Elementary Education Course Sequence

Revised (03/23/07)

 

First Year

Fall

Spring

 

ED 231 Schools & Society (3)

Sophomore

Fall

Spring

or ED 231 Schools & Society (3)

ED 251 Child Development (3)

 

or ED 231 Schools & Society (3)

or ED 251 Child Development (3)

ED300 Curriculum & Teaching (4)
(LS300 Tech for Teachers can be taken at the same time as ED300 for 1 Ed. elective credit)

 

 Praxis I

Junior

Fall

Spring

or ED300 Curriculum & Teaching (4)

ED325 Teaching Elementary School  Mathematics & Science (4)

ED 331 Teaching Reading & Language Arts (4)

 

 

 

 

or Study Abroad

in which case take ED300 in your sophomore year, ED325 and ED331 the other junior semester and ED340 as a senior.

Student teaching will need to be in the Spring

or ED300 Curriculum & Teaching (4)

or ED325 Teaching Elementary School  Mathematics & Science (4)

     or ED 331 Teaching Reading & Language Arts (4)

ED 340 Individual Differences (4)

 

 Praxis II

 

or Study Abroad

in which case take ED300 in your sophomore year, ED325 and ED331 the other junior semester and ED340 as a senior.
Student teaching will need to be in the Spring

Senior

Fall

Spring

or ED 340 Individual Differences (4)

or

ED 421 Elementary Student Teaching (9) and

ED 429 Senior Seminar (3) and

ED 401 Reading Assessment (3) and

ED 415 Portfolio Development (1)

 

or ED 421 Elementary Student Teaching (9) and

  ED 429 Senior Seminar (3) and

  ED 401 Reading Assessment (3) and

 ED 415 Portfolio Development (1)

 

Also, you must take 5 credits (at least 2 courses) of education electives to complete the Elementary Education Major requirements. (See list of possible education elective courses).

 

NOTE:  Students are required to have an overall 3.0 average and a 3.0 average in required education courses before student teaching and at graduation.