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Dec 30, 2024
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2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog | Expires Aug. 2020 THIS CATALOG IS ARCHIVED. BE SURE YOU ARE ACCESSING THE MOST ACCURATE CATALOG FOR YOU.
Elementary Education Major (B.A.)
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SVSU is authorized by the State of Michigan to recommend students for initial certification at the elementary level, grades kindergarten through eighth. Students seeking elementary (K-8) teaching certification must fulfill the general requirements for a bachelor’s degree that include General Education , a content major or two content minors, a planned program of additional content courses, and professional studies, as described below. The sequence of professional studies courses includes academic knowledge essential for professional competence in teaching and practical experiences in K-8 classrooms that prepare elementary education majors to work effectively in a variety of educational settings.
In addition, students may elect to add an endorsement onto the elementary teaching certificate in one or more of the following areas: Early Childhood , Special Education , Spanish , French , or English as a Second Language . Students who elect to add an additional endorsement to the elementary teaching certificate should anticipate taking a longer time to complete all of the elementary education major requirements plus specific endorsement requirements.
The Elementary Education teacher preparation program consists of the following components:
- General Education requirements;
- Prerequisites for admission to the Elementary Teacher Education program;
- Pre-professional courses that are prerequisites to the first semester of professional studies;
- Educational Psychology ;
- Content Major/Minors;
- Planned Program;
- Professional Studies.
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General Education Requirements (35 cr)
Highly Recommended for Elementary Education Majors Category 1:
Three credits from: Category 2:
Three credits from: Category 3:
Four credits from: Category 4:
Seven credits from two different departments. One must be a lab course. Category 5:
Three credits from: Category 6:
Three credits from: Category 7:
Three credits from: Category 8:
Three credits from: Category 9:
Three credits from: Category 10:
Prerequisite: ENGL 111
Three credits from: Prerequisites for Admission to the Elementary Teacher Education Program (5 cr)
Preprofessional Courses (6 cr)
Educational Psychology (3 cr)
Language Arts Minor (27 cr)
The minor requires 27 credits. The Planned Program requires 15 credits.
Students selecting the Language Arts Minor will be required to join one of the following professional organizations:
- TALL Readers (SVSU Student Affiliate of Michigan Reading Association)
- Michigan Reading Association
- International Reading Association
- Michigan Association of Speech Communication
- Michigan Council of Teachers of English
- National Council of Teachers of English
Required courses that meet General Education requirements and count for prerequisites to courses in the Language Arts Minor/Planned Program include:
Language/Linguistics (3 cr)
Performance of Texts (3 cr)
Language Arts in the Planned Program Minor (15 cr)
Prerequisites for ENGL 380 (3 cr)
One course from: Language/Linguistics (3 cr)
One course from: Creating or Performing Texts (3 cr)
One course from: Algebra and Analysis (4 cr)
Mathematics in the Planned Program (12 cr)
Integrated Science Minor (28 cr)
The minor requires 28 credits (including 8 credits for General Education Category 4). The Planned Program requires 12 credits (including 8 credits for General Education Category 4). Life Science Core Course (4 cr)
One course from: Life Science Course (4 cr)
Earth/Space Science Courses (12 cr)
Integrated Science in the Planned Program (12 cr)
Life Science Course (4 cr)
One course from: Physical Science Course (4 cr)
One course from: Earth/Space Science Course (4 cr)
One course from: Social Studies Major (40 cr)
The major requires 40 credits (including 12 credits for General Education Categories 5, 6, 7, 8). The Planned Program required 18 credits (including 12 credits for General Education Categories 5, 6, 7, 8).
Highly recommended courses that meet General Education requirements and count for the Social Studies Major/Planned Program include:
Economics Core Courses (7 cr)
Economics (3 cr)
One course from: Social Studies in the Planned Program Minor (18 cr)
Economics Course (3 cr)
One course from: Political Science Course (3 cr)
Semester 1 Professional Studies (11 cr)
Prerequisites: PSYC 310 , TE 300 , and admission to the Elementary Teacher Education Program. Semester 2 Professional Studies (12 cr)
Prerequisites: MATH 103 or competency, MATH 110 , 8 credits of science and successful completion of semester 1 professional studies. Semester 3 Professional Studies (12 cr)
Prerequisites: ENGL 380 , MATH 210 and successful completion of semester 2 professional studies. Semester 4 Professional Studies: Student Teaching (12 cr)
Prerequisite: Successful completion of all required Professional Studies courses with at least a 3.0 GPA, at least a 2.75 GPA in the required content courses for major(s) and minor(s), and an approved application for Student Teaching. No student may enroll for any additional credits without written permission from the Dean.
The following courses must be passed to be recommended for certification as a K-8 teacher. Elementary Teacher Education Program Requirements
Grade Point Average Requirement
Students in the Department of Teacher Education will be required to maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 in all professional studies courses, and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 in the required content courses for major(s) and minor(s) in order to student teach.
Students failing to maintain the required GPA in either case may be dismissed from the program, subject to an appeal. Information for an appeals process may be obtained from the dean’s office. Seven Year Time Limit for Professional Studies Courses
All professional studies courses (credits and requirements) must be completed within seven (7) years prior to the date on which the degree is to be granted. Student Teaching
TE 410 and TE 420 are graded on a pass/fail basis. Evaluations are made and kept on file in the College of Education Office. Application forms for student teaching can be obtained from the College of Education web site and must be returned to the Office of Clinical Experiences by the last working day of the month of November for the next year’s Fall Semester Student Teaching assignment, or by the last working day of the month of March for the next year’s Winter Semester Student Teaching assignment.
Student teaching and the seminar (TE 410 , TE 420 ) constitute a full course load. No student may enroll for any additional credits without written permission from the Office of Clinical Experiences. Student teaching normally involves 14 weeks of full-time teaching in an area school. Assignments are made by the Office of Clinical Experiences.
Student teaching assignments are routinely made only for fall and winter semesters.
Note: It is particularly important that students placed in student teaching assignments for a given semester immediately notify the Office of Clinical Experiences when they are not able to fulfill their placement obligation. When a student drops student teaching without approval of the Office of Clinical Experiences, he/she will not be given a student teaching assignment during the following semester. When this student reapplies, he/she may be asked to appear for a formal hearing of the Department of Teacher Education. |
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