Curriculum Preparatory to Elementary School Teaching
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Illinois law and Council on Teacher Education policy require that
all candidates for admission to a teacher preparation program pass
the Illinois Certification Testing System test for Basic Skills prior
to admission. This program prepares teachers for grades kindergarten
through nine. A minimum of 125 semester hours, excluding basic military
science, is necessary for graduation. There are six prerequisite courses that must be completed prior to admission into the Elementary Education program. Information on prerequisites can be found here. Students who
are admitted to Elementary Education for the fall of their junior
year may be able to complete the requirements for the bachelor's degree
in four years. Students who are admitted to Elementary Education for the fall of their senior year will need five years to satisfy the
requirements for teacher certification. Students are advised that
additional course work must be completed to teach departmentalized
subjects in middle grades 5 through 8. Consult the certification officer for additional information.
In order to be recommended for certification, candidates are required
to maintain UIUC, cumulative, content area, and professional education
grade point averages of 2.5 (A=4.0). Candidates should consult their
adviser or the Council on Teacher Education for the list of courses
used to compute these grade point averages. For teacher education
certification requirements applicable to all curricula, see the Council
on Teacher Education section elsewhere in this catalog.
| Hours |
Orientation Seminar |
| 1 |
EDUC 101, Education Orientation Seminar |
General Education Requirements
All courses must be selected from the campus general education course
list. (A list of the courses approved for the laboratory, speech performance,
and English/American literature may be obtained from the college office.)
| Hours |
Communication Skills |
| 6-7 |
RHET 105 or RHET 108 and a speech
performance elective, or SPCM 111 and 112 |
| 0-3 |
Advanced Composition |
| 6-10 |
Total |
| Hours |
Mathematics and Science1 |
| 6-8 |
Life science |
| 6-8 |
Physical science (mathematics not
acceptable) |
| 3 |
Quantitative Reasoning I |
| 4 |
MATH 103–Theory of Arithmetic |
| 19-23 |
Total |
| Hours |
Humanities2 |
| 6 |
Literature (including 3 hours of
English or American literature) |
| 3 |
ART 140–Introduction to Art |
| 3 |
Elective |
| 12 |
Total |
| Hours |
Foreign Language |
| 0-12 |
Three years of one foreign language
in high school or completion of the third semester of college
level foreign language. |
| Hours |
American History |
| 3-4 |
Choose from: |
| |
HIST 170–US Hist to 1877-ACP
|
| |
HIST 171–US Hist to 1877
|
| |
HIST 172–US Hist Since 1877
|
| |
HIST 173–US Hist Since 1877-ACP
|
| |
HIST 270–United States History to 1815
|
| |
HIST 271–Nineteenth Century America
|
| |
HIST 272–Twentieth Century America
|
| Hours |
Social Sciences |
| 4 |
PSYC 100–Intro Psych |
| 3 |
PS 101– Intro to US Gov &
Pol |
| 3-4 |
Cultural geography. Choose from: |
| |
Geog 104-Social and Cultural Geography |
| |
Geog 110-Geography of Intl Conflicts |
| |
Geog 210-Contemp Social & Env
Problems |
| 10-11 |
Total |
| Hours |
Health and/or Physical Development |
| 3 |
KIN 268–Children’s Movement |
| 3 |
Total |
| Hours |
Area of Concentration2 |
| 18 |
Additional study in one academic
discipline selected from the categories of mathematics, science,
social sciences, or humanities. No more than nine of the required
eighteen hours may be taken at the 100 level. (Consult an adviser
for the list of approved disciplines.) |
| Hours |
Professional Education |
| 3-4 |
EPS 201/202–Foundations of
Education |
| 3 |
EPSY 236–Child Dev For Elemen
Teachers |
| 2 |
MUS 241–Music for Elementary
Teachers |
| 2 |
ART 202–Art in the Elementary
Grades |
| 1 |
EDPR 250–School & Community
Experiences |
| 8 |
EDPR 432–Ed Prac in Elementary
Ed |
| 1 |
SPED 205–Introduction to Special
Needs |
| 2 |
SPED 405– Gen Educator's Role
in SPED |
| 1 |
CI 335–Content Area App of
Educ Tech |
| 1 |
CI405–Intro Tchg Elem Age Children |
| 4 |
CI406–Thry Prac in Elem Schl
Tch, I |
| 2 |
CI407–Thry Prac in Elem Schl
Tch, II |
| 4 |
CI431–Tchg Elementary Mathematics |
| 2 |
CI432–Invest Approach Elem
Math Inst |
| 1 |
CI447–Iss Prac in Address Diversity
|
| 3 |
CI448–Tchg Elem Social Studies |
| 2 |
CI450–Tchg Elem Science, I |
| 2 |
CI451–Tchg Elem Science, II |
| 3 |
CI467–Prin Tchg Lit to Child
Youth |
| 4 |
CI475–Teach Elem Rdg &
Lang Arts, I |
| 2 |
CI476–Teach Elem Rdg &
Lang Arts, II |
| 53-54 |
Total |
| 125-134 |
Total minimum hours, including general
education and professional education credits |
