Interdisciplinary Studies - Teacher Education - Elementary Education
The interdisciplinary studies - teacher education major with an elementary education emphasis is designed for individuals who will work with younger children in teaching situations (Grades PK-6)
To be eligible for licensure students must satisfactorily complete all of the following:
- all required courses for graduation with a major in Elementary Education (listed below),
- all required testing,
- one semester of full-time student teaching.
Interdisciplinary Studies - Teacher Education - Elementary Education core courses:
- EDUC 101 Intro to Education and Related Professions
- EDUC 201 The Instructional Context
- EDUC 202 Field Experience I
- PSYC 241 Developmental Psychology
Professional courses:
- EDUC 211 Instructional Strategies
- EDUC 313 Reading and Language Acquisition I
- EDUC 320 Field Experience II
- EDUC 324 Methods: Social Studies Instruction
- EDUC 325 Methods: Language Arts Instruction
- EDUC 424 Methods: Science Instruction
- EDUC 425 Methods: Math Instruction
- EDUC 423 Reading and Language Acquisition II
Courses from Other Disciplines:
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Science - Bio/Chem/Phys/ENVS/Scie
Four to twelve hours of science courses beyond general education requirements, based on the following options:
A) Four hours required if no psychology courses applied to general education.
B) Eight hours required if four hours of psychology courses applied to general education.
C) Twelve hours required if eight hours of psychology courses applied to general education. - INTL 213 or ENVS 211- Geography
- HIST 255-256 - American History, HIST 101-102 (if not taken as part of General Education History)
- MATH 117-118 - School Math
- ENGL 414 - Children's Literature
- ENGL 203 - Expository Writing or ENGL 315 English Grammar
- ECON 100 or 201 (If not taken as part of General Education Social Sciences)
Licensure requirement:
- EDUC 420 Field Experience III
- EDUC 427 Student Teaching (PK-6)
- EDUC 448 Student Teaching Seminar
General Education Courses:
Written Composition (6 hours, 2 courses) ENGL 111-112
Fine Arts (3 hours, 1 course) ART 110, 118, 112, 156, 162, 166; COMM 229; MUSC 100, 102; THEA 101, 102, 120
Foreign Language (3 hours, 1 course) FREN 201, GRMN 201, LATN 201, SPAN 201, SPAN 205
History (6 hours, 2 courses) HIST 101-102
Laboratory Science (8 hours, 2 courses)
BIO 101, 111-111L, 112-112L; CHEM 103, 105L, 104, 106L, 127
ENVS 101-101L, 102-102L; PHYS 141, 142, 161, 162, 181, 182
PSYC 103, 105L, 104, 106L*; SCIE 101, 102
*General Education/Laboratory Science: Students are required to complete 12 hours of laboratory science in total between general education and the major, not including psychology 103, 104, and labs. All eight hours of general education except psychology can be applied to this 12-hour requirement so that only 4 additional hours are required. Students who take 8 hours of lab psychology for general education will need to take an additional 12 hours of lab science to complete the major.
Literature (3 hours, 1 course) ENGL 201, 202; FREN 207, 208; GRMN 208; SPAN 208; THEA 211, 212
Mathematics (3 hours, 1 course) MATH 103, 105, 106
Oral Communication (3 hours, 1 course) COMM 101, COMM 112, COMM 114, THEA 123
Philosophy (3 hours, 1 course) PHIL 100, 101
Religious Studies (3 hours, 1 course) RELG 201, 202, 205, 206
Social Science (6 hours, 2 courses) ECON 100, 201, 202*; INTL 101; POLI 111, 112; SOCI 121, 201
*Elementary Education students are required to complete one course in economics
Wellness (2 hours, 1 course) HLTH 102, HPE 102
Senior Symposium (2 hours, 1 course) GS 435, 436
Advising Sheet:
Elementary Emphasis Advising Sheet for Interdisciplinary Studies - Teacher Education Major