Elementary Education Grades 1-5 (Practitioner Teacher Certification)

Program Admission

Candidates must have a non-educational baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited university and hold a minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 2.5.  Candidates must show proof of employment for the upcoming academic year in the area in which certification is being sought.

Requirements

• EDUC 216 - Introduction to Teaching Reading (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 311 - Foundations of Teaching in K-12 Classrooms (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 316 - Methods of Teaching Reading in the Elementary School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 334 - Elementary Math Methods I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 410 - Practicum in Classroom Management in the Elementary Classroom (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 485E - Internship Non-Master’s Alternative Certification (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)  (Must be repeated to accrue 6 credit hours)
• EDUC 499 - Entrance into the Non-Master’s Alternative Program
• PSYC 260 - Child Psychology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Notes

• Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses applied to the certificate.
• Coursework in the practitioner program is divided into three portals with a specific course sequence corresponding to the mandatory three-semester requirement for program completion.
• Prescriptive Plan (if necessary) - 6 hours:  Candidates who have identified problems as indicated by either their college supervisor or mentor teacher will be required to enroll in and satisfactorily complete an individualized prescriptive plan as determined by these deficiencies.