College of Education & Human Services
Elementary & Early Childhood Education

Elementary Education

B.S. Degree (102-118 credits)


To download detailed information about program requirements, as well as minor, licensure, and certificate options, please refer to the MSUM Undergraduate Bulletin (PDF).

 

All students in Elementary Education must complete this Teacher Licensure core, along with a specialty area in one of the following:  Communication Arts and Literature, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Pre-Primary Education, or World Language and Culture: Spanish.  See Specialty Area Options

Core Requirements (18 credits)
See also:  B.S. Degree in Elementary Education Requirements

  ED 205
Introduction to Education and Technology (2)
  ED 205E
Early Field Experience (1)
  ED 294
Educational Psychology (3)
  ED 310
Social Foundations of Education (3)
  EECE 230
Child Development for Teachers (3)
  EECE 291
Foundations of LIteracy (3)
  SPED 320
Educational Services for Individuals with Exceptionalities (3)
     
Requirements (51 credits*)
*Students must take at least one credit of EECE 367J and one credit of EECE 467F.

  ART 350
Methods and Materials:  Art for the Elementary Classroom Teacher (3)
  ED 443E
Classroom Management / Consultation (3)
  ED 341
Reading and Language Arts I (3)
  EECE 367J
Intermediate Practicum / Elementary Teaching (1-4)
  EECE 388
Classroom Assessment (3)
  EECE 441
Children's Literature:  Content and Methods (4)
  EECE 467F
Practicum / Elementary Teaching (1-4)
  EECE 474
Methods in Teaching Elementary Science and Environmental Education (3)
  EECE 475
Reading and Language Arts II (3)
  EECE 476
Methods in Teaching Elementary Social Studies (3)
  EECE 481E
Student Teaching:  Elementary (10)
  HLTH 311
Health in the Elementary School (3)
  MATH 406
Mathematics in the Elementary School (3)
  MUS 319
Music for Classroom Teachers (3)
  SPED 429
Classroom Modifications / Adaptations (2)
     
Related Requirements (21 credits)

  AMCS 233
Education and Multicultural America (3)
  BIOL 170
Exploring Biology (3)
  CMST 100
Speece Communication (3)
  GEOS 170
Earth Science Today (3)
  Math 303
Foundations of Number Systems (3)
  MATH 304
Informal Geometry (3)
  PSCI 170
Physical Science I (3)
     
Specialty Area Options (credits vary)

 

Communication Arts and Literature

 

Mathematics

 

Pre-Primary Education

 

Science

 

Social Studies

 

World Language and Culture:  Spanish

   
 


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