Degree Requirements

Elementary (Grades P-3 and K-6)

Early Childhood Education, Elementary, Elementary/Special Education 

Grade of C or higher is required in each professional EDUC course. Applicants must have a 2.50 IU GPA overall and completed or be enrolled in the following course work:

  • EDUC-G 203 Communication for Youth Serving Professionals (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-I 251 Learning Theories for Teachers (3 cr.) AND EDUC-M 101 Field Experience (1 cr.) (Elementary and Elementary/Special Education Only) 
  • EDUC-K 205 Introduction to the Exceptional Child (3 cr.) (Elementary/Special Education Only) 
  • EDUC-N 101 Teach and Learn Elementary Mathematics (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-N 103 Teach and Learn Elementary Mathemaitcs II (3 cr.) OR General Education Math Modeling course (3-4 cr.) 
  • EDUC-P 248 Elementary School Child: Physical, Emotional and Social Development (3 cr.) (Early Childhood and Elementary Only) 
  • EDUC-Q 200 Scientific Inquiry (3 cr.)
  • EDUC-Q 205 STEM for Educators (3 cr.) OR BIOL-Q 201 Biological Science for Elementary Teachers (3 cr.) OR EAS-E 105 Earth: Our Habitable Planet (3 cr.)  
  • EDUC-W 200 Teaching with Technology (3 cr.)

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