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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 - include MATH206 (MATH106 prereq)	3 hours
B. The Self: Enchancement of Individual Development (8 hours)
B1. Ethics	3 hours
B2. The Arts	3 hours
B3. Health/Fitness - include PED281 and PED295	6 hours
C. The World: Enhancement of Cultural and Natural Awareness (26-27 hours)
C1. History	3 hours
C2. Individual Development/Social Behavior - include EDUC302	6 hours
C3. Science (at least one lab course)	8-9 hours
C4. Western Culture	6 hours
C5. Global Communities	3 hours
D. The Synthesis: Integration and Application of Knowledge (3 hours)
Must include EDUC458	3 hours

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

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
ART395 Art Education	3 hours
EDUC343 Children's Literature	3 hours
EDUC344 Family, School, Community Partnerships OR	3 hours
EDUC423 Collaborative Partnerships (for Special Education minor only)	3 hours
EDUC351 Music and Movement for Young Children	3 hours
EDUC356 Science and Math (Kindergarten/Primary)	3 hours
EDUC357 Expressive Arts/Social Studies (Kindergarten/Primary)	3 hours
EDUC366 Educational Assessment	3 hours
EDUC373 Teaching Science in the Elementary School	3 hours
EDUC378 Literacy Methods I	3 hours
EDUC388 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School	3 hours
EDUC398 Literacy Methods II	3 hours
MATH226 Concepts in Geometry and Measurement for Elementary, Junior High, and Middle School Teachers	3 hours
MATH392 The Teaching of Elementary School Mathematics	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	3 hours
EDUC488 The Middle School Curriculum	3 hours

Content Area Minor (hours vary) in Language Arts, Foreign Language, Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, Special Education, Reading, Social Studies, or Visual Arts.

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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