Degree Requirements (120 cr.)

• General Education Core (30cr.)
• Additional Program Requirements (17 cr.)
• Concentration Requirement (15 cr.)
• Elementary Education Blocks (58 cr.)
• A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

General Education Core (30 cr.)

All General Education courses must have a grade of C or better.

• COAS-S 104 First Year Seminar (1 cr.)
• COMM-S 121 Public Speaking
• ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry I
• ENG-W 250 Writing in Context
• MATH-T 101 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I
• Complete 5 credit hours of Science with a lab
  • CHEM-C 104 Physical Sciences and Society (5 cr.)
  • GEOG-G 107/108 Physical Systems of the Environment with Lab (3/2 cr.)
  • BIOL-L 100 Humans and the Biological World (5 cr.)
• POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics
• GEOG-G201 World Regional Geography
• Complete one of the following:
  • HIST-H 105 American History I
  • HIST-H 106 American History II
• Complete one of the following:
  
  • ENG-L 101 Ancient and Medieval World Literature
  • ENG-L 102 Modern World Literature

Additional Program Requirements (17 cr.)

All Additional Program Requirement courses must have a grade of C or better.

• MATH-T 102 Math for Elementary Teachers 2
• MATH-T 103 Math for Elementary Teachers 3
• Complete 6 additional credit hours of Science
  • BIOL-L 100 Humans and the Biological World
  • CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I
  • GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment
• Complete one of the following:
  • EDUC-F 200 Examining Self as Teacher
  • EDUC-F 201/202 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching w/field experience
• EDUC-K 205 (2 cr.) Introduction to Exceptional Children

Concentration Requirement (15 cr.)

All Elementary undergraduate education candidates must have a concentration in at least one of the following content areas: ENL/ESL, Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, or Science to apply for a K-6 teaching license in Indiana. Students must earn at least a C in each concentration course and obtain a minimum GPA of 2.5 across all concentration courses, unless otherwise noted.

ENL/ESL Concentration

Adding the ENL/ESL license includes these additional requirements: Earning a grade of B or higher in all ENL coursework, completing student teaching in ENL, completing the elementary education license, and passing the sate-mandated ENL content test.

• EDUC-L 239 Language and Learning
• EDUC-L 403 Assessment Literacy for Cultural and Linguistics Diversity
• EDUC-L 436 Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language
• EDUC-L 441 Bilingual Education: Introduction
• EDUC-X 470 Psycholinguistics for Teachers of Reading

Language Arts Concentration (15 cr.)

• EDUC-E 449 Trade Books and the Teacher
• Complete one of the following:
  • ENG-G 205 Intro to the English Language
  • ENG-G 207 Grammar and Usage
• Complete one of the following:
  
  • ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing
  • ENG-W 350 Advanced Expository Writing
• Complete one of the following:
  • AFRO-A 169 Intro to African American Literature
  • ENG-L 101 Ancient and Medieval World Literature
  • ENG-L 102 Modern World Literature
  • ENG-L 107 Masterpieces of Asia
  • ENG-L 374 Ethnic American Literature
  • ENG-L 378 Studies in Women and Literature
• 3 additional credit hours in ENG or COMM

 Mathematics Concentration (15 cr.)

• MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics
• MATH-M 126 Trigonometric Functions
• MATH-K 300 Statistical Techniques for Health Professions
• 6 additional credit hours in MATH

Science Concentration

• BIOL-L 200 Environmental Biology
• PHYS-P 100 (5 cr.) Physics in the Modern World
• Complete one of the following:
  • AST-A 100 The Solar System
  • AST-A 105 Stars and Galaxies
  • AST-A 200 Introduction to Cosmology
• 4 additional credit hours in BIOL, GEOL, CHEM, PHYS, AST, or Physical Geography

Social Studies Concentration

• Complete the following history course that wasn't taken for the General Education Core
  
  • HIST-H 105 American History I
  • HIST-H 106 American History II
• Complete one of the following: 
  
  • HIST-E 100 Issues in African History
  • HIST-F 100 Issues in Latin American History
  • HIST-G 100 Issues in Asian History
  • HIST-H 101 The World in the 20th Century I
  • HIST-W 101 World Civilizations to 1500
• Complete one of the following:
  • ECON-E 101 Survey of Economic Issues and Problems
  • ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics
• Complete one of the following:
  • SOC-R 220 The Family
  • SOC-S 163 Social Problems
  • SOC-S 309 The Community
• 3 additional credit hours in HIST, PSY, ANTH, SOC, POLS, or Human Geography

Elementary Education Blocks (58 cr.)

Each education course must have B- or better, or a Satisfactory grade.

• Block 1
  • EDUC-E 339 Methods of Teaching Language Arts
  • EDUC-M 323 (2cr.) Teaching of Music in the Elementary Schools
  • EDUC-M 300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society
  • EDUC-P 250 General Educational Psychology
  • EDUC-P 248 (2cr.) The Elementary School Child: Physical, Emotional & Social Development
  • EDUC-W 201 (1cr.) Beginning Technology Skills
  • EDUC-M 101 (1cr.) Laboratory/Filed Experience: Block 1 Practicum
  • EDUC-F 401 (1cr.) Topical Exploration in Education: Child as Learner Seminar
• Block 2
  • EDUC-E 340 Methods of Teaching Reading I
  • EDUC-E 325 Social Studies in the Elementary Schools
  • EDUC-E 343 Math in the Elementary Schools
  • EDUC-W 301 (1cr.) Integrating Technology into Teaching - Part I
  • EDUC-M 201 (1cr.) Laboratory/Filed Experience: Block 2 Practicum
  • EDUC-F 401 (1cr.) Topical Exploration in Education: Integration of Content
  • EDUC-M 333 (2cr.) Art Experiences for the Elementary Teacher
• Block 3
  • EDUC-E 341 Methods of Teaching Reading II
  • EDUC-E 328 Science in the Elementary Schools
  • EDUC-N 443 (2cr.) Teaching Elementary Mathematics Problem Solving
  • EDUC-P 320 Classroom Assessment
  • EDUC-M 356 (2cr.) Health and Wellness for Teachers
  • EDUC-W 401 (1cr.) Integrating Technology into Teaching - Part II
  • EDUC-M 301 (1cr.) Laboratory/Filed Experience: Block 3 Practicum
  • EDUC-F 401 (1cr.) Topical Exploration in Education: Intervention
• Block 4
  • EDUC-M 425 (11cr.) Student Teaching: Elementary
  • EDUC-F 401 (1cr.) Topical Exploration in Education: Literate Child Seminar