Academic Programs Catalog

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education

1. The University requirements for bachelor’s degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education.
   
   The completion of Mathematics 201 referenced in item 2. b. (3) below may also satisfy the University Mathematics requirement.
   
   The University’s Tier II writing requirement for the Elementary Education major is met by completing Teacher Education 301A or 301B and Teacher Education 404A or 404B. Those courses are referenced in item 2. below.
   
   The completion of Teacher Education 101 and Teacher Education 102 in item 2.a. below may also satisfy the University’s requirement for Integrative Studies in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences area.
    
   The completion of Teacher Education 341 and Human Development and Family Studies 321 and Human Development and Family Studies 321L in item 2. a. and 2. c. below or Teacher Education 341 and History 301 or History 302 in item 2. a.  and 2. c. below may also satisfy the University’s requirement for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities area.
   1. The following requirements for the major:

      a.	Professional Education Courses (15 credits):
      	(1)	All of the following courses (15 credits):
      		CEP	240	Diverse Learners in Multicultural Perspectives					3
      		TE	101	Social Foundations of Justice and Equity in Education					3
      		TE	102	Pedagogy and Politics of Justice and Equity in Education					3
      		TE	341	Teaching and Learning of (Bi)Multilingual Learners					3
      		TE	371	Justice and Equity Seminar I					1
      		TE	471	Justice and Equity Seminar III					1
      		TE	472	Justice and Equity Seminar IV					1
      b.	Elementary Education Courses (12 credits):
      	(1)	Both of the following courses (6 credits):
      		TE	202	Engaging Elementary Learners with Mathematics					3
      		TE	348	Reading and Responding to Children's Literature					3
      	(2)	Literacy
      		One of the following courses (3 credits):
      		TE	301A	Children's Literacy Development PK-3 (W)					3
      		TE	301B	Children's Literacy Development 3-6 (W)					3
      	(3)	Mathematics (3 credits):
      		MTH	201	Elementary Mathematics for Teachers I					3
      c.	One of the following concentrations (41 or 42 credits):
      	Prekindergarten through Grade Three (41 credits):
      	All of the following courses:
      	HDFS	320	Interaction with Children in Groups						3
      	HDFS	320L	Interaction with Children-Laboratory						1
      	HDFS	321	Curriculum for Children (W)						3
      	HDFS	321L	Curriculum for Children-Laboratory						1
      	TE	330	Science Curriculum for Young Learners (PK-3)						3
      	TE	331	Social Studies for Young Learners (PK-3)						3
      	TE	403A	Teaching of Science to Diverse Learners (PK-3						3
      	TE	404A	Teaching of Social Studies to Diverse Learners (PK-3) (W)						3
      	TE	405A	Teaching Literacy to Diverse Learners I (PK-3)						3
      	TE	405B	Teaching Literacy to Diverse Learners II (PK-3)						3
      	TE	406A	Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners I (PK-3)						3
      	TE	406B	Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners II (PK-3)						3
      	TE	481	PK-3 Internship I						3
      	TE	482	PK-3 Internship II						6
      	Grade Three through Grade Six (42 credits):
      	(1)	One of the following United States history courses (3 credits):
      		HST	301	Indigenous-European Encounters in North America					3
      		HST	302	Revolutionary America					3
      	(2)	One of the following arts integration courses (3 credits):							3
      		TE	430	Introduction to Arts in the Classroom					3
      		TE	431	Learning Through Drama					3
      		TE	432	Learning Through Movement					3
      	(3)	All of the following courses (36 credits):							3
      		TE	204	Engaging Elementary Learners in Science: Culture and Equity					3
      		TE	332	Science Curriculum for Upper Elementary Learners (3-6)					3
      		TE	333	Social Studies for Upper Elementary Learners (3-6)					3
      		TE	403B	Teaching of Science to Diverse Learners (3-6)					3
      		TE	404B	Teaching of Social Studies to Diverse Learners (3-6) (W)					3
      		TE	405	Teaching Literacy to Diverse Learners I (3-6)					3
      		TE	405C	Teaching Literacy to Diverse Learners II (3-6)					3
      		TE	406	Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners I (3-6)					3
      		TE	406C	Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners II (3-6)					3
      		TE	484	3-6 Internship I					3
      		TE	485	3-6 Internship II					6
      d.	English as a Second Language (19 to 23 credits):
      	Completion of this requirement along with TE 341 and either LIN 200 or LIN 401 satisfies the course requirements for the additional endorsement in English as a Second Language. ESL can be waived by completion of Birth-Kindergarten endorsement for Prekindergarten through Grade 3 students.
      	(1)	All of the following courses (10 credits):
      		LLT	307	Methods of Second and Foreign Language Teaching					3
      		LLT	346	Pedagogical English Grammar for English Teachers					3
      		TE	342	Teaching Methods for (Bi)Multilingual Learners					3
      		TE	503	Internship in Teaching Diverse Learners in Additional Endorsement Areas					1
      	(2)	One of the following courses (3 credits):
      		LLT	361	Second and Foreign Language Learning					3
      		LLT	362	Child Second Language Acquisition					3
      	(3)	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
      		LIN	200	Introduction to Language					3
      		LIN	401	Introduction to Linguistics					4
      	(4)	Complete either (a) or (b) (3 or 6 credits):
      		(a)	ANP	420	Language and Culture				3
      		(b)	COM	310	Intercultural Communication				3
      			or
      			COM	320	Diversity and Communication				3
      			LIN	471	Sociolinguistics				3
      e.	Optional Additional Teaching Endorsements
      	Students may elect to complete one or more optional disciplinary teaching minor(s), in addition to the required grade band concentration and English as a Second Language requirements. The following disciplinary teaching minors are available for prospective elementary school teachers.
      		Arabic			20
      		Chinese			24
      		French			21
      		German			23
      		Japanese			24
      		Spanish			24
      		Requirements for the disciplinary teaching minors can be found in the section Requirements for the Disciplinary Teaching Minors in the section on TEACHER CERTIFICATION, below. Students wishing to complete an optional disciplinary teaching minor should schedule an appointment with the College of Education Advising Office.