213 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 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 HU 1020 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 ChFam SSI500 Comm HU 1020 or Comm HU 1050 or Comm 3070 MathEd 2310 MathEd 2320 Educ 2000 Engl 3300 PE 3630 Health 4300 at least one course from Art CA1030 Music 3824 Educ3430 Dance 3640 Theatr 4603 Required (or equivalent) Human Development (3) Principles of Public Speaking (3) Introduction to Interpersonal and Small Group Communication (3) Performance Studies (3) Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (3) Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (3) Social Studies Concepts for Elementary Teachers (3) Children's Literature (3) Physical Education K-6 (2) Health Education in the Elementary School (2) the following Studio Art for the Non-Art Major (3) Music for Elementary Teachers (4) Creative Processes in Elementary School (3) Creative Movement in Elementary School (2) Creative Drama (3) III. Professional Education Courses Required (43 hours) Level 1 (Core) Educ3100 Educ3110 Educ3140 Instructional Planning and Assessment (3) Instructional Technology (1) Educational Psychology, Interpersonal Skills & Classroom Management (3) 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) E d u c 484 0 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. Required Areas of Concentration (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 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: Provisional admission to a Teacher Education Program (see the admission requirements described under the Teacher Education Department). » 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 37 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). General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GENED interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS/BAT LIBSCI INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT CDGT ENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities COMM ENGL FORLNG DANCE MUSIC THEATR ART Business & Econ MBA MPACC/ACCTNG BUSADM FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUANT IS&T Education MEDUC CHFAM ATHL/AT HEALTH/NUTRI PE/REC EDUC- Health Professions CLS DENSCI PAR AMD 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 Continuing Ed Davis Campus WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY 2004-2005 CATALOG