Elementary Education

The elementary teacher is expected to be able to provide effective instruction in a broad array of content areas. For this reason, there are specific courses that all teacher candidates are required to take to ensure sufficient content background.

If chosen wisely, these courses can meet the requirements of the Department of Education and meet some of the General Education Program (GEP) of the university as well.

Professional Courses

EDUC 310 - Inquiry into Education (3.00)
EDUC 310L - Inquiry Into Education - Field (1.00)
EDUC 311 - Psychological Foundations of Education (3.00)
EDUC 412 - Analysis of Teaching and Learning (3.00)
EDUC 417 - Processes and Acquisition of Reading (3.00)
EDUC 418 - Instruction of Reading (3.00)
EDUC 419 - Assessment for Reading Instruction (3.00)
EDUC 420 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School (3.00)
EDUC 421 - Teaching Science in the Elementary School (3.00)
EDUC 422 - Social Studies in the Elementary School (3.00)
EDUC 388 - Inclusion and Instruction (3.00)
EDUC 416 - Materials for Teaching Reading (3.00)
EDUC 452 - Student Teaching in the Elementary Schools (10.00)
EDUC 453 - Elementary Internship Seminar (2.00)

General Education Courses

The following general education courses also are required of all elementary education students. (Some of these courses may fulfill GEP requirements.

Mathematics [12]

Social Studies

Social studies requires one of these courses

HIST 101 - American History to 1877 (3.00)
GES 102 - Human Geography (3.00)

Psychology [3-4]

PSYC 100 - Introduction to Psychology (4.00)
PSYC 200 - Child Developmental Psychology (3.00) (is recommended)

Science [7]

SCI 100 - Water; An Interdisciplinary Study (MS) (3.00)
One additional biological or one physical science required.

Fine Arts/Literature [6]

Courses in art, dance, music, film/video, theatre or literature, with the stipulation that no more than three credits be in literature.