Course Catalog 2023-2024

Upper Elementary Education, BS

 

Requirements for the BS in Upper Elementary Education

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 3313Children's Literature

3

RDG 3333Writing Workshop

3

RDG 3413Teaching Literature To Young People

3

RDG 4303Reading and Language Arts

3

RDG 4313Reading for Content Knowledge

3

RDG 4353Diversity and Language Arts

3

Mathematics 13 hours

MAT 1103Intermediate Algebra

3

MAT 2213Math for Elementary Teachers I

3

MAT 2223Math for Elementary Teachers II

3

MAT 3334Algebraic, Proportional, and Mathematical Reasoning

4

Science 11 hours

BIO 1011Biological Science I Lab

1

BIO 1013Biological Science I

3

MAT 3313Math and Science for the Elementary Teacher

3

NSC 2104Physical Science with Lab

4

Social Studies 9 hours

EDU 2313Social Studies Foundations

3

 

GEO 1013Introduction to Geography

3

OR

GEO 3113World Regional Geography

3

 

HIS 2513United States History to 1877

3

Core 3-6 Elementary Courses 8 hours

EDS 3113Learning and Associated Disabilities

3

EDU 2232Strategies for Teaching the Whole Child

2

ESL 3703Teaching Beginning ELs in the Classroom

3

Professional Studies Core 31 hours

Electives 5 hours

Total Credit Hours: 120