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) 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(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, ED 230. • 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 215 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 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 pages 36-41 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 HUl 020 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 PS 13 50 (Principles of Earth Science), PS 13 60 (Principles of Physical Science), or LSI370 (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 SS1500 Human Development (3) COMM HU1020 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) Physical Education K-6 (3) Health Education in the Elementary School (2) at least six credit hours from the following MUSC 3824 Music for Elementary Teachers (4) Creative Movement in Elementary School (2) Creative Drama (3) Social Studies Concepts for Elementary Teachers (3) Literacy in the Primary Grades (2) Creative Processes in Elementary School (3) Children's Literature (3) Family Relations (3) Development of the Child: Birth to Eight (3) The Child from Six to Twelve (3) Working with Parents (3) Child Psychology (3) Psychology of Adolescence (3) or COMM 3070 MATH 2010 MATH 2020 PEP 3630 HLTH 4300 DANC 3640 THEA 4603 EDUC 2000 EDUC 3390 EDUC 3430 ENGL 3300 CHF 2400 CHF 2500 CHF 25 70 CHF 3640 PSY 3000 PSY 3140 Generai PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS 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 SCM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Heaifh Professions CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY SW GERT ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2006 - 2007 Catalog