ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
BS ONLY/120 CREDITS REQUIRED/Grades 1 through 6
Name:_________________________________ UID:_______________________________________
CORE REQUIREMENTS PRE-PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Fundamental Studies (9 Credits) To be completed with a “C” or better
Lower level requirements Field Experience: Must earn “B” or better
English Composition (FE) 3 EDCI 280 Introduction to Teaching 3
Mathematics (FM) 3
Gateway Courses: Must earn cumulative 2.7 GPA
Advanced Composition (must be taken after 60 credits) MATH 212 Elements of Math 3
Does not fulfill FM requirement
+ENGL 3
MATH 213 Elements of Geometry 3
391/392/393/394/395
Does not fulfill FM requirement
+: Exempt if earned an “A” in ENGL 101 or FE Equivalent
*PHYS SCI LAB: ASTR 101, GEOL 100,/110, 4
GEOL 102, CHEM 131/132, PHYS 102/103,
Distributive Studies (28 Credits) PHYS 106/107, PHYS 115, GEOG 201/211,
Humanities and the Arts (9 Credits) Other PL:_____________
Literature (HL) 3 *BIOL SCI LAB: BSCI 103, 105, 106, BSCI 4
Hist./Theory of Arts (HA) 3 124/125, BSCI 201, 223, 122, Other LL:_______
Lit/Arts/Other Humanities EDPS 210 3
HL/HA/HO/IE± To be completed with a “C” or better
MATH 214 Probability & Statistics 3
Does not fulfill FM requirement
Mathematics and Sciences (10 Credits) Creative Art: ARTT 100,
ARTT 110, THET110, THET291, 3
Lab Science (PL/LL) 3/4 DANC200, MUET200, MUET210, OR MUET220
Science (PS/PL/LS/LL) 3/4 MUED 155 Fund for the Classroom Teacher 3
EDCI 443 Children’s Literature 3
Science or Math 3/4
SOCY 230 or *PSYC 221 3
(PS/PL/LS/LL/MS/ IE±)
*HIST 156 History of US to 1865 3
Social Science Course: 3
Social Sciences (9 Credits) Rec.: GEOG100, GVPT170, SOCY100, PSYC100
Soc/Political History (SH) HIST 156 3
Behav/Soc Sci (SB) 3 Area of Emphasis (18 Credits):
Behav/Soc Scie 3
(SB/ IE±)
Recommended for CORE SB.: GEOG100, GVPT170, SOCY100, PSYC100,
PSYC221
To be completed with a “C” or better
Advanced Studies (6 Credits) After completion of 60 credits:
300-400 level courses outside major after 60 credits EDMS 410 Classroom Assessment 3
Advanced Studies 3 EDPS 301 Foundations of Education or 3
Advanced Studies 3 *#EDPS 210 Hist & Phil Perspectives in Ed
EDHD 425 Lang Dev & Reading Acq 3
Diversity (3 Credits) EDHD 411 Child Growth & Development 3
One course from approved list #EDPS 210 can be taken prior to 60 credits
*May double count for CORE and major requirement
3
±IE: Interdisciplinary/Emerging Issue course may be counted ONLY
once as a third course in a Distributive Studies category.
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
All Pre-professional and Professional coursework must be completed with a “C” or better. Students must be admitted to the Professional Program in
order to register for the courses below. Students must maintain a 2.75 GPA while completing these courses.
PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT COURSES
EDCI 461 Materials for Readers 3
Prin. & Methods of Teaching (Spring
EDCI 397 3
and Summer Only
STUDENT TEACHING SEMESTER (Spring Only)
BLOCKED METHODS SEMESTER (Fall Only) EDCI 481 Student Teaching: Elementary 12
EDCI 322 Social Studies Methods 3 EDCI 464 Reading Diagnosis & Instruction 3
EDCI 342 Language Arts Methods 3
EDCI 352 Mathematics Methods 3
EDCI 362 Reading Methods 3
EDCI 372 Science Methods 3
EDCI 488 Classroom Management 1
Updated:06/11