Bachelor of Science in Education / Elementary Education—TSAP

The Elementary Education BSED–TSAP program (60 credit hours at IU South Bend) is designed specifically for Ivy Tech graduates transferring to IU South Bend with an Associate of Science in Elementary Education TSAP degree (60 transfer credits).

The IU South Bend School of Education offers a Bachelor of Science in Education/Elementary Education. 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 method courses to meet the content areas taught in the elementary schools.

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Degree Requirements

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Education, Elementary must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• Associate of Science in Elementary Education from Ivy Tech (60 cr.)
• General Education Requirements for Transfer Students with ICC: One 300–Level Common Core Course
• Professional Education Requirements (30 cr.)
• Laboratory/Field Experience (6 cr.)
• Student Teaching (12 cr.)
• Content Requirements (12 cr.)

• An overall GPA of 2.75 is required for admission into the Teacher Education Program (TEP).
• All required courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Professional Education Requirements (30 cr.)

• EDUC-A 190 Teaching About the Arts
• EDUC-E 325 Social Studies in the Elementary Schools
• EDUC-E 328 Science in the Elementary Schools
• EDUC-E 333 Inquiry in Mathematics and Science
• EDUC-E 343 Math in the Elementary Schools
• EDUC-E 370 Language Arts and Reading I
• EDUC-E 371 Language Arts and Reading II
• EDUC-E 449 Trade Books and the Teacher
• EDUC-K 305 Teaching the Exceptional Learner in the Elementary School
• EDUC-K 452 Classroom Management

Laboratory/Field Experience

• EDUC-M 201 Laboratory/Field Experience (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 301 Laboratory/Field Experience (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 401 Laboratory/Field Experience (2 cr.)

Student Teaching (12 cr.)

• EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 425 Student Teaching Elementary (10 cr.)

Concentration in Early Childhood Requirements (12 cr.)

• EDUC-E 317 Practicum in Early Childhood Education
• EDUC-E 327 Social Studies Methods and the Family: Focus on Young Children
• EDUC-E 330 Infant Learning Environments
• EDUC-E 335 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
• EDUC-M 101 Laboratory/Field Experience (0 cr.)