Elementary Education Licensure Grades K-5 Concentration Requirements

(SLO) Expected Outcomes:

1. Teacher candidates shall demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to succeed in careers within the field.

2. Teacher candidates shall complete clinical practice and a seminar course in the last semester of their senior year.

3. Teacher candidates of the licensure program will pass the appropriate Praxis II exam.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

Note: The Core should include

ART 121	Art Survey I	3
	Or
MUS 231	Introduction to Classical Music	3
BIO 111	General Biology I	4
EDU 101	Education as Profession	2
ENG 201	World Literature I	3
HIS 201	History of the United States I	3
HIS 202	History of the United States II	3
MAT 211	Math Concepts	3
PHY 102	Physical Science II	4
	Or
PHY 105	Introduction to Astronomy	4
PSY 113	General Psychology	3
REL 241	Introduction to Philosophy	3

HIS 221/POL 221	American Government	3
HIS 241	World Geography	3
MAT 131	College Algebra	3
PSY 211	Developmental Psychology-Lifespan	3
SOC 211	Principles of Sociology	3

MAT 131 or higher

EDU 301	Arts in the Curriculum	3
EDU 313	Language Literacy	3
EDU 314	Kindergarten Curriculum & Teaching Methods	3
EDU 317	Children's Literature in Grades K-5	3
EDU 321	PE for Elementary Teachers	2
EDU 343	Problem Solving K-5	3
EDU 345	Social and Natural Science Methods	3
ENG 315	Advanced Grammar	3

EDU 308	Psychology of Learning and Cognition	3
EDU 315	Exceptional Child	3
EDU 331	Educational Assessment	4
EDU 342	Classroom Management	3
EDU 360	Multicultural Education	3
EDU 410	Technology in Education	2
EDU 412	Language Literacy Methods	3
EDU 452	Clinical Practice in Elementary Grades K-5	11
EDU 453	Clinical Practice Seminar, K-5	1

Total Credit Hours: 120