RESOURCES
Department of Elementary Education
Early Childhood and Childhood Education (B-6), Undergraduate Program
Transfer courses for which advanced standing credit has been given and which are comparable to those listed for these requirements may be acceptable under advisement.
Liberal Arts & Education Prerequisites ..... 24-27 credits
- EDS340 Sociological and Philosophical Foundations of Education (3)
- EDS371 Child Psychology and Development (3)
- GEO273 Basic Physical Geography (3)
- MAT140 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 1 (3)
- MAT240 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 2 (3)
- xxxxx Language other than English (3/6)
- EED370 Introduction to Education of Diverse Populations in Early Childhood and Elementary School Settings (3)
- EED415 Development of Symbolic Representation (3)
Methods Courses ..... 27 credits
(to be taken over three semesters after completion of liberal arts and education prerequisites)
- EED371 Developmentally Appropriate Practices (3)
- EED375 Teaching Reading in the Elementary School I (3)
- EED412 Curriculum II: Pre-School and Kindergarten (3)
- EED380 Teaching Mathematics, Science and Technology in the Elementary School (6)
- SPE350 Creating Inclusive Elementary School Classrooms (3)
- EED376 Teaching Reading/Language Arts in the Elementary School II (3)
- EED379 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School (3)
- EED301 Fieldwork I (1)
- EED302 Fieldwork II (1)
- EED303 Fieldwork III (1)
Student Teaching Semester ..... 13 credits
(to be taken after completion of all other coursework)
- EED404 Student Teaching Elementary, Primary (6)
- EED405 Student Teaching Elementary, Intermediate (6)
- EED406 Student Teaching Seminar (1)
Students must earn grades of C or better in all EDS, GEO, MAT, and foreign language prerequisites, and grades of B- or better in all required EED and SPE courses.
Students must maintain an overall GPA or 2.75 to remain in the program.
