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Elementary Education B.A.

Some programs, including the middle grades certification program, will total more than 120 credits and may take longer than four years to complete.

Retention Requirements

  1. A minimum overall grade point average of 2.50 each semester.
  2. A minimum grade of B- in ELED 300, and recommendation to continue from the instructor.
  3. A minimum grade of B- in all other professional courses, and a recommendation to continue from each instructor. Courses in the department may be repeated once with a recommendation to retake from the previous instructor.
  4. A minimum grade of C in all prerequisite courses offered in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Records of students who do not maintain good standing or who receive a Recommendation to Continue with Concerns are reviewed by the departmental retention committee. Students may be dismissed from the program. Appeal of a decision to dismiss a student is made to the dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development.

Other Requirements

In addition to completing courses in elementary education, students must also complete the following requirements. See FSEHD website for additional information.

  • A Preparing to Teach Portfolio
  • Community Service Requirement
  • Elementary Physical Education Requirement

Course Requirements

Professional Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
CEP 315Educational Psychology

3

Offered fall, spring, summer.
ELED 300Concepts of Teaching Diverse Learners

3

Offered fall and spring.
ELED 400Curriculum and Assessment with Instructional Technology

3

Offered fall and spring.
ELED 420Children's Literature and the Integrated Arts

3

Offered fall and spring.
ELED 422Developmental Reading

3

Offered fall and spring.
ELED 435Language Arts and ELL Instruction

3

Offered fall and spring.
ELED 436Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Learners

3

Offered fall and spring.
ELED 437Elementary School Science and Health Education

3

Offered fall and spring.
ELED 438Teaching Elementary School Mathematics

3

Offered fall and spring.
ELED 439Student Teaching in the Elementary School

9

Offered spring only for candidates in early childhood education.
ELED 469Best Practices: Instruction, Assessment, Classroom Management

3

Offered spring only for candidates in early childhood education.
FNED 346Schooling in a Democratic Society

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
SPED 433Adaptation of Instruction for Inclusive Education

3

Offered fall, spring, summer.
Total Credit Hours:46

Content Major Course Requirements

  • Content majors include: (A) Multidisciplinary Studies, (B) English, (C) General Science, (D) Math, and (E) Social Studies.
  • Students who would like to be eligible to pursue a middle grades certificate (5-8) must choose a content major in English, general science, social studies, or math. See Middle Grades Certification coursework for further information.
  • Students who do not want to pursue a middle grades certificate may choose any content major, but multi-disciplinary studies is strongly recommended.

A. Content Major in Multidisciplinary Studies

In addition to completing required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in multi-disciplinary studies must complete the following courses, with a minimum grade point average of 2.50 in the major. Students may not proceed to student teaching without the required GPA. NOTE: This content major does not fulfill requirements for middle grades certification.

Cognates

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ART 210Nurturing Artistic and Musical Development

4

Offered fall and spring.
BIOL 100Fundamental Concepts of Biology

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 143Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 144Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
POL 201Development of American Democracy

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
PSCI 103Physical Science

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.

ART 210, BIOL 100, MATH 144, POL 201, PSCI 103: These courses may also apply to General Education requirement.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENGL 120Studies in Literature and Identity

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
ENGL 121Studies in Literature and Nation

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
ENGL 122Studies in Literature and the Canon

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
ENGL 123Studies in Literature and Genre

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.

ENGL 120, ENGL 121, ENGL 122, ENGL 123: These courses may also apply to General Education requirement.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 103Multiple Voices: Europe in the World to 1600

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
HIST 104Multiple Voices: Europe in the World Since 1600

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.

HIST 103, HIST 104: These courses may also apply to General Education requirement.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HSCI 232Human Genetics

4

Offered annually.
PSCI 208Forensic Science

4

Offered fall and spring.
PSCI 214Introduction to Meteorology

3

Offered spring.
Total Credit Hours:36

HSCI 232, PSCI 208, PSCI 214: These courses may also apply to General Education requirement.

