Program Overview

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Elementary Education, BS

The Elementary Education, BS program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become effective elementary school teachers. The program requires a minimum of 120 semester hours and includes coursework in the University Core Curriculum, major concentration, and teacher education core.

Program Description

The program is designed to prepare students to teach in elementary school settings, with a focus on developing the skills and knowledge necessary to create a supportive and inclusive learning environment. Students will learn about child development, curriculum design, and instructional strategies, as well as how to assess and evaluate student learning.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Provide well-designed instruction and assessment for students from a variety of backgrounds
• Develop classroom climates conducive to learning
• Apply in-depth knowledge of processes and practices associated with students' reading and literacy development
• Fulfill professional roles and responsibilities

Concentrations

The program offers three concentrations:

• Elementary Generalist (EC-6)
• Bilingual
• 4-8 Mathematics

General Requirements

The program requires a minimum of 120 semester hours, including:

• University Core Curriculum (43 hours)
• Major Concentration Requirements (50-51 hours)
• Teacher Education Core Requirements (27 hours)

Major Concentration Requirements

The major concentration consists of an academic or delivery system specialization and a combination of supporting fields. Major concentrations may be selected from one of the following areas:

• Bilingual
• Elementary Generalist (EC-6)
• 4-8 Mathematics

The combination of supporting fields consists of a combination of three of the following five fields:

• English
• Mathematics
• Reading
• Science
• Social Studies

A minimum of 24 of the 50-51 semester hours must be in upper-division courses.

Course List

The following courses are required for each concentration:

Bilingual

• BIEM 2310: Foundations in Bilingualism
• BIEM 3315: The Bilingual Child, Culture, & the Social Studies Curriculum
• BIEM 3320: Language Acquisition and Development
• BIEM 3330: Methods for Teaching Emergent Bilingual Students
• BIEM 4330: Advanced Methods of Teaching Emergent Bilingual Students
• BIEM 4340: Evaluation and Assessment of Emergent Bilingual Students
• MUSI 1301: Fundamentals of Music
• READ 3310: Principles and Practices of Early Reading Instruction
• READ 3320: Principles and Practices of Reading Instruction
• READ 3351: Reading Assessment and Intervention
• SMTE 1350: Fundamentals of Mathematics I
• SMTE 1351: Fundamentals of Mathematics II
• SMTE 3315: Foundational Approaches to the Physical Sciences
• SMTE 3316: Foundational Approaches to the Life Sciences
• SMTE 3352: Fundamentals of Mathematics III
• SPAN 2312: Intermediate Spanish II
• ELEM 4330: Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School

Elementary Generalist (EC-6)

• ECED 4350: EC-6 Social Studies Curriculum
• ELEM 3345: Assessment and Evaluation in the Elementary School
• ELEM 4335: Teaching Science in the Elementary School
• ELEM 3320: Promoting Health, Nutrition and Locomotor/Physical Skills of Elementary Students
• ELEM 3330: Elementary Students and the Creative Arts
• ELEM 4330: Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
• ENGL 3340: Grammar
• ENGL 3360: Teaching Writing
• SMTE 1350: Fundamentals of Mathematics I
• SMTE 1351: Fundamentals of Mathematics II
• SMTE 3315: Foundational Approaches to the Physical Sciences
• SMTE 3316: Foundational Approaches to the Life Sciences
• SMTE 3352: Fundamentals of Mathematics III
• READ 3310: Principles and Practices of Early Reading Instruction
• READ 3320: Principles and Practices of Reading Instruction
• READ 3380: Children's and Adolescents' Literature
• READ 3351: Reading Assessment and Intervention

