212 213 Elementary Education Major Students preparing to teach in first through sixth grade graduate with a major in Elementary Education. Elementary Education majors select either two 9-hour or one 18-hour concentration(s) or a teaching minor that permits the student to teach the minor through eighth grade. The Teacher Education Advisement Center and faculty advisors from the Department of Teacher Education are available to advise prospective teachers. A program requirement sheet is available from the Teacher Education Advisement Center in Room 230 in the Education Building. It is to the student's advantage to begin program planning early. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR BACHELOR DEGREE (B.S. OR B.A.) » Program Prerequisite: Admission into the Teacher Education Programs (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 42 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 19). Follow the admission requirements outlined under the Teacher 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 I. University and General Education Requirements Refer to pages 37-42 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 ChFam 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) ChFam SSI500 Human Development (3) Comm HU1020 Principles of Public Speaking (3) or Comm 3070 Performance Studies (3) MathEd 2310 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (3) MathEd 2320 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (3) Educ 2000 Social Studies Concepts for Elementary Teachers (3) Engl 3300 Children's Literature (3) PE 3630 Physical Education K-6 (2) Health 4300 Health Education in the Elementary School (2) at least one course from the following Art CA1030 Studio Art for the Non-Art Major (3) Music 3824 Music for Elementary Teachers (4) Educ 3430 Creative Processes in Elementary School (3) Dance 3640 Creative Movement in Elementary School (2) Theatr 4603 Creative Drama (3) III. Professional Education Courses Required (42 hours) • Level 1 (Core) Educ 3000 Educ 3100 Educ 3120 Educ 3140 Interpersonal Skills for Teachers (1) Instructional Planning, Technology and Assessment (3) Foundations of Education (1) Educational Psychology & Classroom Management (3) • Level 2 (Learners and Literacy) Educ DV3200 Foundations in Multicultural/ Bilingual Education (2) Educ 3240 Foundations & Methods of Elementary Reading & Language Arts (5) Educ 3260 The Exceptional Student (3) • Level 3 (Interdisciplinary Methods) Educ 4300 Elementary Mathematics Methods (3) Educ 4330 Elementary Science Methods (3) Educ 4340 Elementary Art/Music Methods (3) Educ 4350 Elementary Social Studies Methods (3) • Level 4 (Synthesis) Educ 4820E Managing Diverse Classrooms (3) Educ 4840 Student Teaching in Elementary Education (8) Educ 4860 Elementary Senior Synthesis Seminar (1) Admission to teacher education is required prior to enrollment in 3000 level and above education classes. IV. Required Areas of Concentration^) 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, ED230A. 9-Hour Areas of Concentrations Art Music Educational Computing Physical Education Foreign Language Child Development Education of the Gifted ESL (English as a Second Language) 18-Hour or 9-Hour Areas of Concentrations General Sciences Social Sciences Reading/Language Arts 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 you have completed your General Education requirements and have taken at least some of your required Support Courses prior to entering the program. Because of possible scheduling difficulties, failure to do so could mean spending an extra semester (or more) in completing the program. Composite Elementary Education and Special Education Major BACHELOR DEGREE (B.S. OR B.A.) » Program Prerequisite: Admission into the Teacher Education Programs (see the admission requirements described earlier). » Minor/Concentration: Not required. » 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 34 semester hours is required within the Elementary Professional Education Courses and 31 semester hours in the Special Education Courses. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses number 3000 and above). Admission Requirements Declare a program of study. Follow the admission requirements for Teacher Education outlined on the previous pages of this catalog. (Also refer to the Department Advisor Referral List.) Advisement All Composite Elementary and Special Education majors should meet with an advisor in the Teacher Education Advisement Center and also an assigned advisor from the Special Education faculty. Call 801-626-6309 for more information or to schedule an appointment. For Composite Elementary and Special 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; IV. and Special Education Courses. Details for each of these required areas follow. General Education I. University and General Education Requirements Refer to General Requirements for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. The following courses required for the Elementary Education/Special Education major will also satisfy general education requirements: Comm HU1020 and ChFam 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 71. Support Courses Required (or equivalent) ChFam SS1500 Human Development (3) Comm HU1020 Principles of Public Speaking (3) or Comm 3070 Performance Studies (3) MathEd 2310 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (3) MathEd 2320 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (3) PE 3630 Physical Education K-6 (2) Health 4300 Health Education in the Elementary School (2) at least six credit hours from the following Music 3824 Music for Elementary Teachers (4) Dance 3640 Creative Movement in Elementary School (2) Theatr 4603 Creative Drama (3) Educ 2000 Social Studies Concepts for Elementary Teachers (3) Educ 3390 Literacy in the Primary Grades (2) Educ 3430 Creative Processes in Elementary School (3) Engl 3300 Children's Literature (3) ChFam 2400 Family Relations (3) ChFam 2500 Development of the Child: Birth to Eight (3) ChFam 25 70 The Child from Six to Twelve (3) ChFam 3640 Working with Parents (3) Psych 3000 Child Psychology (3) Psych 3140 Psychology of Adolescence (3) Psych 3250 Conditioning & Learning (3) Psych 3300 Applied Behavior Intervention with Children (3) III. Professional Education Courses Required (36 credits) • Level 1 (Core) Educ 3000 Educ 3100 Educ 3120 Educ 3140 Interpersonal Skills for Teachers (1) Instructional Planning, Technology & Assessment (3) Foundations of Education (1) Educational Psychology & Classroom Management (3) • Level 2 (Learners and Literacy) Educ DV3200 Foundations in Multicultural/ Bilingual Education (2) Educ 3240 Foundations & Methods of Elementary Reading & Language Arts (5) • Level 3 (Interdisciplinary Methods) Educ 4300 Elementary Mathematics Methods (3) Educ 4330 Elementary Science Methods (3) Educ 4340 Elementary Art/Music Methods (3) Educ 4350 Elementary Social Studies Methods (3) • Level 4 (Synthesis) Educ 4840 Student Teaching in Elementary Education (8) Educ 4860 Elementary Senior Synthesis Seminar (1) IV. Special Education Courses Required (31 credits) Educ 4510 Foundations in Special Education (3)* Educ 4511 Practicum in Foundations Topics (1)* Educ 4520 Planning & Managing the Special Education Learning Environment (3)* Educ 4521 Practicum in Special Education Learning Environment (1)* General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED FYE HNRS BIS LIBSCI INTRD MINORS d Science & CEET CS MFET/MET CMT CDGT PRENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities COMM ENGL FORLNG DANCE MUSIC THEATR ART MBA MPACC/ACCTNG BUSADM FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUANT IS&T Education MEDUC CHFAM ATHL/AT HEALTH/NUTRI PE/REC EDUC- IHHBHI CLS DENSCI PARAMD HTHSCI HAS/HIM NURSNG RADTEC DMS NUCMED RADTHR RESTHY Science BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH/MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOGR HIST POLSC PHILO PSYCH SOCLWK GERONT SOCLGY ANTHRO AEROSP MILSCI NAVSCI . :. . ■ Weber State University 2001-2002 CATALOG Weber State University 2001-2002 Catalog