Content major courses in Multidisciplinary Studies

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENGL 210Children's Literature

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
ENGL 212Adolescent Literature

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.

ONE geography course from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
GEOG 101Introduction to Geography

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
GEOG 200World Regional Geography

4

Offered fall, spring.

ONE ELED social studies content major course from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANTH 101Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

4

Offered fall and spring.
ANTH 102Introduction to Archaeology

4

Offered fall and spring.
ANTH 215The Archaeology of Ancient Civilizations

4

Offered as needed.
ECON 200Introduction to Economics

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
ECON 214Principles of Microeconomics

3

Offered fall, spring, summer.
SOC 200Society and Social Behavior

4

Offered fall and spring.
SOC 202The Family

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
SOC 204Urban Sociology

4

Offered as needed.
SOC 208Minority Group Relations

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
POL 203Global Politics

4

Offered fall and spring.
POL 204Introduction to Political Thought

4

Offered fall and spring.

ONE ADDITIONAL science course from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HSCI 232Human Genetics

4

Offered annually.
PSCI 208Forensic Science

4

Offered fall and spring.
PSCI 210Introduction to Astronomy

4

Offered fall and spring.
PSCI 212Introduction to Geology

4

Offered fall and summer.
PSCI 214Introduction to Meteorology

3

Offered spring.
PSCI 217Introduction to Oceanography

4

Offered spring.

HSCI 232, PSCI 208, PSCI 214: These courses may also apply to General Education requirement.

TWO ELED math content courses from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
MATH 200Finite Mathematics for Computer Science

4

Offered fall and spring.
MATH 209Precalculus Mathematics

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 210College Trigonometry

3

Offered spring.
 
MATH 212Calculus I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
Or
MATH 247Calculus: A Short Course

3

Offered spring.
 
MATH 240Statistical Methods I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 324College Geometry

4

Offered fall and spring.
MATH 409Mathematical Problem Analysis

4

Offered fall.
MATH 431Number Theory

3

Offered fall and spring.
Total Credit Hours:25-28

MATH 324: This course may also apply to General Education requirement.

B. Content Major in English

In addition to completing required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in English must complete the following courses, with a minimum grade point average of 2.75 in the major. Students may not proceed to student teaching without the required GPA.

Cognates

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ART 210Nurturing Artistic and Musical Development

4

Offered fall and spring.
BIOL 100Fundamental Concepts of Biology

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 143Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 144Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
POL 201Development of American Democracy

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
PSCI 103Physical Science

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
Total Credit Hours:24

ART 210, BIOL 100, MATH 144, POL 201, PSCI 103: These courses may also apply to General Education requirement.

Content major courses in English

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENGL 201Introduction to Literary Study I

4

Offered fall and spring.
ENGL 202Introduction to Literary Study II

4

Offered fall and spring.
ENGL 205Backgrounds in British Literature to 1800

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
ENGL 206Backgrounds in British Literature 1800 to Present

4

Offered fall and spring.
ENGL 207Backgrounds in American Literature

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
ENGL 210Children's Literature

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
ENGL 212Adolescent Literature

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
Total Credit Hours:28

Students pursuing middle grades certification must also take:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
SED 445The Teaching of Writing in Secondary Schools

3

Offered fall and spring.

C. Content Major in General Science

In addition to completing required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in general science must complete the following courses, with a minimum grade point average of 2.50 in the major. Students may not proceed to student teaching without the required GPA.

Cognates

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ART 210Nurturing Artistic and Musical Development

4

Offered fall and spring.
BIOL 111Introductory Biology I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 143Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 144Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
POL 201Development of American Democracy

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
PHYS 102General Physics II

4

Offered spring and summer.
Total Credit Hours:24

ART 210, BIOL 111, MATH 144, POL 201, PHYS 102: These courses may also apply to General Education requirement.

Content major courses in General Science

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BIOL 112Introductory Biology II

4

Offered spring and summer.
PHYS 101General Physics I

4

Offered fall and summer.

