2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog

Recommended Four-Year Plan for Elementary Education, Licensure in 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

Or

BIO 112General Biology II

4

HIS 221/POL 221American Government

3

Elec
General Elective

3

Spring Semester (16)

EDU 101Education as Profession

2

ENG 102Composition II

3

Core PE
PE Activity

1

PHY 101Physical Science I

4

Or

PHY 102Physical Science II

4

Or

PHY 105Introduction to Astronomy

4

Core MATH
Mathematics Core

3

Core FA
Fine Arts Core

3

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (15)

COMM 221/ENG 221Speech Communication

3

ENG Lit
ENG 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, or 206

3

HIS 241World Geography

3

MAT 211Math Concepts

3

Core HIS
History Core

3

Spring Semester (15)

EDU 201Planning and Procedures for Teacher Education

2

PSY 211Developmental Psychology-Lifespan

3

Core HUM
Humanities Core

3

Core REL
Religion/Philosophy Core

3

Elec
General Elective

4

 

Junior Year

Fall Semester (15)

EDU 313Language Literacy

3

EDU 321PE for Elementary Teachers

2

EDU 331Educational Assessment

4

EDU 410Technology in Education

3

ENG 315Advanced Grammar

3

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 360/SOW 360Multicultural Education

3

Elec
General Elective

3

Spring Semester (12)

EDU 452Clinical Practice in Elementary Grades K-5

11

EDU 453Clinical Practice Seminar, K-5

1

  • 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 201, 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.