Students who wish to pursue K-6 teacher certification in Elementary Education must apply and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required sequence of courses and other program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students are advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Major GPA requirements differ depending on field of study. Consult the Teacher Education Program Handbook for more information.
Program Requirements Overview
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 14 |
| 3-6 |
| 40 |
| 60 |
| 3-0 |
Total Credits | 120 |
Major Requirements
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ANTH 100 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
ANTH 101 | Physical Anthropology | 4 |
ANTH 102 | Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
ANTH 103 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
ANTH 200 | Key Issues in Anthropology | 3 |
ANTH 301 | Methods in Anthropological Research and Practice | 3 |
ANTH 401 | Seminar in Anthropological Theory | 3 |
| 3 |
| Applied Anthropology | |
| Disability in US Popular Culture | |
| Urban Anthropology | |
| Historical Archaeology | |
| 15 |
Total Credits | 40 |
Theory and Methods Electives
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ANTH 310 | Immigration: An Anthropological Perspective | 3 |
ANTH 325 | North American Archaeology | 3 |
ANTH 330 | The Anthropology of Food and Nutrition | 3 |
ANTH 335 | Bioarchaeology | 3 |
ANTH 340 | The Anthropology of Work | 3 |
ANTH 350 | Anthropology of Aging and the Aged | 3 |
ANTH 360 | Environmental Anthropology | 3 |
ANTH 370 | Experimental Archaeology | 3 |
ANTH 380 | Anthropology: Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
ANTH 390 | Anthropology of Childhood and Youth | 3 |
ANTH 404 | Planetary Health | 3 |
ANTH 410 | Public Archaeology | 3 |
ANTH 414 | Special Topics in Anthropology | 3-6 |
ANTH 421 | Communities in Transition | 3-4 |
ANTH 422 | Environment and Community | 3-4 |
ANTH 423 | Community and Health | 3-4 |
ANTH 429 | Building Sustainable Communities | 3-4 |
ANTH 430 | Analyzing Ethnographic Discourse and Interaction | 3 |
ANTH 440 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
ANTH 460 | Field Methods: Visual Anthropology | 3 |
Teacher Education Program Requirements (K-6)
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
FSHD 214 | Child Development I | 3 |
ECEL 200 | Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Democracy | 3 |
EDFD 221 | Historical Foundations of American Education | 3 |
EDFD 220 | Philosophical Orientation to Education | 3 |
MTHM 201 | Mathematics in Elementary Schools I | 3 |
FSHD 314 | Child Development II: Adolescence | 3 |
MTHM 302 | Mathematics in Elementary Schools II | 3 |
READ 399 | Early Literacy Development and Instruction | 3 |
ECEL 279 | Foundation and Philosophy of Inclusive Education | 3 |
ECSE 339 | Pedagogy in the Inclusive Elementary Classroom | 3 |
ECEL 408 | Social Studies and the Arts in Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
ECEL 410 | Clinical Practice I: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms | 2 |
ECEL 412 | Seminar I: Inclusive Elementary Classrooms | 1 |
ECEL 427 | Explorations: Science, Math, and Technology in the Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
READ 408 | Literacy in the Elementary Grades | 3 |
ECEL 414 | Clinical Practice II: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms | 9 |
ECEL 421 | Seminar II: Inclusive Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
Total Credits | 60 |
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
| 1 |
| Key Issues in Anthropology (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | |
| 3 |
| Philosophical Orientation to Education (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | |
| 3 |
| Mathematics in Elementary Schools I (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | |
| Physical Anthropology (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| 1 |
| Historical Foundations of American Education (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | |
| Cultural Anthropology (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| Introduction to Psychology (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | |
| Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Democracy (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | |
Total Credits | 14 |
World Languages and Cultures Requirement
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the World Languages and Cultures categories.
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
| 3-6 |
| Cultural Anthropology (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
Total Credits | 3-6 |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
Plan of Study Grid
First Year |
Fall |
|
1 |
|
3 |
CMST 101 |
Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement |
3 |
|
3 |
ANTH 100 |
Cultural Anthropology |
3 |
PSYC 101 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| Credits | 16 |
Spring |
|
3 |
|
3 |
EDFD 221 |
Historical Foundations of American Education |
3 |
ANTH 101 |
Physical Anthropology |
4 |
ANTH 102 |
Linguistic Anthropology |
3 |
| Credits | 16 |
Second Year |
Fall |
|
|
|
3 |
ECEL 200 |
Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Democracy |
3 |
FSHD 214 |
Child Development I |
3 |
ANTH 103 |
Introduction to Archaeology |
3 |
ANTH 200 |
Key Issues in Anthropology |
3 |
| Credits | 15 |
Spring |
|
3 |
|
3 |
EDFD 220 |
Philosophical Orientation to Education |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 15 |
Third Year |
Fall |
MTHM 201 |
Mathematics in Elementary Schools I |
3 |
READ 399 |
Early Literacy Development and Instruction |
3 |
ECEL 279 |
Foundation and Philosophy of Inclusive Education |
3 |
ECEL 408 |
Social Studies and the Arts in Elementary Classrooms |
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 15 |
Spring |
|
1 |
MTHM 302 |
Mathematics in Elementary Schools II |
3 |
READ 408 |
Literacy in the Elementary Grades |
3 |
ECSE 339 |
Pedagogy in the Inclusive Elementary Classroom |
3 |
ANTH 301 |
Methods in Anthropological Research and Practice |
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 16 |
Fourth Year |
Fall |
ECEL 410 |
Clinical Practice I: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms |
2 |
ECEL 412 |
Seminar I: Inclusive Elementary Classrooms |
1 |
ECEL 427 |
Explorations: Science, Math, and Technology in the Elementary Classrooms |
3 |
ANTH 401 |
Seminar in Anthropological Theory |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 15 |
Spring |
ECEL 414 |
Clinical Practice II: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms |
9 |
ECEL 421 |
Seminar II: Inclusive Elementary Classrooms |
3 |
| Credits | 12 |
| Total Credits | 120 |