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)
Spring Semester (16)
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester (15)
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 |
Junior Year
Fall Semester (15)
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)
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 UT Southern (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.