Elementary Education Grades 1-5, PBC

Program Admission

By meeting the general requirements for admission and the following prerequisites, applicants can enroll in Portal I courses:

• Possess a baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited university; and
• Have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5 at the time of baccalaureate degree conferral.

Official admission into the program is contingent upon meeting the requirements for EDUC 499.

Term 1: Fall - 6 hours

Note:  EDUC 203 and EDUC 216 require 10 field experience hours each.

EDUC 499 packet must be approved prior to enrolling in EDUC and SPED 300/400 level courses.

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

Term 2: Spring - 6 hours

Note:  EDUC 316 and EDUC 327 require 20 field experience hours each.

• EDUC 316 - Reading Methods II Cr: 3
• EDUC 327 - Mathematics in the Elementary School Cr: 3
• EDUC 400 - Admission to Teacher Residency - Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Cr: 0

Term 3: Summer - 6 hours

Note:  EDUC 416 requires 20 field experience hours, and SPED 320 requires 5 field experience hours.

• EDUC 414 - Classroom Engagement and Management Cr: 2
• EDUC 416 - Diagnostic and Remedial Reading in the Elementary School Practicum Cr: 3
• SPED 320 - Survey of Contemporary Topics and Issues in Special Education Cr: 1

Term 4: Fall - 8 hours

Note:  EDUC 351 requires 10 field experience hours, EDUC 469 requires 20 field experience hours, and (EDUC 460E requires a minimum of 80% of the instructional week in an assigned grade 1-5 classroom completing residency hours, or EDUC 462E requires 100% of the instructional week in a grade 1-5 classroom as the teacher of record).

• EDUC 351 - Educational Measurements Cr: 3
• EDUC 469 - Field Study Project 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

Term 5: Spring - 7 hours

Note:  EDUC 325 and EDUC 326 require 15 field experience hours each, and (EDUC 461E requires 100% of the instructional week in an assigned grade 1-5 classroom completing residency hours, or EDUC 463E requires 100% of the instructional week in a grade 1-5 classroom as the teacher of record).

• EDUC 325 - Science in the Elementary School Cr: 2
• EDUC 326 - Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom Cr: 2

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  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.