To qualify for teacher certification, students must have completed all of the
requirements form the specific curricular areas listed below. These requirements
may overlap with General Education requirements. Please consult with a School
of Education, Teaching & Health advisor for more information.
* 6 credit hours in literature
* 3 credit hours in music
* 3 credit hours in studio art
* 2 credit hours in health and nutrition
* 2 credit hours in health and fitness
* 6 credit hours in the social sciences including 3 credit hours in
U.S. History
* 3 credit hours in the biological sciences
* 3 credit hours in the physical sciences
Note: once of the sciences must include a lab
University Requirements
* A total of 120 credit hours
* 6 credit hours of college writing
* 3 credit hours of college mathematics or the equivalent by examination
General Education Requirements
* A total of 10 courses, consisting of the one foundation course and one second-level
course in an approved sequence from each of the five curricular areas.
* No more than 6 credit hours may be taken in the same discipline
Note: Students must consult with an adviser from the School of Education, Teaching
& Health as early as possible to discuss the coordination of General Education
Requirements with certification requirements.
Major Requirements
* 74 credit hours with grades of C or better, including 15 to 17 credit hours
in a concentration
* An overall cumulative grade point average of 2.70 or higher
* All students must complete the Praxis II Exam prior to graduation
Course Requirements
* EDU-205/EDU-205G Schools and Society 4:2 (3)
* EDU-250 Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I (3)
* EDU-251 Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II (3)
* EDU-319 Children's Literature: Multicultural and International Approaches
(3)
* EDU-320 Philosophy of Education (3)
* EDU-321 Field Experience: Observation and Analysis (1)
* EDU-330 Instructional Strategies and Teaching Methods (3)
* EDU-362 Classroom Management (3)
* EDU-371 Foundations of Reading Instruction (3)
* EDU-492 Service Learning in Teacher Education (1)
* EDU-519 The Uses of Technology in Education (3)
* EDU-541 Foundations of Special Education for Exceptional Children (3) or
o EDU-545 Overview of All Exceptionalities: The Arts in Special Education (3)
* EDU-552 Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Education (3)
* EDU-553 Teaching Language Arts in Elementary Education (3)
* EDU-554 Teaching Social Studies in Elementary Education (3)
* EDU-555 Teaching Reading in Elementary Education (3)
* EDU-556 Teaching Science in Elementary Education (3)
* EDU-499 Student Teaching (12)
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