Elementary Education (beginning Fall 12) 4 Years 
First Year (31 Semester Hours)
COMM 210: Fundamentals of Public Communication (3)
EDEL 100: Education in a Democratic Society (3) (MacBook required)
ENG 103: English Composition I (3)
ENG 104: English Composition II (3) (ENG 103 prereq.)
MATH 201: Numbers, Algebra, & Probability for the Elementary Teacher (4)
Other University Courses (15)

By the end of the first year you should have:
• Passed the Praxis I exams or alternative skills assessment;
• Identified a major in Elementary Education;
• Identified a Content Concentration Area;
• Passed Undergraduate Course Catalog requirements for Decision Point 1.

Second Year (33 Semester Hours)
EDEL 200: Planning for the Elementary Classroom/ Practicum (3) (Departmental Permission Required) (Prerequisite: EDEL 100)
EDEL 244: Early & Elementary Education for Social Justice (3)
EDPS 260: Human Growth & Development for Elementary Education (3)
HSC 350: Elementary School Health Program (3)
MATH 202: Data Analysis, Geometry, & Measurement (3)
Other University Courses (12)
Concentration Area (6)

By the end of the second year you should have:
• Achieved at least a 2.5 overall G.P.A.;
• Passed Undergraduate Course Catalog requirements for Decision Point 2.

REQUIRES ADMISSION TO THE TEACHING CURRICULUM: PASSED DECISION POINT 2

Third Year (33 Semester Hours)
Fall or Spring
EDEL 300: Management, Organization, & Instruction in the Elementary Education Classroom (3)
EDPS 393: Educational Psychology for Elementary Education (3)
EDRD 400: Teaching of Reading in Today’s School (3)
MATH 391: Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Elementary School (3)
SCI 397: Teaching Science in the Elementary School (3)
Concentration Area Course (3)

Fall or Spring
EDEL 350: Teaching in the Elementary Education Classroom/Practicum (3)
EDRD 430: Corrective Reading /Practicum (3)
ENG 204: Literature for Children (3)
SPCE 302: Teaching Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom (3)
SS 397: Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School (3)

By the end of the third year you should have:
• Completed application for Student Teaching;
• Passed the Writing Proficiency Exam.

Fourth Year (29 Semester Hours)
Fall
EDFO 420: Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education (3)
ENG 311: The Teaching of Language Arts in the Elementary Grades (3)
Concentration Area (6)
Directed Electives (5)

Prior to Student Teaching you should have:
• Passed Undergraduate Course Catalog requirements for Decision Point 3.

Spring
EDEL 463, 464, 465: Full Time Student Teaching-16 weeks (12)

By the end of the fourth year you should have:
• Passed Undergraduate Course Catalog requirements for Decision Point 4, including the designated Praxis II exams;
• Completed all requirements for graduation;
• Applied for graduation. 

CONCENTRATION AREAS
(Some concentration courses are subject to prerequisites and grade restrictions) 
English as a Second Language
Kindergarten/Primary
Language Arts
Mathematics 
Modern Language
Psychology & Counseling Reading
Science
State/World Connections
Technology
Wellness