lifespan	3
REL 241	Introduction to Philosophy	3
SOC 211	Principles of Sociology	3

MIS 110: or higher

Junior Year

Fall Semester (15)

EDU 313	Language Literacy	3
EDU 321	PE for Elementary Teachers	2
EDU 331	Educational Assessment	4
EDU 410	Technology in Education	2
ENG 315	Advanced Grammar	3
	Elective	1

Spring Semester (18)

EDU 314	Kindergarten Curriculum & Teaching Methods	3
EDU 315	Exceptional Child	3
EDU 317	Children's Literature in Grades K-5	3
EDU 343	Problem Solving K-5	3
EDU 345	Social and Natural Science Methods	3
EDU 412	Language Literacy Methods	3

Senior Year

Fall Semester (15)

EDU 301	Arts in the Curriculum	3
EDU 308	Psychology of Learning and Cognition	3
EDU 342	Classroom Management	3
EDU 360	Multicultural Education	3
HIS 221/POL 221	American Government	3

Spring Semester (12)

EDU 452	Clinical Practice in Elementary Grades K-5	11
EDU 453	Clinical 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.