Education Undergraduate Bulletin 2000-2002: Elementary Endorsements

Elementary Endorsements

Endorsements in the areas of coaching, computer-based education, English as a second language, kindergarten, special education (a dual-certification program), and reading may be added to the elementary license. Refer to appropriate pages for these endorsements. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for the courses required for the minor.

Kindergarten Endorsement (Undergraduate Track)

The addition of the kindergarten endorsement to the standard elementary license qualifies the holder to teach all subjects in kindergarten as well as in grades 1-6. The kindergarten course sequence begins in the fall semester.

EDUC E335 Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3 cr.) M400 Field Experience (0 cr.)
EDUC E337 Classroom Learning Environments (3 cr.) M401 Field Experience (0 cr.)
EDUC E338 Early Childhood Educator (3 cr.)
EDUC M101 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-1 cr.)
EDUC M470¹ Practicum: Kindergarten (6 cr.)
HPER H363 Personal Health (3 cr.) or
HPER N231 Human Nutrition (3 cr.)

Kindergarten Endorsement (Graduate Track)

This track is available to students who already hold an elementary teaching license. The graduate kindergarten course sequence begins in the fall semester.

EDUC E506 Curriculum in Early Childhood Education (3 cr.)
EDUC E508 Seminar in Early Childhood Education (3 cr.)
EDUC E509 Internship in Early Childhood Education/Student Teaching (6 cr.)
EDUC E525 Advanced Curriculum in Early Childhood Education (3 cr.)
HPER H363 Personal Health (3 cr.) or
  HPER N231 Human Nutrition (3 cr.)

Computing Endorsement
The addition of the “Computer Endorsement” to the standard elementary teaching license serves as an additional credential for those who wish to serve as leaders in the use of technology within their schools.

Prerequisite Courses:
EDUC W200 Microcomputers for Education: An Introduction (3 cr.)

Required:
EDUC W204 Programming for Microcomputers in Education (JAVA for Educators) (3 cr.) or
  CSCI N331 Visual Basic Programming (3 cr.)
EDUC W210 Survey of Computer-Based Education (3 cr.)
EDUC W220 Technical Issues in Education (3 cr.)
EDUC W310 Computer-Based Teaching Methods (3 cr.)
EDUC W410 Practicum in Computer-Based Education (6 cr.)

See an academic advisor for graduate course equivalents available to students who already hold a teaching license.

Reading Endorsement to Elementary License
The holder of the reading minor is eligible to be a reading teacher at the level of the certification to which it is attached. The minor is valid for the duration of the certificate to which it is attached.

Required:
EDUC E340 Methods of Teaching Reading I (3 cr.)
EDUC E341 Methods of Teaching Reading II (3 cr.)
EDUC X401 Critical Reading in the Content Area (1-3 cr.)
EDUC X425 Practicum in Reading (6 cr.)
EDUC X470 Psycholinguistics for Reading Teachers (3 cr.) or
  Advisor-approved linguistics course
EDUC E449 Trade Books for the Classroom (1-3 cr.) or
  ENG L390 Children’s Literature (3 cr.)

Electives:
Approved courses from reading, educational psychology, special education, and language-related areas.

Junior High/Middle School Extended Coverage for the Elementary License
The extension of the standard elementary license to the junior high/middle school license qualifies the holder not only to teach in the elementary school, but also in the teaching area in junior high/middle school grades 5-9. In order to extend the elementary license, the following requirements must be met:

Select 18 credits in approved courses in one of the following junior high/middle school supporting areas:
Foreign Language—French, German, Spanish
Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Select 6 credits in professional education courses, always to include EDUC M470 Practicum: Junior High/Middle School (3-6 cr.)

Extended Coverage: French (18-23 credit hours)
A minimum of 18 credit hours must be completed, including 12 credit hours in 300- or 400-level courses. Courses below the 200 level will not count toward extended coverage.

