B.A. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Requirements for Graduation

I. General Education Requirements
(Semesters I – IV)

Area of Communications:
(Requirement of all 4 courses for 12 CR)
• ENC 101 Oral & Written Communications (English I)
• ENC 102 Composition I (English II)
• ENC 230 Composition II (English III)
• SPC 260 Oral Expression (English IV)

Area of Mathematics:
(Requirement of first 2 courses for 6 CR in general education and Educational Statistics taken in Semester 7 for 3 CR)
• MAC 105 College Mathematics I -Algebra and Geometry
• MAC 114 College Mathematics II - Geometry and Trigonometry
• EDF 444 Educational Statistics

Area of Social Sciences:
(Requirement of any 2 courses for 6 CR)
• WHO 113 World History
• ECO 200 Economics
• SYD 302 U.S. Populations
• PCB 304 People and the Environment
• GEA 223 Geography of America and Eurasia

Area of the Natural Sciences:
(Requirement of any 2 courses for 6 CR)
• BSC 105 Biology
• CHM 102 General Chemistry
• BSC 185 Human Physiology
• PHY 248 General Physics
• HSC 210 Etiology of Diseases

Area of Humanities and Art:
(Requirement of 2 courses for 6 CR)
• ARH 200 Art Appreciation (required)
• ARH 250 Art History
• REL 130 World Religions

Area of Behavioral Sciences:
(Requirement of 2 courses for 6 CR)
• PSY 201 General Psychology
• SYG 200 General Sociology

Area of Education:
(Requirement of all 3 courses for 9 CR)
• EDF 100 Introduction to Education
• DEP 310 Developmental Psychology
• EXP 340 Psychology of Learning

Area of Philosophy:
(Requirement of all 3 courses for 9 CR)
• PHI 201 Contemporary Philosophical Issues
• PHI 210 Critical Thinking
• PHI 263 Ethics

II. Professional Education Requirements
(Semesters I – IV)

Semester V:
(requirement of 16 CR)
Required:
• EDF 310 Fundamentals of Curriculum
• EDA 316 Educational Administration
• EDE 319 Elementary Internship I
• LAE 311 Elementary Language Arts Education
• SCE 312 Elementary Science Education
• SSE 313 Elementary Social Studies Education

No Electives

Semester VI:
(requirement of 17 CR)
Required:
• EDF 320 Instructional Methods and Materials
• EDF 322 Curriculum Planning and Development
• EDE 329 Elementary Internship II
• MAE 321 Elementary Mathematics Education
• EDF 327 Teaching Diverse Populations
• EEC 430 Children’s Art

Elective (choice of 2):
• EDF 331 History of Education
• ELD 333 Identifying Learning Disabilities in Children
• EEX 432 Mainstreaming
• EEC 440 Developing Family Involvement in School
• THE 336 Children’s Theater

Semester VII:
(requirement of 16 CR)
Required:
• EME 412 Introduction to Educational Technology
• EDF 415 Methodology of Teaching
• EDE 419 Elementary Internship III
• EDS 414 Evaluation and Supervision
• EDF 444 Educational Statistics (credits are part of general education)
• EEX 418 Educating Special Needs Children

Elective (choice of 1):
• MUE 331 Elementary Music Education
• RED 451 Reading Materials for Elementary Schools

Semester VIII:
(requirement of 15 CR)
• PHI 441 Professional Ethics in Education
• EDE 494 Supervised Student Teaching - Internship IV
• PHI 415 Philosophy of Education

No Electives

Total 131 CR for Graduation