Elementary Education Program (B.A.)

Semester 1 (13 credits)

Required prerequisites for Semester 1:

• Admission to the Elementary Education Program (B.A.)  

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• PSYC 100 - General Psychology (GE6) 4 cr
• PSYC 313 - Child Development in Education 4 cr
• TE 100 - Exploring Teaching: K-12 1 cr

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  All students in the Elementary Education Program (B.A.) take the following courses, with these two exceptions:

  • students who are also in the Early Childhood program are exempt from taking TE 316A and TE 430
  • students who are also in the Special Education program take TE 516 instead of TE 316A (and TE 316B)
• ENGL 380 - Teaching the Art of Writing 3 cr
• TE 316A - Classroom Management 2 cr
• TE 341 - Methods of Teaching Social Studies K-8 3 cr
• TE 430 - Introduction to Special Education 3 cr
• TE 491 - Elementary Education Seminar 1 2 cr

Semester 2 (13 credits)

Required prerequisites for Semester 2:

• MATH 103 - Intermediate Algebra 4 cr
• MATH 110 - Math for Elementary Teachers I 4 cr
• MATH 210 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II 4 cr
• 8 credits of science
• successful completion of all Semester 1 courses

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  All students in the Elementary Education Program (B.A.)  take the following courses, with these two exceptions:

  • students who are also in the Early Childhood program are exempt from taking TE 316B
  • students who are also in the Special Education program take TE 516 instead of TE 316B (and TE 316A)
• TE 316B - Classroom Management 1 cr
• TE 318 - Methods of Teaching Language Arts K-8 2 cr
• TE 324 - Health Education for Elementary Teachers 1 cr
• TE 325 - Phys Educ for the Classroom Teacher 2 cr
• TE 330 - Methods Teaching Science K-8 3 cr
• TE 331 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics K-8 3 cr
• TE 492 - Elementary Education Seminar 2 1 cr

Semester 3 (13 credits)

Required prerequisites for Semester 3:

• successful completion of all Semester 2 courses

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  All students in the Elementary Education Program (B.A.)  take the following courses, with these two exceptions:

  • students who are also in the Early Childhood program are exempt from taking TE 432
  • students who are also in the Special Education program take TE 433 or TE 434 (according to their concentration area) instead of TE 432
• ART 301 - Arts for Elementary Teachers: Art 1 cr
• MUS 301 - Arts for Elementary Teachers: Music 1 cr
• THEA 301 - Arts for Elementary Teachers: Theatre 1 cr
• TE 310 - Methods Teaching Reading K-8 6 cr
• TE 432 - Introduction to Learning Disabilities 3 cr
• TE 493 - Elementary Education Seminar 3 1 cr

Semester 4: Student Teaching (12 credits)

Required prerequisites for Semester 4:

• successful completion of all required Professional Studies courses with at least a 3.0 GPA
• at least a 2.75 in the required content courses for major(s) and minor(s)
• approved application for Student Teaching

Note: No student may enroll for any additional credits beyond Student Teaching without written permission from the Dean of the College of Education

• The following courses must be passed to be recommended for certification as a K-8 teacher:

• TE 410 - Student Teaching Seminar K-8 2 cr
• TE 420 - Student Teaching K-8 3-12 cr

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.