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Bachelor of Science in Education/Elementary Education (Transfer Single Articulation Pathway)

Transfer Single Articulation Pathway (TSAP) is aprogram that allows students to seamlessly transfer from a two-year community college, like Ivy Tech Community College, to a four-year university, like Indiana University Bloomington, with junior standing. This means completing a TSAP program at a community college guarantees that the coursework will be accepted as the first two years of a bachelor's degree program at the four-year university. 

The IU Bloomington School of Education offers a Bachelor of Science in Education/Elementary Education via TSAP. The Elementary Education program provides coursework and field experiences to prepare future teachers to meet the needs of students in today's schools. The program is designed to prepare teacher education candidates to teach children in kindergarten through sixth grade.

Elementary Education candidates are generalists. They take a variety of content courses, professional foundation courses, and methods courses to meet the content areas taught in the elementary schools.

Professional Education (60 credits) 

A 2.5 overall GPA is required in the professional education.

A grade of C or higher is required in each professional EDUC course. The general professional education and block courses must be completed before student teaching.

General Professional Education
  • EDUC-A 308 Legal and Ethical Issues in Education (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-E 300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-E 303 Comprehensive Classroom Management (1 cr.)
  • EDUC-H 205 Introduction to Educational Thought (3 cr.) OR EDUC-H 340 Education & American Culture (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-W 200 Teaching with Technology (3 cr.)
  • SPH-K 290 Movement Experiences for Pre and Elementary School Children (2 cr.)
Block I
  • EDUC-K 305 Teaching the Exceptional Learner in Elementary Schools (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-L 451 Methods of Literacy Instruction and Assessment I (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-M 201 Lab/Field Experience (2 cr.)
Block II
  • EDUC-E 328 Science in Elementary Schools (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-E 343 Mathematics in Elementary Schools (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-L 452 Methods of Literacy Instruction and Assessment II (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-M 301 Lab/Field Experience (2 cr.)
Block III
  • EDUC-E 325 Social Studies in Elementary Schools (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-L 453 Methods of Literacy Instruction and Assessment III (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-L 454 Literacy Foundations Applications and Assessments (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-M 401 Lab Field Experience 
Student Teaching  
  • EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (1 cr.)
  • EDUC-M 425 Student Teaching: Elementary (13 cr.) 

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