Elementary Education Grades 1-5, B.S.

Required Courses

• UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar 3 Credit(s).
• CHEM 212 - Survey of Chemistry for Education Majors 3 Credit(s).
• EDCI 100 - Orientation to Teacher Education 2 Credit(s).
• EDFL 106 - Introduction to Education 3 Credit(s).
• EDFL 201 - Teaching, Learning, and Growth 3 Credit(s).
• ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing 3 Credit(s).
• ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture 3 Credit(s).
• GEOG 103 - World Geography 3 Credit(s).
• MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra 3 Credit(s).
• MATH 117 - Number Sense for PK-8 Teachers 3 Credit(s).

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• CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication 3 Credit(s).

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• CMCN 310 - Public Speaking 3 Credit(s).

Total: 31 Credits

Required Courses

• BIOL 206 - Biology for Elementary Education Majors 3 Credit(s).
• EDCI 308 - Children’s Literature 3 Credit(s).
• ENGL 352 - English Grammar and Usage 3 Credit(s).
• GEOG 310 - United States and Canada 3 Credit(s).
• GEOL 225 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 Credit(s).
• MATH 217 - Geometry and Measurement for PK-8 Teachers 3 Credit(s).
• MATH 317 - Probability, Statistics and Number Systems for PK-8 Teachers 3 Credit(s).
• PSYC 311 - Child Psychology 3 Credit(s).
• VIAR 215 - Art in Education 2 Credit(s).
• SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education 3 Credit(s).

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• HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 3 Credit(s).

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• HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 3 Credit(s).

Elective

Total: 36 Credits

Required Courses

• EDCI 300 - Language Arts in the Elementary School 3 Credit(s). *
• EDCI 349 - PK-6 Mathematics Methods I 3 Credit(s). **
• EDCI 425 - Science in the Elementary School 3 Credit(s). **
• EDCI 430 - Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers 3 Credit(s). *
• EDFL 456 - Classroom Assessment 3 Credit(s).
• IRED 320 - Technology in the Classroom 3 Credit(s). *
• KNES 301 - Kinesthetic Learning Methods and Health Concepts for Elementary School Children 3 Credit(s).
• PHYS 213 - Conceptual Physics 3 Credit(s).
• READ 310 - Reading in the Elementary School 3 Credit(s). **
• READ 311 - Practicum in Reading: Elementary 3 Credit(s). **

Elective

Total: 33 Credits

Required Courses

• EDCI 350 - PK-6 Mathematics Methods II 3 Credit(s). ***
• EDCI 351 - Practicum in Elementary Mathematics 3 Credit(s). ***
• EDCI 400 - Phase I Residency 0 Credit(s).
• EDCI 426 - Social Studies in the Elementary School 3 Credit(s). ***
• EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society 3 Credit(s). ***
• EDCI 440 - Reflections and Professional Growth 1 Credit(s).
• EDCI 477 - Student Teaching in the Elementary Grades 9 Credit(s).
• READ 411 - Assessment and Prescriptive Teaching of Reading 3 Credit(s).

Elective

Total: 28 Credits