Elementary Education
The student who desires to become an elementary school teacher will complete the minimum course of study that leads to a Bachelor of Science degree and standard license in the State of Indiana, which is valid for teaching all subjects in grades kindergarten to six inclusive.
A Bachelor of Arts degree may be earned when the appropriate amount of credit in a foreign language is earned. Elementary education majors are encouraged to complete a teaching minor, also.
Procedures and Regulations for Students in Teaching Programs can be found in the Teacher Education Student Handbook
| University Core Curriculum Requirements | |
| A. The Mind: Enhancement of Cognitive Development (12 hours) | |
| A1. Composition and Speech |
9 hours |
| A2. Mathematics (Must include MATH206 (MATH106 prerequisite) |
3 hours |
| B. The Self: Enchancement of Individual Development (8 hours) | |
| B1. Ethics B2. The Arts B3. Health/Fitness Must include PED281 and PED295 |
3 hours 3 hours 6 hours |
| C. The World: Enhancement of Cultural and Natural Awareness (26-27 hours) | |
| C1. History C2. Individual Development/Social Behavior - must include EDUC302 C3. Science (at least one lab course) C4. Western Culture C5. Global Communities |
3 hours 6 hours 8-9 hours 6 hours 3 hours |
| D. The Synthesis: Integration and Application of Knowledge (3 hours) | |
| Must include EDUC458 | |
| Basic Courses for Education Programs (Exploration Phase) | |
| EDUC196 Foundations of Reflective Teaching EDUC201 Growth and Development EDUC214 Instructional Technology in Education EDUC302 Multicultural Education EDUC306 Educating Exceptional Children |
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| Professional Education and Special Subject Requirements for Elementary: Primary and Intermediate (K-6) (Analysis Phase) | |
MUS251 Music and Movement in the Elementary School |
3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours |
| Students majoring in elementary education and preparing to teach in the intermediate grades (4-6) and middle school (4-8) take all of the above-listed courses except EDUC 351, EDUC 356, EDUC 357, and must also add the following: | |
| EDUC304 Growth & Development: Early Adolescence EDUC488 The Middle School Curriculum Content Area Minor (hours vary) in Language Arts, Foreign Language, Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, Special Education, Reading, Social Studies, or Visual Arts. |
3 hours
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| Student Teaching (Synthesis Phase) | |
| EDUC458 Synthesis Seminar in Elementary Teaching (3 hours) | |
| Supervised teaching as prescribed by the Director of School Partnerships (12 hours) | |
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