Upper Elementary Education with Lower Elementary Education Endorsement

 

Requirements for the BS in Upper Elementary Education with Lower Elementary Education Endorsement

General Education Core 25 hours

(The following general education requirements are covered in the major or professional studies core: Lab Science, Social and Behavioral Science, Quantitative Competency, Diversity, and Historical Context.)

Upper Elementary Education (3 - 6) Grade Band 59 hours

Literacy 18 hours

RDG 3313	Children's Literature	3
RDG 3333	Writing Workshop	3
RDG 3413	Teaching Literature To Young People	3
RDG 4303	Reading and Language Arts	3
RDG 4313	Reading for Content Knowledge	3
RDG 4353	Diversity and Language Arts	3

Mathematics 13 hours

MAT 1103	Intermediate Algebra	3
MAT 2213	Math for Elementary Teachers I	3
MAT 2223	Math for Elementary Teachers II	3
MAT 3334	Algebraic, Proportional, and Mathematical Reasoning	4

Science 11 hours

BIO 1011	Biological Science I Lab	1
BIO 1013	Biological Science I	3
MAT 3313	Math and Science for the Elementary Teacher	3
NSC 2104	Physical Science with Lab	4

Social Studies 9 hours

EDU 2313	Social Studies Foundations	3
GEO 1013	Introduction to Geography	3
	OR
GEO 3113	World Regional Geography	3
HIS 2513	United States History to 1877	3

Core 3-6 Elementary Courses 8 hours

EDS 3113	Learning and Associated Disabilities	3
EDU 2232	Strategies for Teaching the Whole Child	2
ESL 3703	Teaching Beginning ELs in the Classroom	3

Professional Studies Core 32 hours

Lower Elementary Education Endorsement (PreK - 3) 15 hours

ECS 3243	Math and Science for Young Children	3
ECS 3523	Early Childhood Learning and Standards	3
ECS 4313	Classroom Interactions	3
ECS 4443	Emerging Language and Literacy	3
ECS 4613	Special Needs Children and Families	3

Total Credit Hours: 131