Elementary Education Grades 1-5, PBC

Program Admission

No prerequisites are needed other than a baccalaureate degree. Official admission into the program is contingent upon meeting the requirements for EDUC 499.

Semester 1: Summer - 6 hours

Note:  EDUC 203 requires 10 field experience hours, and EDUC 216 requires 10 field experience hours.

The EDUC 499 packet must be submitted and approved to be eligible to enroll in EDUC/SPED 300/400 classes.

• EDUC 110 - Portfolio Management for Teacher Education Programs and Certifications (Cr. 0)
• EDUC 203 - Theories and Principles of Learning and Teaching (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 216 - Reading Methods I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 499 - Entrance into the Non-Master’s Alternative Program

Semester 2: Fall - 5 hours

Note:  EDUC 316 requires 20 field experience hours, and EDUC 326 requires 15 field experience hours.

• EDUC 316 - Reading Methods II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 326 - Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom (Lec. 2, Cr. 2)

Semester 3: Spring - 6 hours

Note:  EDUC 325 requires 15 field experience hours, EDUC 327 requires 20 field experience hours, and SPED 320 requires 5 field experience hours.

• EDUC 325 - Science in the Elementary School (Lec. 2, Cr. 2)
• EDUC 327 - Mathematics in the Elementary School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• SPED 320 - Survey of Contemporary Topics and Issues in Special Education (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)

Semester 4: Summer - 5 hours

Note:  EDUC 416 requires 20 field experience hours.

• EDUC 414 - Classroom Engagement and Management (Lec. 2, Cr. 2)
• EDUC 416 - Diagnostic and Remedial Reading in the Elementary School Practicum (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)

Semester 5: Fall - 8 hours

Note:  EDUC 351 requires 10 field experience hours, and EDUC 469 requires 20 field experience hours.

• EDUC 351 - Educational Measurements (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 469 - Field Study Project (Lec. 2, Cr. 2)

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  Choose one of the following:

• EDUC 460E - Student Teaching Residency I - PBC (Cr. 3)
• EDUC 462E - Internship Residency I - PBC (Cr. 3)

Semester 6: Spring - 3 hours

• Choose one of the following:

• EDUC 461E - Student Teaching Residency II - PBC (Cr. 3)
• EDUC 463E - Internship Residency II - PBC (Cr. 3)

Note

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses applied to the certificate.