Elementary Education Major BACHELOR DEGREE (B.S. OR B.A.) » Program Prerequisite: Provisional admission to a Teacher Education Program (see the admission requirements described under the Teacher Education Department). » Minor /Concentration: Two 9-hour or one 18-hour subject area specialization(s) or a teaching minor (16 hours minimum) must be selected. » Grade Requirements: Elementary Education majors must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher in all college/ university work. They must also achieve at least a "B-" grade in each professional education course to continue in the program. » Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - a minimum of 43 of these is required within the Elementary Education major. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses number 3000 and above). Admission Requirements Declare a program of study (see page 18). Follow the provisional admission requirements outlined under theTeacher Education department. Advisement All Elementary Education majors should meet with an advisor in the Teacher Education Advisement Center and from the Department of Teacher Education. Call 801-626-6309 for more information or to schedule an appointment. For Elementary Education majors, there are 4 areas of course work that are required: I. University and General Education Requirements; II. Support Courses; III. Professional Education Courses; and IV. Subject Area Concentration(s). Details for each of these required areas follow. General Education J. University and General Education Requirements Refer to pages 36-41 for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. The following courses required for the Elementary Education major will also satisfy general education requirements: COMM HU1020 and CHF SS1500. Meeting the general education science requirements may not meet elementary education science requirements. Following the suggested guidelines below will assure that both University general education and Elementary Education requirements are met: Students pursuing a B.S. or B.A. degree must take 9 credit hours, at least one (1) course from a life science group and at least one (1) course from a physical science group. One of the courses must be PS1350 (Principles of Earth Science), PS1360 (Principles of Physical Science), or LS1370 (Principles of Life Science), or at least one science lab course. Course Requirements for B.S. or B.A. Degree II. Support Courses Required (or equivalent) CHF SS 1500 Human Development (3) COMM HU 1020 Principles of Public Speaking (3) or COMM HU2110 Introduction to Interpersonal and Small Group Communication (3) Performance Studies (3) Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (3) Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II (3) Social Studies Concepts for Elementary Teachers (3) Children's Literature (3) or COMM 3070 MATH 2010 MATH 2020 EDUC 2000 213 PE 3630 Physical Education K-6 (3) HLTH 4300 Health Education in the Elementary School (2) at least one cowse torn the following ART CA 1030 Studio Art for the Non-Art Major (3) MUSC 3824 Music for Elementary Teachers (4) EDUC 3430 Creative Processes in Elementary School (3) DANC 3640 Creative Movement in Elementary School (2) THEA 4603 Creative Drama (3) III. Professional Education Courses Required (43 hours) Level 1 (Core) EDUC 3100 EDUC3110 EDUC 3140 Instructional Planning and Assessment (3) Instructional Technology (1) Educational Psychology, Interpersonal Skills & Classroom Management (3) ENGL 3300 • Level 2 (Learners and Literacy) EDUC DV3200 Foundations of Diversity: Culturally, Linguistically Responsive Teaching (3) EDUC 3240 Foundations, Methods & Assessments of Elementary Reading (3) EDUC DV3260 The Exceptional Student (3) EDUC 3280 Elementary Social Studies Methods (3) • Level 3 (Interdisciplinary Methods) EDUC 4300 Elementary Mathematics Methods (3) EDUC 4320 Elementary Language Arts Methods (3) EDUC 4330 Elementary Science Methods (3) EDUC 4340 Elementary Art/Music Methods (3) • Level 4 (Synthesis) EDUC 4820E Managing Diverse Classrooms (3) EDU C 4840 Student Teaching in Elementary Education (8) EDUC 4860 Elementary Senior Synthesis Seminar (1) Admission to teacher education is requted prior to enrollment in 3000 level and above education classes. TV. Re quired A teas of Con cen tra ti on (s) Complete one 18-hour area of concentration, or two 9-hour area concentrations or a teaching minor. (See the Secondary Education section for teaching minors.) For further information concerning the courses involved in the areas of concentrations, see the Teacher Advisement Center, ED230. • 9-Hour Areas of Concentrations Art Music Educational Computing Physical Education Foreign Language Child Development Education of the Gifted • 18-Hour or 9-Hour Areas of Concentrations General Sciences Social Sciences Reading/Language Arts ESL (English as a Second Language) Mathematics Special Education (Mild/Moderate) Multicultural Education Fine Arts The Professional Education component of the Elementary Education major requires four semesters to complete. Therefore, it is very important that candidates have completed the General Education requirements and have taken at least some of the General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS/BAT LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR AUSV/ATTC IDT SST TBE Arts& Humanities COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & ECON MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/REC EDUC Health Professions CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG DMS NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2005 - 2006 Catalog