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Course Requirements for Elementary Teacher Certification |
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GPA Standards: All elementary teacher candidates must pass the following courses with a minimum grade of 2.0: CEP 240, TE 101, TE 102, TE 341, TE 301A or 301B, and TE 348. Within the Grade Three through Grade Six concentration: HST 301 or HST 302 must be passed with a minimum grade of 2.0. All elementary teacher candidates must have a grade point average of 2.5 or above for pre-internship professional education courses required for teacher certification with no individual grade below 2.0. |
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Professional Education Courses (15 credits): |
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CEP |
240 |
Introduction to Exceptional Learners |
3 |
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TE |
101 |
Social Foundations of Justice and Equity in Education |
3 |
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TE |
102 |
Pedagogy and Politics of Justice and Equity in Education |
3 |
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TE |
341 |
Teaching and Learning of (Bi)Multilingual Learners |
3 |
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TE |
371 |
Justice and Equity Seminar I |
1 |
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TE |
471 |
Justice and Equity Seminar II |
1 |
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TE |
472 |
Justice and Equity Seminar IV |
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Elementary Education Courses (12 credits): |
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(1) |
All of the following courses (6 credits): |
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TE |
348 |
Reading and Responding to Children's Literature |
3 |
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TE |
202 |
Engaging Elementary Learners with Mathematics |
3 |
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Literacy |
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One of the following courses (3 credits): |
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TE |
301A |
Children's Literacy Development PK-3 (W) |
3 |
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TE |
301B |
Children's Literacy Development 3-6 (W) |
3 |
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Mathematics (3 credits): |
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MTH |
201 |
Elementary Mathematics for Teachers I |
3 |
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One of the following concentrations (41 or 42 credits): |
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Prekindergarten through Grade Three (41 credits): |
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All of the following courses: |
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HDFS |
320 |
Interaction with Children in Groups |
3 |
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HDFS |
320L |
Interaction with Children-Laboratory |
1 |
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HDFS |
321 |
Curriculum for Children (W) |
3 |
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HDFS |
321L |
Curriculum for Children-Laboratory |
1 |
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TE |
330 |
Science Curriculum for Young Learners (PK-3) |
3 |
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TE |
331 |
Social Studies Curriculum for Young Learners (PK-3) |
3 |
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TE |
403A |
Teaching of Science to Diverse Learners (PK-3) |
3 |
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TE |
404A |
Teaching of Social Studies to Diverse Learners (PK-3) (W) |
3 |
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TE |
405A |
Teaching Literacy to Diverse Learners I (PK-3) |
3 |
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TE |
405B |
Teaching Literacy to Diverse Learners II (PK-3) |
3 |
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TE |
406A |
Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners I (PK-3) |
3 |
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TE |
406B |
Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners II (PK-3) |
3 |
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TE |
481 |
PK-3 Internship I |
3 |
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TE |
482 |
PK-3 Internship II |
6 |
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Grade Three through Grade Six (42 credits): |
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(1) |
One of the following United States history courses (3 credits): |
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HST |
301 |
Indigenous-European Encounters in North America |
3 |
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HST |
302 |
Revolutionary America |
3 |
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(2) |
One of the following arts integration courses (3 credits): |
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TE |
430 |
Introduction to Arts in the Classroom |
3 |
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TE |
431 |
Learning Through Drama |
3 |
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TE |
432 |
Learning Through Movement |
3 |
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(3) |
All of the following courses (36 credits): |
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TE |
204 |
Engaging Elementary Learners in Science: Culture and Equity |
3 |
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TE |
332 |
Science Curriculum for Upper Elementary Learners (3-6) |
3 |
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TE |
333 |
Social Studies for Upper Elementary Learners (3-6) |
3 |
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TE |
403B |
Teaching of Science to Diverse Learners (3-6) |
3 |
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TE |
404B |
Teaching of Social Studies to Diverse Learners (3-6) (W) |
3 |
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TE |
405 |
Teaching Literacy to Diverse Learners I (3-6) |
3 |
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TE |
405C |
Teaching Literacy to Diverse Learners II (3-6) |
3 |
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TE |
406 |
Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners I (3-6) |
3 |
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TE |
406C |
Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners II (3-6) |
3 |
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TE |
484 |
3-6 Internship I |
3 |
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TE |
485 |
3-6 Internship II |
6 |
d. |
English as a Second Language (19 to 23 credits): |
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Completion of this requirement along with TE 341 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. |
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(1) |
All of the following courses (10 credits): |
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LLT |
307 |
Methods of Second and Foreign Language Teaching |
3 |
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LLT |
346 |
Pedagogical English Grammar for English Teachers |
3 |
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TE |
342 |
Teaching Methods for (Bi)multilingual Learners |
3 |
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TE |
503 |
Internship in Teaching Diverse Learners in Additional Endorsement Areas |
1 |
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(2) |
One of the following courses (3 credits): |
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LLT |
361 |
Second and Foreign Language Learning |
3 |
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LLT |
362 |
Child Second Language |
3 |
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(3) |
One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits): |
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LIN |
200 |
Introduction to Language |
3 |
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LIN |
401 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
4 |
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(4) |
Complete either (a) or (b) (3 or 6 credits): |
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(a) |
ANP |
420 |
Language and Culture |
3 |
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(b) |
COM |
310 |
Intercultural Communication |
3 |
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COM |
320 |
Diversity and Communication |
3 |
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LIN |
471 |
Sociolinguistics |
3 |
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Optional Additional Teaching Endorsements |
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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. |
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Arabic |
20 |
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Chinese |
24 |
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French |
21 |
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German |
23 |
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Japanese |
24 |
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Spanish |
24 |
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