Elementary Education
School of Education admission/policies.
Early Childhood/Middle Childhood (birth through age 11)
Education Major (Bachelor of Science in Education)
- core curriculum and mission seminars – see
the core curriculum section of this catalog
Education majors are required to take specific core
curriculum courses to satisfy DPI licensure requirements.
- professional program requirements – ARTS
360, EDUC 150, 215, 226, 255, 280, 306, 311, 316, 319, 323, 405, 413, 441, 482,
MATH 130, 155 (if math ACT score is 21 or below), 255, 355, MUSC 300, PSYC 220
- certifiable minor in early childhood education
– EDUC 237, 271, 276, 308, 343, 400, 401
- final degree requirements – see
the degree requirements section of this catalog
Students
are permitted to take only six hours of 300 level professional education
sequence courses prior to admission to the teacher education program.
The total credits of the professional
program and minor requirements are 92, including the early childhood minor. The
core curriculum and mission seminars require 38-52 credits. A total of 128
credits, 43 of which need to be at the 300/400 level, are required to graduate.
Transfer course and waivers and/or substitutions could modify these credit
totals.
Elementary/Middle (middle childhood
through early adolescence) Education Major (Bachelor of Science in Education)
- core curriculum and mission seminars – see
the core curriculum section of this catalog Education majors are required to
take specific core curriculum courses to satisfy DPI licensure requirements.
- professional program – ARTS
360; EDUC 150, 215, 226, 255, 280, 306, 311, 316, 319, 323, 343, 390, 405, 413,
442, 482, MATH 130, 155 (if math ACT score is 21 or below), 255, 355, MUSC 300,
PSYC 220
- certifiable minor – certifiable
minors for elementary/middle education majors are available in English,
English/language arts, history, mathematics, science, and Spanish. Methods and
student teaching in the minor are incorporated into the teaching major program.
- final degree requirements – see
the degree requirements section of this catalog
Students
are permitted to take only six hours of 300 level professional education
sequence courses prior to admission to the teacher education program.
The total credits of the professional
program are 74, not including the required, chosen certifiable minor. The core
curriculum and mission seminars require 38-52 credits. A total of 128 credits,
43 of which need to be at the 300/400 level, are required to graduate. Transfer
course and waivers and/or substitutions could modify these credit totals.