Elementary Education

(2.0) in each education course and in each course required 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.

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.

LIBERAL STUDIES MAJOR

Specific course requirements for the liberal studies major are listed below.

Liberal Studies Major Requirements for Elementary Education Majors

BIOL1101 Life on Earth (SI-L) (NSL) CHEM1110 Introduction to Physical Sciences (SI-L) (NSL)

ENGL2101 English Literature I (AI-L) (LI)

or

ENGL2102 English Literature II (AI-L) (LI) (DM)

or

ENGL2304 American Voices I (AI-L) (LI) (DM)

or

ENGL2604 American Voices II (AI-L) (DM) HIST1106 United States History Since 1877 (H) (HI) HIST1108 World History to 1500 (H) (HI) (DM) MATH1120 Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers I (QA) (QR) 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 The Great American Experiment (SA) (SS)

Second Year

EDUC2211 Learning, Teaching and the Elementary Curriculum EDUC2212 Teaching All Students, Grades 1-6*

Third Year

EDUC3211 Literacy and Literacy Methods I EDUC3212 Literacy and Literacy Methods II* EDUC3213 Mathematics Methods for Elementary Grades* EDUC3215 Explorations in Science and Engineering: Grades 1-6 EDUC3300 Sheltered English Instruction: Teaching English Language Learners EDUC3315 Social Studies Methods: Grades 3-12

Fourth Year

EDUC4467 Student Teaching Practicum EDUC4468 Student Teaching Capstone Seminar *Includes pre-practicum experience

WAIVER POLICY FOR:

MATH1122 Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers II (QA) MATH2122 Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers III (QA)