2023-2024 Catalog

Elementary Education B.S.

Admissions Requirements

Admission requires the successful completion of FYW 100 or FYW 100P (with a minimum of B), BIOL 100 (with a minimum of C), MATH 143 (with a minimum of C), FNED 101 and FNED 346 (both with a minimum of B), completion of basic skills test (CORE: Math, Reading, Writing) or SAT or ACT, and an overall GPA of 2.75.

Retention Requirements

  1. A minimum overall GPA of 2.75 each semester.
  2. A minimum grade of B- in ELED 202 (or SPED 202), and recommendation to continue from the instructor.
  3. A minimum grade of B- in all coursework, including an “acceptable” rating on primary course artifact. 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.
  5. Positive recommendations from all education instructors based on academic work, fieldwork, and professional behavior.

Students must maintain acceptable standing in academic work, fieldwork, and demonstrate consistent professionalism (as described above), or risk suspension from the B.S. in Elementary Education program with teaching concentration in Special Education.

Course Requirements

Cognates

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BIOL 100Fundamental Concepts of Biology

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
GEOG 200World Regional Geography

4

Fall, Spring.
MATH 143Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 144Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
PSCI 204Understanding the Physical Universe

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
POL 102American Government

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.

Note: BIOL 100 (NS), MATH 144 (M), PSCI 204 (AQSR), GEOG 200 or POL 202 (SS) all also apply to General Education requirements.

Note: If taking GEOG 200 then must choose HIST 107 from the General Education History distribution. If taking POL 202 any HIST General Education is accepted.

Note: All cognates require a minimum grade of C.

Professional Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ELED 202WTeaching All Learners: Foundations and Strategies

4

Fall.
-Or-

SPED 202WTeaching All Learners: Foundations and Strategies

4

Spring.
 

CEP 215Introduction to Educational Psychology

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
ELED 222Foundations of Literacy I: Grades 1-3

3

Fall, Spring.
ELED 324Foundations of Literacy II: Grades 3-6

3

Fall, Spring.
ELED 326Assessment and Intervention in Literacy-Tier 2

4

Fall, Spring.
ELED 330Physical Sciences for Elementary School Teachers

2

Fall, Spring, Summer.
ELED 436Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Learners

3

Fall, Spring.
ELED 437Elementary School Science and Health Education

3

Fall, Spring.
ELED 438Teaching Elementary School Mathematics

3

Fall, Spring.
ELED 439Student Teaching in the Elementary School

9

Fall, Spring.
ELED 440Capstone: STEAM/Project-Based Learning

2

Fall, Spring, Summer.
ELED 469WBest Practices: Instruction, Assessment, Classroom Management

3

Fall, Spring.
FNED 101Introduction to Teaching and Learning

2

Fall, Spring, Summer.
FNED 246Schooling for Social Justice

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
SPED 460Capstone: Specialized Language Instruction

2

Fall, Spring, Summer.

Note: Students cannot receive credit for both ELED 202 and SPED 202.

Note: Students must choose one of the three Special Education Concentrations options to complete the Elementary Education B.S. See Special Education.

Total Credit Hours: 69