Requirements for certification for grades K-6
| Professional/methodology requirements |
|
| EDU102 Foundations of Education |
2 |
| EDU202 Early Field Experience |
1 |
| EDU206 Survey of Exceptional Individuals |
3 |
| EDU227 Instructional Technology |
1 |
| EDU228 Children’s Literature |
2 |
| EDU304 Educational Psychology |
2 |
| EDU323 Teaching Mathematics |
3 |
| EDU325 Teaching Science and Social Studies |
3 |
| EDU326 Teaching Reading and Language Arts |
3 |
| EDU340 Human Relations |
3 |
| EDU343 Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Problems |
3 |
| EDU409 Philosophy of Education |
3 |
| EDU413 Elementary Student Teaching* |
4-16 |
| Cognate requirements |
|
| 4-5 |
| ART211 Art for Elementary Education |
|
| KIN317 Methods of Elementary Physical Education and Health |
|
| KIN338 Adapted Physical Education |
|
| MUS221 Music for Elementary Classroom Teacher |
|
| PSY221 Developmental Psychology: Childhood |
4 |
| Content area requirements |
|
| 4 |
| HIS201 History of the U.S. to 1865 |
|
| HIS202 History of the U.S. from 1865 |
|
| PSC101 American National Government |
|
| PSC260 Cultural Geography |
|
| Biological science course |
4 |
| Foreign language course or 201-level proficiency |
0-9 |
| Math course (minimum of 3 credits) |
3 |
| Physical science course |
3-4 |
| 0-6 |
| Cross-cultural study elective |
|
| Foreign language course |
|
| Math course |
|
| TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED |
55-84 |
*If seeking certification in special education, unified early childhood, early childhood or reading, complete 8 credits of student teaching in elementary education and 4-8 credits of student teaching in special education, early childhood or reading.
**Students who complete PSC260, Cultural Geography for the content area requirement above have also met the cross-cultural study elective requirement.
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