Elementary Education (B.A.)

Students pursuing the Elementary Education major must complete one of the following approved primary majors.

Anthropology

Educational Foundations for Elementary Teachers

English

Family Science and Human Development, Families, Children, and School Settings Concentration

Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

History

Humanities

Mathematics

Psychology

Religious Studies

Sociology

Spanish

Program Requirements Overview

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Pre-Professional Sequence		21-25
Professional Sequence		39
Total Credits		60-64

Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Pre-Professional Sequence
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 220	Philosophical Orientation to Education	3
EDFD 221	Historical Foundations of American Education	3
MTHM 201	Mathematics in Elementary Schools I	3
Physiology/Hygiene Requirement - complete an approved course or take the Health Knowledge test. See a Teacher Education Program advisor for more information.		0-4
Total Credits		21-25

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Professional Sequence
Professional Sequence courses must be completed with a grade of B- or higher.
First Semester Junior Year
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
Second Semester Junior Year
ECSE 339	Pedagogy in the Inclusive Elementary Classroom	3
ECEL 408	Social Studies and the Arts in Elementary Classrooms	3
First Semester Senior Year
ECEL 410	Clinical Practice I: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms	2
ECEL 412	Seminar I: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms	1
ECEL 427	Explorations: Science, Math, and Technology in the Elementary Classrooms	3
READ 408	Literacy in the Elementary Grades	3
Second Semester Senior Year
ECEL 414	Clinical Practice II: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms	9
ECEL 421	Seminar II: Inclusive Elementary Classrooms	3
Total Credits		39