Elementary Education Major and Professional Courses

Program Requirements

• EDUC 102 - Introduction to Education
• EDUC 202 - The Learner in the Educational Context: Development and Diversity
• EDUC 302 - Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Learners
• EDUC 303 - Curriculum and Instruction: Practicum
• EDUC 305 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary and Middle School
• EDUC 309 - Teaching Religion to Children and Adolescents
• EDUC 322 - Introduction to Methods of Teaching Reading: Elementary
• EDUC 326 - Reading/Language Arts in the Elementary School
• EDUC 345 - Student Teaching: Elementary
• EDUC 399 - Enduring Questions and Current Challenges in Education

Cognate Courses

• COMM 214 - Creating Communication Arts in the Classroom
• EDUC 210 - Music and Art in the Elementary Classroom
• ENGL 325 - Advanced Studies in Children’s and Adolescent Literature
• GEO 243 - The United States and the World
• IDIS 205 - Societal Structures and Education
• KIN 223 - Educational Health, Movement, and Dance
• MATH 221 - The Real Number System and Methods for Elementary School Teachers
• MATH 222 - Geometry, Probability, Statistics, and Methods for Elementary School Teachers
• MATH 323 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary and Middle School
• SCES 110 - Science and a Changing World
• SCES 210 - Science Content and Processes
• SCES 312 - Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School

• OR SCES 313 - Science Teaching in Elementary and Middle School  

Total Semester Hours (including core): 82-83