4-8 Mathematics

• MATH 1316: Trigonometry
• MATH 2305: Discrete Mathematics I
• MATH 2413: Calculus I
• MATH 3312: College Geometry
• MATH 1442: Statistics for Life
• SMTE 1350: Fundamentals of Mathematics I
• SMTE 1351: Fundamentals of Mathematics II
• SMTE 3352: Fundamentals of Mathematics III
• SMTE 4382: Basic Mathematics From An Advanced Viewpoint
• READ 3320: Principles and Practices of Reading Instruction
• ELEM 3345: Assessment and Evaluation in the Elementary School
• SMTE 3315: Foundational Approaches to the Physical Sciences
• SMTE 3316: Foundational Approaches to the Life Sciences
• EDCI 3350: Investigating Student Learning in Middle Level Mathematics
• EDCI 4350: Assessment in Middle Level Mathematics
• ELEM 4330: Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School

Teacher Education Core Requirements

The teacher education core requirements include:

• EDUC 2211: Foundations of Education
• EDUC 3211: Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching
• EDUC 4305: Seminar I
• EDUC 4395: Seminar II
• EDUC 4694: Clinical Teaching
• SPED 3310: Individual Differences in Schools and Communities
• READ 3352: Content Area Reading for Elementary Students
• IDET 4210: Design and Development of Technology-Integrated Learning Environments
• BIEM 3357: Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language

Course Sequencing

The following is a sample course sequencing plan for each concentration:

Bilingual

• First Year:
  • Fall: USSE 1201, ENGL 1301, HIST 1301, ARTS 1301, EDUC 1354, MATH 1314
  • Spring: COMM 1311, POLS 2305, BIOL 1308, ENGL 2332, SMTE 1350
• Second Year:
  • Fall: ESCI 1401, HIST 1301, SMTE 1351, University Core Curriculum, SPAN 2312
  • Spring: EDUC 2211, HIST 2301, BIEM 2310, SMTE 3316, SMTE 3352, MUSI 1301
• Third Year:
  • Fall: BIEM 3320, BIEM 3330, READ 3310, READ 3320
  • Spring: READ 3352, BIEM 3315, BIEM 3357, ELEM 4330, POLS 2306, EDUC 3211
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall: EDUC 4305, SMTE 3315, IDET 4210, BIEM 4340
  • Spring: EDUC 4395, EDUC 4694, BIEM 4330

Elementary Generalist (EC-6)

• First Year:
  • Fall: USSE 1201, ENGL 1301, HIST 1301, ARTS 1301, PSYC 2301, MATH 1314
  • Spring: COMM 1311, EDUC 1354, BIOL 1308, University Core Curriculum, SMTE 1350
• Second Year:
  • Fall: HIST 1302, POLS 2305, EDUC 2211, ENGL 3340, SMTE 3315
  • Spring: SMTE 1351, ENGL 3360, ENGL 2332, SMTE 3316, ESCI 1401
• Third Year:
  • Fall: EDUC 3211, READ 3310, READ 3320, SPED 3310
  • Spring: READ 3351, READ 3352, ECED 4350, ELEM 3345, ELEM 3320, POLS 2306
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall: EDUC 4305, ELEM 4330, IDET 4210, ELEM 4335, ELEM 3330
  • Spring: EDUC 4395, EDUC 4694

4-8 Mathematics

• First Year:
  • Fall: USSE 1201, ENGL 1301, BIOL 1406, EDUC 1354, SMTE 1350, MATH 1316
  • Spring: COMM 1311, HIST 1301, CHEM 1411, SMTE 1351, MATH 2413
• Second Year:
  • Fall: University Core Curriculum, HIST 2301, ENGL 2316, POLS 2305, MATH 1442
  • Spring: ARTS 1301, POLS 2306, PSYC 2301, EDUC 2211, MATH 2305
• Third Year:
  • Fall: MATH 3312, ELEM 3340, EDUC 3211, SPED 3310, READ 3320, ELEM 4330
  • Spring: SMTE 4382, EDCI 3350, READ 3352, ELEM 3345, BIEM 3357
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall: EDUC 4305, EDCI 4350, IDET 4210, SMTE 3315, SMTE 3316
  • Spring: EDUC 4395, EDUC 4694

Non-Certification Track

For students who determine during their senior year that they will not seek teacher certification, they will choose 9 SCH of faculty advisor approved elective courses that will replace the clinical teaching component of the degree.