Course Catalog 2024-2025

Upper Elementary Education with English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement

Students may seek teacher certification at the elementary level with the upper elementary major and learning disabilities major to earn a standard teaching certificate with the Learning Disabilities Endorsement (SM). The upper elementary education major, together with the learning disabilities major, will prepare students to teach all subjects in a self-contained classroom, grades 3 - 6, as well as students with learning disabilities in grades K - 12.

Requirements for the BS in Upper Elementary Education with English as a Second Language (ESL) 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, Historical Context.)

Upper Elementary Education (3 - 6) Grade Band 60 hours

Literacy 18 hours

RDG 3313Children's Literature

3

RDG 3333Writing Workshop

3

RDG 4303Reading and Language Arts

3

RDG 4313Reading for Content Knowledge

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 9 hours

EDS 3153Accommodations and Transitions

3

EDU 2233Holistic Teaching

3

ESL 3903Teaching Literacy to Linguistically-Diverse Learners

3

RDG 3413Teaching Literature To Young People

3

Professional Studies 31 hours

English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement (K -12) 18 hours

 
COM 3533Intercultural Communication

3

ENG 3613Linguistics

3

ESL 3903Teaching Literacy to Linguistically-Diverse Learners

3

ESL 4793Second Language Learning

3

ESL 4903Second Language Assessment

3

ESL 4943Practicum and Seminar

3

Total Credit Hours: 134