Elementary Education Program (Years 3 & 4)
Four Year Plan
Elementary Education Generalist (Grades K-6)
(126 hours)
FOLLOWING ADMISSION TO TEACHING CURRICULUM
Third Year (33 hours)
Fall or Spring
Concentration Area Course (3)
- *EDEL 300: Management, Organization, and Instruction in the Elementary Education Classroom (3)
- *SCI 397: Teaching Science in the Elementary School (3)
- *EDRDG 400: Teaching of Reading in Today's School (3)
- *MATHS 391: Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Elementary School (3)
- *EDPSY 393: Educational Psychology for Elementary Education (3)
Fall or Spring
- *EDEL 350: Teaching in the Elementary Education Classroom/Practicum (2)
- *SPCED 302: Teaching Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom (3)
- *ENG 311: The Teaching of Language Arts in the Elementary Grades (3)
- *SS 397: Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School (3)
- *EDRDG 430: Corrective Reading/Practicum (3)
Concentration Area Course (3)
*Requires admission to the teaching curriculum to register.
By the end of the third year, each student should have:
- Completed EDEL 300, EDRDG 400, EDEL 350, SCI 397, SS 397, EDPSY 393, and MATHS 391 with at least a grade of "C"
- Maintained at least a 2.5 overall G.P.A.;
- Completed all Department requirements, and College Standards; and
- Passed the Writing Competency Exam.
Four Year Plan
Elementary Education Generalist (Grades K-6)
Fourth Year (27 hours)
Fall
Spring
Concentration Area (6)
University Core Course (3)
- *EDFON 420: Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education (3)
- *EDEL 450: Senior Seminar in Early Childhood and Elementary Education (3)
*Requires admission to the teaching curriculum to register.
By the end of the fourth year, each student should have:
- Passed the designated tests for the Praxis II Exams;
- Completed all requirements for graduation;
- Applied for graduation;
- Completed all Department and College Standards for licensure by the State of Indiana.