Course Requirements
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science should first review General Requirements for All Degrees at IUS.
PLEASE NOTE: The contents of this bulletin are subject to change with appropriate notice by the School of Education. Students are responsible for consulting with their advisors regularly. Notices of program changes will be posted on the School of Education's Web site. The elementary education degree leads to an initial license for Indiana. Those seeking licenses in another state should consult with a licensing advisor in the School of Education.
Required courses in the four-year curriculum leading to the degree Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education are as follows. Note that a minimum grade point average of 2.5 is required in each item 1-8 below. No less than a grade of C is accepted for T101, T102, T103, S121, W131, and W300, with a minimum GPA of 2.5 required for the latter three. See the course descriptions for the appropriate sequence.
- Arts (at least 5 credit hours)
Music
| Select one course from list. Other music courses accepted if preapproved. Must have a minimum of 2 credit hours for music (2/3). M174 Music for the Listener (3), E241 Introduction to Music Fundamentals (3), M375 Survey of Ethnic and Pop Music of World (3), X040 University Choral Ensembles (1), X040 University Instrumental Ensembles (1), X040 University Concert Band (1) | 2-3 |
Fine Arts
| Select one course from list. Other fine arts courses accepted if pre-approved: F100 Fundamental Studio Drawing or F101 Fundamental Studio 3-D, (3)H100 Art Appreciation (3), S165 Ceramics for nonmajors (3), S196 Printmaking for nonmajors (3), S239 Painting for nonmajors (3) | 2-3 |
- Language Arts (at least 12 credit hours)
| ENG W131 Elementary Composition | 3 |
| ENG W300 Advanced Writing for Education | 3 |
| SPCH S121 Public Speaking | 3 |
Select one of the following literature courses (other literature courses offering multiple perspectives accepted if pre-approved). A169 Ethnic American Literature (3), L101 World Literature I (3), L102 World Literature II (3), L374 American Ethnic and Minority Literature (3), L379 Topics in African-American Literature (3), and S204 Topics in African-American Studies (3) | 3 |
- Mathematics (at least 9 credit hours)
| Math T101 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 1 | 3 |
| Math T102 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 2 | 3 |
| Math T103 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 3 | 3
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- Professional Education (62-68 credit hours)
| EDUC H340 Education and American Culture | 3 |
| EDUC K205 Introduction to Exceptional Children | 3 |
| EDUC P250 General Education Psychology | 2 |
| EDUC P251 Educational Psychology for Elementary Teachers | 2 |
| EDUC M201 Field Experience | 0/1 |
| EDUC W200 Microcomputers in Education | 3 |
| EDUC M310 General Methods | 2 |
| EDUC M311 General Methods for Elementary and Kindergarten Teachers | 1 |
| EDUC M301 Field Experience | 0/1 |
| EDUC E337 Classroom Learning Environments | 3 |
| EDUC M300 Teaching in Pluralistic Society | 3 |
| EDUC E339 Method of Teaching Language Arts | 3 |
| EDUC E340 Methods of Teaching Reading I | 3 |
| EDUC M301 Field Experience | 0/1 |
| EDUC E325 Social Studies in the Elementary Schools | 3 |
| EDUC M301 Field Experience | 0/1 |
| EDUC E328 Science in the Elementary Schools | 3 |
| EDUC E343 Mathematics in the Elementary Schools | 3 |
| EDUC M301 Field Experience | 0/1 |
| EDUC E341 Methods of Teaching Reading II | 3 |
| EDUC M301 Field Experience | 0/1 |
| EDUC E449 Trade Books and the Teacher | 3 |
| EDUC M323 Teaching Music in Elementary School | 2 |
| EDUC M333 Art Experience For The Elementary Teacher | 2 |
| EDUC New Physical Education/Health Course (Under Development) | 3 |
| EDUC M425 Elementary Student Teaching | 12
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- Sciences (at least 11 credit hours)
| BIOL L100 Humans and the Biological World | 3/5 |
| CHEM C104 Physical Sciences and Society | 3 |
| GEOG G107 Physical Systems of Environment | 3/5
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- Social Studies (at least 15 credit hours)
ECON E100 Current Economic Topics or
ECON E107 Introduction to Macroeconomics or
ECON E108 Introduction to Microeconomics | 3 |
| GEOG G201 World Regional Geography | 3 |
| HIST H101 The World in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| HIST H105 or H106 American History I-II | 3 |
| POLS Y103 Introduction to American Politics | 3
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- Other General Education Courses
(Students are not required to take H160 if they get first aid and CPR certification in another way.)
| HPER H160 First Aid and Emergency Care | 2
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- Electives or Subject Concentrations
(10-16/enough to equal a total of 130 credit hours when added to requirement)
Students may use their electives to develop areas in depth, to broadly explore areas in the curriculum, to strengthen areas of weakness, or to take courses that are interesting to them.
- Endorsements
The new rules from the Indiana Professional Standards Board for adding endorsements to an Elementary Education License are not available at this time. Until these new rules are approved by the Indiana Department of Education, no endorsements in elementary undergraduate education will be offered by the School of Education. Because kindergarten is included in the new early childhood license in Indiana, the kindergarten endorsement is no longer required and thus not offered.
Notes:
M300 and E337 can be taken as part of second block of elementary education program (General Methods) or in the summer. Both courses must be completed before third block of program (Language Arts/Reading I/Social Studies Methods).
W131, S121, and W300 must be completed prior to second block of elementary education program (General Methods).
E449 must be completed before or during third block of elementary education program (Language Arts/Reading I/Social Studies Methods).
Students can have only one social studies content course not completed by the time they take Language Arts/Reading I/Social Studies Methods Block. This social studies content course must be taken concurrently with the Language Arts/Reading I/Social Studies Methods Block.
Students must have all three mathematics T courses (T101, T102, T103) completed prior to the Mathematics/Science Methods Block.
Students can have only one science content course not completed by the time they take the Mathematics/Science Block. This science content course must be taken concurrently with the Mathematics/Science Methods Block.
H160 First Aid or obtain Adult Standard First Aid and CPR certification prior to student teaching. Students electing certification over the H160 course must still have a minimum of 130 hours to graduate.
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