Education — Elementary Education Education — Secondary Education courses commence late in the sophomore year, and it is recommended that they be taken in the following sequence: Education 195, 300, 324, 325, 326, 360, 488 and 498. Each elementary education major will also be expected to select an area of subject matter concentration during his sophomore year. This requirement can be satisfied by completing 40 credit hours in one academic area, or two lesser areas of concentration of 20 hours each. A student selecting a 40 hour concentration should follow the catalog requirements for an academic major. Those selecting the 20 hours concentrations should consult their adviser in elementary education. Both lower and upper division courses may be used in completing these fields. The fields from which the elementary teacher candidate may select to complete his 40 credit hour or 20 credit hour concentrations are as follows: English French German Speech and Theatre Arts Botany Zoology Chemistry Mathematics Physics History Political Science Spanish Art Music Psychology Sociology Physical Education *Child Development -Geography '"■Instructional Media -Reading EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION The Departments of Family Life and Elementary Education offer a major in early Childhood Education with certification for teaching programs which serve children from age three through eight years of age. The following courses make up the major: Family Life 150, 251, 252, 351, 352, 355, 356, 451 and Education 195, 300, 324, 325, 326, 360, 488. The student will complete a single approved area of concentration (30 hours) or dual areas of concentration (15 hours each). Students interested in the early childhood education major should consult with the chairman of the Elementary Education Department or the chairman of the Family Life Department. In conference *Only 20 credit-hour concentrations. 276 with an assigned adviser the student will plan for the general education requirements, concentrations, and for admission to teacher education. STUDENT TEACHING Student teaching (Education 488) is taken in selected public elementary classrooms under the direction of the classroom teachers and the college supervisors. All arrangements are made in the Office of the Coordinator of Professional Laboratory Experiences. This experience is on a full-day basis for a complete quarter. Assignments are made with consideration for the students' background, grade preferences, living accomodations, and the qualifications of personnel in the cooperating schools. In general, the student normally takes this course during the senior year. Student Teaching is to be completed prior to the final quarter. Advanced students, who have completed the prerequisites will be permitted to do their student teaching the last quarter of the junior year. Education 195, 300, 324, 325, 325 and 360 are prerequisites. DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION Harley K. Adamson, Chairman The student preparing to teach in either junior or senior high schools will spend considerable time in both professional courses and academic specialization. The student's adviser will be a faculty member in the department of the student's academic (teaching) major. Also, he should receive help as needed from a staff member in his academic (teaching) minor. He will also be assigned an adviser from the professional education staff to help in meeting the requirements of the School of Education and the requirements for the Utah teaching certificate. It is required that the student complete the 33 credit hours required for certification in the following sequence: Education 300, 350, 355, 495, 499. The academic teaching major and teaching minor (referred to previously under Subject Specialization) must consist of not less than 42 and 20 quarter hours respectively. 277