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Students who elect this major will be endorsed to teach in regular, self-contained elementary classrooms. EDRD 308, EDRD 309, EDRD 420 and EDEL 323 must be taken prior to EDCS 442, Student Teaching.
Required Courses
- Department-approved electives - Credits: (8)
- ART 330 - Art in the Elementary School Credits: (4)
- EDEL 323 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics Credits: (3)
- EDEL 420 - Methods and Materials in the Social Sciences - Elementary Credits: (3)
- EDRD 308 - Reading I Credits: (3)
- EDRD 309 - Reading II Credits: (5)
- EDRD 420 - Teaching the Language Arts Credits: (4)
- EDRD 421 - Teaching Children’s Literature Credits: (3)
- Either EDRD 421 or ENG 422 may be taken
depending upon the grade level the student is
expecting to teach.
- OR
- ENG 422 - Teaching Young Adult Literature Credits: (4)
- ENG 422 has prerequisites of ENG 302 and
ENG 303.
- HED 446 - Health Education Curriculum for Elementary Teachers Credits: (3)
- MUS 326 - Music in the Classroom Credits: (3)
- PE 334 - Physical Education Activities for the Elementary School Credits: (3)
- SCED 322 - Science Education in the Elementary School Credits: (3)
Total Credits: 45 to 46 |