200-level courses (6-11 credit hours)
May be completed through one of the following options:

By completing a sequence of courses at the 200 level,
F203 Second-Year French I (4 cr.)
F204 Second-Year French II (4 cr.)
By testing into a 300-level course and applying to the French department for 6 hours of credit in F299 (special credit).
By testing into F204 and receiving a minimum grade of C and then applying to the French department for credit in F203 Second-Year French I.

Language (9 credit hours)
FREN F300 Lectures et analyses littéraires (3 cr.)
FREN F328 Advanced French Composition and Grammar (3 cr.)
FREN F331 French Pronunciation and Diction (3 cr.)

Culture (3 credit hours)
FREN F360 Introduction socio-culturelle à la France (3 cr.)

Electives (1-3 credit hours)
FREN F307 Masterpieces of French Literature (3 cr.)
FREN F421 Fourth-Year French (3 cr.)
FREN F495 Individual Readings in French Literature (1-3 cr.)
FREN F498 Foreign Study in France (4-8 cr.)

Extended Coverage: German (18 credit hours)
A minimum of 18 credit hours must be completed, including 12 credit hours in 300- or 400-level courses. Courses below the 200 level will not count toward extended coverage.

200-level courses (6-8 credit hours)
May be completed by one of the following options:

Advanced placement credit through G299 (6 cr.)
Satisfactory completion of G225 (4 cr.) and G230 (4 cr.)

Language (9 credit hours)
GER G300 Mittelstufe I (3 cr.)
GER G330 Mittelstufe II (3 cr.)
GER G331 Business German (3 cr.)
GER G333 German Translation Practice (3 cr.)
GER G340 Deutsch: Schreiben und Sprechen (3 cr.)
GER G431 Advanced Business German (3 cr.)
GER G445 Fortgeschrittenes Deutsch: Grammatik (3 cr.)
GER G465 Fortgeschrittenes Deutsch: Kommunikation (3 cr.)

Culture (3 credit hours)
GER G365 Deutsche Kulturkunde (3 cr.)

Extended Coverage: Spanish (18-22 credit hours)
A minimum of 18 credit hours must be completed, including 12 credit hours in 300- or 400-level courses. Courses below the 200 level will not count toward extended coverage.

200-level courses (6-10 credit hours)
May be completed through one of the following options:

By completing
S203 Second-Year Spanish I (4 cr.)
S204 Second-Year Spanish II (4 cr.)
S311 Spanish Grammar (3 cr.)
Placing by examination in S204 (4 cr.) and receiving 3 credit hours of special credit upon the successful completion of the course, plus S210 (2 cr.) for a total of 9 credit hours.
Placing by examination at the 300-level and receiving 6 credit hours of special credit in S298 upon the successful completion of a 300-level course.

Language (9 credit hours)
Required:
SPAN S313 Writing Spanish I (3 cr.)
SPAN S317 Spanish Conversation and Diction (3 cr.)
The remaining 3 credit hours may be selected from the following:
SPAN S320 Pronunciation and Diction (3 cr.)
SPAN S428 Applied Spanish Linguistics (3 cr.)

Culture (3 credit hours)
SPAN S363 Introduction to Hispanic Culture (3 cr.)

Extended Coverage: Language Arts (18 credit hours)
Complete courses in the following manner to total 18 credit hours:

Complete each of the following to total 12 credit hours:
ENG G205 Introduction to the English Language (3 cr.) or
EDUC X470 Psycholinguistics for Teachers of Reading (3 cr.)
EDUC X460 Books for Reading Instruction (Adolescent Literature) (3 cr.)or
ENG L376 Literature for Adolescents (3 cr.)
ENG W350 Advanced Expository Writing (3 cr.)
EDUC X401 Critical Reading in Content Areas (3 cr.)
Complete one of the following for 3 credit hours:
ENG L202 Literary Interpretation (3 cr.)
ENG L203 Introduction to Drama (3 cr.)
ENG L204 Introduction to Fiction (3 cr.)
ENG L213 Literary Masterpieces I (3 cr.)
ENG L214 Literary Masterpieces II (3 cr.)
ENG L370 Black American Writing (3 cr.)
ENG L381 Recent Writing (3 cr.)
Complete one of the following for 3 credit hours:
COMM T205 Introduction to Oral Interpretation (3 cr.)
ENG C190 An Introduction to Film (3 cr.)
JOUR J200 Writing, Reporting, and Editing I (3 cr.) P: JOUR J100 or EDUC W200

