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.
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Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 14 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-6 | |
| Major Requirements | 40 | |
| Teacher Education Program Requirements | 60 | |
| Free Electives | 3-0 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| 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 |
| Electives | ||
| 200-Level Anthropology Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Applied Anthropology | ||
| Disability in US Popular Culture | ||
| Urban Anthropology | ||
| Historical Archaeology | ||
| Theory and Methods | ||
| Complete 15 semester hours (5 courses) from the list below. | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Theory and Methods Electives
| 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
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | ||
| Key Issues in Anthropology (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| 3. Communication | ||
| Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | ||
| Philosophical Orientation to Education (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course. | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Mathematics in Elementary Schools I (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Physical Anthropology (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | ||
| Historical Foundations of American Education (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | ||
| Cultural Anthropology (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Introduction to Psychology (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Democracy (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| Total Credits | 14 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on placement exam complete one or two sequential courses in one language. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Cultural Anthropology (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| Total Credits | 3-6 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This 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.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science | 3 |
| CMST 101 | 3 | EDFD 221 | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | ANTH 101 | 4 |
| ANTH 100 | 3 | ANTH 102 | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Apply to Teacher Education Program by February 1 of 2nd year. | World Language 2 | 3 | |
| World Language 1 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 |
| ECEL 200 | 3 | EDFD 220 | 3 |
| FSHD 214 | 3 | 200-level major elective | 3 |
| ANTH 103 | 3 | Major Elective | 3 |
| ANTH 200 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MTHM 201 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 |
| READ 399 | 3 | MTHM 302 | 3 |
| ECEL 279 | 3 | READ 408 | 3 |
| ECEL 408 | 3 | ECSE 339 | 3 |
| Major Elective | 3 | ANTH 301 | 3 |
| Major Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ECEL 410 | 2 | ECEL 414 | 9 |
| ECEL 412 | 1 | ECEL 421 | 3 |
| ECEL 427 | 3 | ||
| ANTH 401 | 3 | ||
| Major Elective | 3 | ||
| Major Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||