This program focuses on preparing teachers for preschool,
kindergarten, and the early primary grades (one through three) of the
elementary school. Graduates of the program qualify for the early
childhood certificate. A minimum of 128 semester hours of credit,
excluding basic military science, is necessary for graduation.
See the teacher education requirements applicable to all curricula.
All courses must be selected from the council list of approved
courses for general education.
| HOURS | COMMUNICATION SKILLS |
|---|---|
| 6-7 | RHET 105 or RHET 108 and a speech performance elective or SPCOM 111 and SPCOM 112 |
| 3 | Composition II |
| 9-10 | Total |
| HOURS | MATHEMATICS/SCIENCE see footnote 2 |
| 6-8 | Biological science |
| 6-8 | Physical science (mathematics not acceptable) |
| 3 | MATH 200--Computers for Elementary Teachers |
| 3 | MATH 201--Mathematics for Elementary Teachers |
| 18-22 | Total |
| HOURS | HUMANITIES see footnote 3 |
| 6 | Literature |
| 3 | MUSIC 240--Music for Elementary Teachers, I |
| 3 | ARTED 203--Art in the Elementary Grades, I |
| 12 | Total |
| HOURS | AMERICAN HISTORY |
| 3-4 | Choose from: |
| HIST 150--Composition II/History of the United States to 1877 | |
| HIST 151--History of the United States to 1877 | |
| HIST 152--History of the United States, 1877 to the Present | |
| HIST 153--Composition II/History of the United States, 1877 to the Present | |
| HIST 260--Colonial Beginnings and Early United States History to 1815 | |
| HIST 261--The United States in the Nineteenth Century | |
| HIST 262--The United States in the Twentieth Century | |
| HOURS | SOCIAL SCIENCES see footnote 3 |
| 4 | PSYCH 100--Introduction to Psychology |
| 3 | POL S 150--American Government |
| 3-4 | Social sciences elective |
| 10-11 | Total |
| HOURS | HEALTH AND/OR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 2 | Health and/or physical development |
| 2 | Total |
| HOURS | AREA OF CONCENTRATION see footnote 3 |
| 18 | Additional study in one academic discipline selected from the categories of mathematics, science, social sciences, or humanities and including 9 semester hours of course work at the 200 level or above. (Consult an adviser for the list of approved disciplines.) |
footnote 1. At the time of publication, this program was
being revised.
footnote 2. At least one science course must be a laboratory
course.
footnote 3. At least one 3-semester-hour course in humanities, social
sciences, or the area of concentration must be taken in non-Western
culture.
| HOURS | PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION |
|---|---|
| 3 | E P S 201--Foundations of American Education |
| 3 | EDPSY 236--Child Development for Elementary Teachers |
| 5 | C&I 320--Foundations of Early Childhood Education |
| 3 | C & l 321--Principles and Practices in Early Childhood Education |
| 3 | Choose one from: |
| C&I 322--Parent Involvement Techniques for Teachers | |
| ANTH/HDFS 210--Comparative Family Organization | |
| HDFS 310--Contemporary American Family | |
| SP ED 338--Families of Children with Special Needs | |
| 8 | ED PR 232--Educational Practice in Elementary Education |
| 3 | SPSHS 383--Development of Spoken Language |
| 3 | SP ED 308--Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems in the Regular Classroom, or SP ED 365--Intervention Issues and Practices with Young Children with Disabilities |
| 3 | ED PR 238--Educational Practice for Special Fields in Elementary Schools (Prekindergarten Student Teaching) |
| 3 | C&I 330*--Principles and Practices in Mathematics Education |
| 3 | C&I 340*--Principles and Practices in Science Education |
| 4 | F A A 206--Practicum in Teaching the Arts to Preschool Children |
| 3 | C&I 345*--Principles and Practices in Social Studies Education |
| 3 | C&I 360*--Principles and Practices in Language Arts Education |
| 3 | C&I 367--Principles and Practices in Teaching Literature to Children and Youth |
| 3 | C&I 370*--Principles and Practices in Reading Education |
| 128 | TOTAL minimum hours, including general education and professional education credits |
footnote *Early childhood education students must enroll in
the early childhood section of this course.