ONE chemistry sequence from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
CHEM 103General Chemistry I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
And
CHEM 104General Chemistry II

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
 
Or
 
CHEM 105General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
And
CHEM 106General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry II

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
PSCI 212Introduction to Geology

4

Offered fall and summer.
PSCI 217Introduction to Oceanography

4

Offered spring.
TWO 200 level or above courses from BIOL, CHEM, HSCI, PHYS or PSCI

8
Total Credit Hours:28

D. Content Major in Mathematics

In addition to completing required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in mathematics must complete the following courses, with a minimum grade point average of 2.50 in the major.

Cognates

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ART 210Nurturing Artistic and Musical Development

4

Offered fall and spring.
BIOL 100Fundamental Concepts of Biology

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 143Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 144Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 324College Geometry

4

Offered fall and spring.
POL 201Development of American Democracy

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
PSCI 103Physical Science

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
Total Credit Hours:28

ART 210, BIOL 100, MATH 144, MATH 324, POL 201, PSCI 103: These courses may also apply to General Education requirement.

Content major courses in Mathematics

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
MATH 200Finite Mathematics for Computer Science

4

Offered fall and spring.
MATH 209Precalculus Mathematics

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 210College Trigonometry

3

Offered spring.
MATH 240Statistical Methods I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 409Mathematical Problem Analysis

4

Offered fall.
MATH 431Number Theory

3

Offered fall and spring.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
MATH 212Calculus I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 247Calculus: A Short Course

3

Offered spring.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
MATH 418Introduction to Operations Research

3

Offered spring (even years).
MATH 436Discrete Mathematics

3

Offered spring.
MATH 445Statistical Methods II

3

Offered spring.
Total Credit Hours:28-29

E. Content Major in Social Studies

In addition to completing the required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in social studies must complete the following courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.75 in the major.

Cognates

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ART 210Nurturing Artistic and Musical Development

4

Offered fall and spring.
BIOL 100Fundamental Concepts of Biology

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 143Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 144Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
POL 201Development of American Democracy

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
PSCI 103Physical Science

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.

ART 210, BIOL 100, MATH 144, POL 201, PSCI 103: These courses may also apply to General Education requirement.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 103Multiple Voices: Europe in the World to 1600

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
HIST 104Multiple Voices: Europe in the World Since 1600

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
Total Credit Hours:28

HIST 103, HIST 104: These courses may also apply to General Education requirement.

Content major courses in Social Studies

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 331Rhode Island History

4

Offered spring.
HIST 381Workshop: History and the Elementary Education Teacher

1

Offered fall.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 340The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800

4

Offered alternate years.
HIST 341The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present

4

Offered alternate years.
HIST 342Islam and Politics in Modern History

4

Offered alternate years.
HIST 344History of East Asia to 1600

4

Offered as needed.
HIST 345History of China in Modern Times

4

Offered as needed.
HIST 346History of Japan in Modern Times

4

Offered as needed.
HIST 347Foreign Relations of East Asia in Modern Times

4

Offered as needed.
HIST 348Africa under Colonial Rule

4

Offered annually.
HIST 349History of Contemporary Africa

4

Offered annually.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANTH 101Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

4

Offered fall and spring.
ANTH 102Introduction to Archaeology

4

Offered fall and spring.
ANTH 215The Archaeology of Ancient Civilizations

4

Offered as needed.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ECON 200Introduction to Economics

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
ECON 214Principles of Microeconomics

3

Offered fall, spring, summer.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
GEOG 101Introduction to Geography

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
GEOG 200World Regional Geography

4

Offered fall, spring.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
POL 203Global Politics

4

Offered fall and spring.
POL 204Introduction to Political Thought

4

Offered fall and spring.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
SOC 200Society and Social Behavior

4

Offered fall and spring.
SOC 202The Family

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
SOC 204Urban Sociology

4

Offered as needed.
SOC 208Minority Group Relations

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
Total Credit Hours:28-29