Education (2.0) in each education course and in each course r equired by the major • Positive Professional Disposition Quality (PDQ) reports from course instructors and field supervisors. • An interview with an education department faculty member focusing on the student’s readiness for the student teaching practicum Note: Any student who does not achieve passing scores on the required subject matter MTEL will NOT be admitted into student teaching.
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
LIBERAL STUDIES MAJOR Specific course requirements for the liberal studies major are listed below. Liberal Studies Major Requirements for Elementary Education Majors
MATH1122
Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers II (QA) MATH2122 Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers III (QA) Choose one 2000-level course ART2217 American Art: An Anti-Racist Progressive History (AI-A) ECON2203 An Economic View of the World (SA) SOC2129 Cultural Geography (SA) (SS) PSYCH2303 Child Development (SA) (SS) Choose one 3000-level course ENGL3307 Survey of Literature for Children and Young Adults POLSC3202 The American Presidency POLSC3210/ EDUC3210 The Politics of Education Policy: Developing Agency (SJ) PSYCH3210 Child Psychopathology
Four-Year Sequence for Elementary Education First Year EDUC1111
Second Year EDUC2211 EDUC2212
EDUC3211 EDUC3212
Life on Earth (SI-L) (NSL) Introduction to Physical Sciences (SI-L) (NSL)
EDUC3213
ENGL2101 or ENGL2102
English Literature I (AI-L) (LI)
EDUC3300
English Literature II (AI-L) (LI) (DM)
EDUC3315
or ENGL2604 HIST1106 HIST1108 MATH1120
American Voices I (AI-L) (LI) (DM) American Voices II (AI-L) (DM) United States History Since 1877 (H) (HI) World History to 1500 (H) (HI) (DM) Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers I (QA) (QR)
Learning, Teaching and the Elementary Curriculum Teaching All Students, Grades 1-6*
Third Year
BIOL1101 CHEM1110
or ENGL2304
The Great American Experiment (SA) (SS)
EDUC3215
Literacy and Literacy Methods I Literacy and Literacy Methods II* Mathematics Methods for Elementary Grades* Explorations in Science and Engineering: Grades 1-6 Sheltered English Instruction: Teaching English Language Learners Social Studies Methods: Grades 3-12
Fourth Year EDUC4467 EDUC4468
Student Teaching Practicum Student Teaching Capstone Seminar * Includes pre-practicum experience
WAIVER POLICY FOR: MATH1122 MATH2122
Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers II (QA) Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers III (QA)
2021-2022 Academic Catalog
Programs of Study for Arts and Sciences
Students interested in Elementary Teacher Licensure (grades 1-6) will complete the liberal studies major and the education major. The liberal studies major is designed specifically to address the requirements for elementary licensure and to prepare elementary teachers in the content they will teach.
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