Elementary Education Certificate

Level I: Exploring the Profession Coursework

• EDU 200 - Foundations of Education
• EDU 202 - Psychology of Learning and Development

Level II: Preparing to Teach Coursework

• BIO 105 - Life Science for Elementary Education and Lab
• NATSC 105 - Earth and Physical Science for Elementary Education and Lab
• EDU 302 - Literacy in the Elementary School I
• EDU 303 - Literacy in the Elementary School II
• EDU 305 - Classroom Applications of Technology at the Elementary and Middle School Level
• EDU 316 - Classrooms as Communities
• EDU 318 - Educational Reform and Policy
• EDU 330 - Issues in Multicultural Education
• EDU 332 - Responding to Diverse Learners
• EDU 341 - Science in the Elementary School
• EDU 342 - Teaching Inquiry Science In the Elementary School
• EDU 349 - Mathematics in the Elementary School I
• EDU 350 - Mathematics in the Elementary School II
• EDU 355 - Elementary and Middle School Level Special Education Practice
• EDU 370 - Social Studies in the Elementary School
• EDU 372 - Issues in Elementary Health Education

Level III: Performing in the Classroom Coursework

• EDU 375 - Elementary Education Practicum (Field Experience)
• EDU 450 - Student Teaching
• EDU 451 - Student Teaching Seminar

Additional Required Courses:

• HIST 151 - United States History I: From Colonial Times to Reconstruction
• MATH 115 - Mathematics for Elementary Education I
• MATH 116 - Mathematics for Elementary Education II
• MUSIC 171 - Basic Musicianship for Elementary Education and Lab

Note:

All students are required to have field experiences in a variety of settings, including experiences in urban schools.