Elementary Education Major

84 CREDIT HOURS

Required Courses: 60 credits

EDUC 1100	Foundations of American Education	3
SPED 1100	Introduction to Special Education	3
EDUC 2110	Technology in Education	3
EDUC 2120	Educational Psychology	3
EDUC 2130	Teach, Learn Connect Methods	3
EDUC 2150	Movement, Arts, and Wellness in the Elementary Classroom	3
EDUC 2160	Children's Literature	2
EDUC 3110	Human Relations in Education	3
EDUC 3220	Educational Assessment	3
EDUC 3240	Content, Methods and Materials for Teaching Science in the K-8 Classroom	3
EDUC 3242	Teaching Mathematics in Elementary and Middle School	3
EDUC 3244	Content, Methods and Materials for Teaching Social Studies in the K-8 Classroom	3
EDUC 3246	Methods Teach and Assessing Writing	3
EDUC 3248	Methods Teach and Assessing Reading	3
EDUC 2140	Adolescent Development	3
	OR
PSYC 1120	Life-Span Human Development	3
EDUC 4110	Classroom Management	1
EDUC 4942	Student Teaching: Elementary	1-12
NAST 2101	Native American Social Systems	3
	OR
NAST 2450	History of the Lakota/Dakota	3

Required Supportive Courses: 24 credit hours

	Biological Science Course	3-4
	Physical Science Course	3-4
ENGL 1100	The Literary Experience	3
GOVT 1000	Introduction to Government	3
MATH 1101	Numbers and Operations for Teachers	3
MATH 1102	Geometry and Probability for Teachers	3

US History course: 3 credit hours

Take one US History Course.

HIST 1300	Becoming a Nation: America's Story to 1877	3
HIST 1301	America Engages the World: US History Since 1877	3

Western Tradition course: 3 credit hours

Take one Western Traditions Course.

HIST 1100	West in the World: Greeks, Romans, and Knights	3
HIST 1101	West in the World II: Creation of the Modern Age	3

Elementary Education Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.  

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim.  Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

Elementary Education Sample Plan of Study [This will open a Google Sheet, which you can view as well as make and save a copy of.]