Program Overview

Elementary Education, B.A.

The elementary education major requires the following courses:

Required Major Courses

• EDU 201: Educational Policy and Practice (3 hours)
• EDU 201L: Field Lab I (2 hours)
• EDU 203: Methodology and Management Lab (2 hours)
• EDU 205A: Developing Literacy and Communication Skills in Elementary Schools, K-2 (2 hours)
• EDU 205B: Developing Literacy and Communication Skills in Elementary Schools, Grades 3-6 (2 hours)
• EDU 206: Assessment for Positive Student Outcomes (2 hours)
• EDU 250: Student Teaching/Seminar: Elementary (10 hours)
• EDU 293: Elementary School Curriculum (2 hours)
• EDU 295: Teaching Elementary Social Studies (2 hours)
• EDU 296: Elementary Mathematics Methods: Inquiry Teaching and Learning (3 hours)
• EDU 298: Elementary Science Methods: Inquiry Teaching and Learning (3 hours)
• EDU 300: School Leadership (1 hour)
• EDU 307: Instructional Design, Assessment, and Technology (3 hours)
• EDU 311: Learning and Cognitive Science (3 hours)
• EDU 312: Teaching Exceptional Children (3 hours)

Co-Requirements

• Select one Mathematics course
• Select one Science course
• ANT 111: Peoples and Cultures of the World (3 hours)

Graduation Requirements

A minimum grade of C in each course attempted in education is required for graduation with a major.