Majors in Early Childhood/Late Childhood (K-6) devote the greater portion of their work during the first two years to broad general education. The work of the last two years consists of continued academic coursework at the upper level and professional courses and experiences. The student's professional education program culminates in the senior year with the professional semester, a 17-hour block which includes off-campus student teaching.
Students working toward licensure in Early Childhood/Late Childhood (K-6) who wish to add a second teaching field in middle level education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), or special education will find those listings under the heading Second Teaching Fields. For additional information contact the appropriate department.
General Education Components |
Hours |
| Courses (or choices for courses) underlined are general education content core curriculum of 33-36 hours. A 2.75 GPA in this content core is required for admission to Teacher Education. |
Basic Skills |
15 |
| COMM 207 Speech Communication* |
3 |
| ENGL 101 English Composition* |
3 |
ENGL 190 Honors English Composition* or
ENGL 299 Introduction to Research Writing* |
3 |
| MATH 204 Mathematics for Education I* |
3 |
| MATH 304 Mathematics for Education II |
3 |
| *Must have a “C” or better in each of these Basic Skills courses. |
General Education Electives |
35-40 |
Sciences |
10 |
Natural Sciences |
|
| BIOL 113 Environmental Life Science |
4 |
| BIOL 114 Environmental Life Science Laboratory for Teachers or |
1 |
| BIOL 111 General Biology |
3 |
| BIOL 112 General Biology Laboratory |
2 |
Physical Sciences (Select one) |
|
| PHYS 171 and 172 Physical Science and Laboratory |
4 |
| CHEM 105 and 106 Introductory Chemistry and Laboratory AND |
4 |
| PHYS 114 Physical Science Laboratory for Teachers |
1 |
| (PHYS 171/172 or CHEM 105/106 are prerequisites for PHYS 114) |
|
Social Studies |
3 |
| SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology** |
3 |
Political Studies |
3 |
| POLS 101 U.S. Politics** |
3 |
**The higher course grade of SOSCI 100 or 101 will be used in calculating the 2.7500 content core GPA. |
Producing and Consuming |
3-6 |
Economy (Select one) |
3 |
| ECON 191 Issues in Today’s Economy |
3 |
| FCS 230 Consumer Education |
3 |
Technology and Business (Select one) |
2-3 |
| ACCTG 201 Financial Accounting |
3 |
| CSIS 130 Computer Information Systems |
3 |
| GT 190 Introduction to Technological Systems |
2 |
| GT 350 Technology and Civilization |
3 |
| MGMKT 101 Introduction to Business |
3 |
| SSLS 330 Technology for the Classroom |
0 |
| TE 551 Integrated Technology for Educators |
3 |
| TM 350 Societal Influence of Technology |
3 |
Fine Arts and Aesthetic Studies |
3 |
| ART 311 Art Education |
3 |
Cultural Studies (Select one) |
3 |
| GEOG 106 World Regional Geography |
3 |
| GEOG 300 Elements of Geography |
3 |
Health and Well-Being |
4-6 |
Psychological |
|
| PSYCH 155 General Psychology |
3 |
Physical (Select one) |
|
| FCS 203 Nutrition and Health |
3 |
| HHP 150 Lifetime Fitness Concepts |
1 |
Human Heritage |
6 |
History (Select one) |
|
| HIST 101 World History to 1500 |
3 |
| HIST 102 World History from 1500 |
3 |
| HIST 201 American History to 1865 |
3 |
| HIST 202 American History from 1865 |
3 |
Literature (Select one) |
|
| ENGL 113 General Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 114 General Literature (Genre) |
3 |
| ENGL 116 General Literature (Theme) |
3 |
| TOTAL |
50-55 |
Elementary, Psychology and Lab Experiences |
Hours |
| (The following courses must be completed with a 3.0000 GPA or higher and no grade lower than a “C” for admission to Professional Semester). |
| NOTE: CURIN courses may be taken concurrently but not prior to CURIN 261. |
I. Education, Psychology, and Laboratory Experiences |
50-51 |
| CURIN 252 Children's Literature |
3 |
| CURIN 261 Explorations in Education#!,*** |
3 |
| CURIN 307 Clinical Experience **,#! |
1 |
| CURIN 308 Specialized Clinical Experience#,#! |
0-1 |
| CURIN 320 Early Childhood Foundations and Curriculum |
3 |
| CURIN 362 Elementary School Science$$ |
3 |
| CURIN 366 Primary Reading and Language Arts with Practicum &,$$ |
4 |
| CURIN 551 Diversity in the Classroom |
3 |
| HHP 341 Elementary School Physical Education and Health |
3 |
| MUSIC 140 Children's Music |
3 |
| PSYCH 263 Developmental Psychology*** |
3 |
| PSYCH 357 Educational Psychology |
3 |
| SSLS 330 Technology for the Classroom |
3 |
| SSLS 510 Overview of Education for Exceptional Students** |
3 |
| Note: Next four courses require prior Admission to Teacher Education |
| CURIN 361 Elementary School Mathematics+ |
3 |
| CURIN 363 Elementary School Social Studies+ |
3 |
| CURIN 367 Intermediate Reading and Language Arts with Practicum+,& |
4 |
| CURIN 368 Effective Classroom Management+ |
2 |
II. Professional Semester |
17 |
| CURIN 455 Elementary and Middle Level Education |
2 |
| CURIN 458 Methods and Curriculum |
3 |
| CURIN 464 Foundations of Measurement and Evaluation |
2 |
CURIN 475 Supervised Teaching in the Elementary School or
CURIN 477 Supervised Teaching in Foreign Languages in the Elementary School or
CURIN 478 Supervised Teaching in Middle Level Education |
3 |
| CURIN 476 Supervised Teaching in the Elementary School |
5 |
| CURIN 579 Supervised Student Teaching and Follow-Up of Teachers |
2 |
III. Electives |
1-7 |
| TOTAL |
124 |
*** Concurrent enrollment recommended (PSYCH 263 and CURIN 261).
** Concurrent enrollment recommended (CURIN 307 and SSLS 510)
+ Must be admitted to Teacher Education.
$$ Must have already earned 60 hours.
# Permission of instructor required.
& CURIN 366 is a prerequisite for CURIN 367.
#! Requires an additional 33 hours of field experience outside the class.