Extended Coverage: Mathematics (17-22 credit hours)
CSCI 208 The Computer in Business (3 cr.) or
  CSCI 201 Computer Literacy (3 cr.) or
  CSCI 220 Problem Solving with Computers (3 cr.)
MATH 151 Algebra and Trigonometry (5 cr.) or
  MATH 153 Algebra and Trigonometry I (3 cr.) and
  MATH 154 Algebra and Trigonometry II (3 cr.)
MATH 221 Calculus for Technology I (3 cr.) and
  MATH 222 Calculus for Technology II (3 cr.) or
  MATH 163 Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5 cr.) and
  MATH 164 Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (5 cr.)
STAT 301 Elementary Statistical Methods I (3 cr.) or
  STAT 311 Introductory Probability (3 cr.)

Extended Coverage: Science (18 credit hours)
Complete courses from the following four general science areas to total 18 credit hours. Choose at least one course from each area.

Biology
BIOL K101 Concepts of Biology (5 cr.)
BIOL K103 Concepts of Biology II (5 cr.)
BIOL N107 Introduction to Zoology (4 cr.)

Earth-Sky Science
AST A100 The Solar System (3 cr.)
AST A105 Stellar Astronomy (3 cr.)
GEOG G107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
GEOG G315 Environmental Conservation (3 cr.)
GEOL G107 Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL G109 Geology: Evolution of the Earth (3 cr., 2 cr. without laboratory)
GEOL G110 Geology: The Earth’s Environment (3 cr., 2 cr. without laboratory)

Chemistry
CHEM C101 Elementary Chemistry I (5 cr., 3 cr. without laboratory)
CHEM C102 Elementary Chemistry II (5 cr., 3 cr. without laboratory)
CHEM C105 Principles of Chemistry I (5 cr., lecture, recitation, laboratory)
CHEM C106 Principles of Chemistry II (5 cr., lecture, recitation, laboratory)

Physics
PHYS 100 Physics in the Modern World (5 cr.)
PHYS 200 Our Physical Environment (3 cr.)
PHYS 218 General Physics (4 cr.)
Electives to total 18 credit hours selected from courses not used above.

Extended Coverage: Social Studies
A minimum of 18 credit hours must be completed in the following manner:

Choose one of the following areas and complete the two courses listed for a total of 6 credit hours.
Complete one elective from this same area for 3 credit hours.

Note: Due to the content of most middle school Social Studies programs, it is recommended this area of concentration be U.S. History, Geography, or World History.

Economics
ECON E201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.) and
  ECON E202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)

Geography
GEOG G110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.) and
  GEOG G107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)

Government
POLS Y101 Principles of Political Science (3 cr.) and
  POLS Y103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)

United States History
HIST H105 American History I (3 cr.) and
  HIST H106 American History II (3 cr.)

World Civilization
HIST H113 History of Western Civilization I (3 cr.) and
  HIST H114 History of Western Civilization II (3 cr.)

Elect additional course work to contribute to a diversified and coherent view of social studies to total 18 credit hours. Students should consult a social studies education faculty advisor in order to choose a coherent pattern of course work.

Anthropology
ANTH A103 Human Origins and Prehistory (3 cr.)
ANTH A104 Culture and Society (3 cr.)
ANTH A303 Evolution and Prehistory (3 cr.)
ANTH A304 Social and Cultural Behavior (3 cr.)

Psychology
PSY B104 Psychology as a Social Science (3 cr.)
PSY B105 Psychology as a Biological Science (3 cr.)

Sociology
SOC R100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)
SOC R121 Social Problems (3 cr.)

¹The kindergarten endorsement requires 6 credit hours of student teaching in a kindergarten classroom in addition to the minimum number of credit hours of student teaching required for the standard elementary license. The practicum fulfills the 6 credit hour kindergarten requirement.

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