Elementary Education POLICY FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS All transfer students must have their credits evaluated by the Director of Teacher Education Advisement and meet the following conditions: I. Recency Requirements: Professional education courses completed more than five (5) years prior to transfer to the WSC Teacher Education Program will be evaluated for currency standards; such courses older than eight (8) years will not be counted. n. Teaching Practicum: Student teaching experience will be permitted only when the following conditions have been satisfied: A. The student has been admitted to the WSC Teacher Education Program. B. The student has completed all professional coursework as required at WSC (or approved equivalents). C. The student has fulfilled residency requirements as follows: 1. Elementary and Early Childhood Education and Special Education Endorsements: have completed a minimum of nine (9) quarter hours of professional education courses at WSC. 2. Secondary and Middle School Education: (a) have completed the WSC secondary methods course; and (b) have demonstrated competency in the major and minor areas as approved and verified by the academic departments. Each department is encouraged to have transfer students meet the department requirements by demonstrating competency through criterion referenced tests or in successful completion of relevant course work. EXCEPTIONS AND APPEALS Students may request exceptions to established admission standards by submitting to the Chair of the Admission and Retention Committee a written request detailing reasons why special consideration should be given. Submit such requests to the Office of Teacher Education Admission. Appeals of decisions rendered by the Teacher Education Admission and Retention Committee should be submitted in writing to the Chair of the Department of Teacher Education, who will then review the decision(s). DUAL CERTIFICATION Dual Certification is a possibility for a student who desires to qualify to teach at both elementary and secondary teacher levels. Ordinarily this requires two or more quarters of work beyond that required for the single certificate. An outline of the requirements for dual certification may be obtained from the Teacher Education office. Persons interested in dual certification must receive approval of the chair of the Teacher Education department. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION The Departments of Child and Family Studies and Teacher Education offer a major in Early Childhood Education with certification for teaching programs which serve children from age three through eight years of age (grades K-3). See Department of Child and Family Studies or the Department of Teacher Education for requirements. PROGRAM: SPECIAL EDUCATION MILD/MODERATE ENDORSEMENT General Requirements: • Elementary, Early Childhood, and Secondary Education majors can earn the Endorsement, allowing them to teach mild and moderately handicapped children at all levels kindergarten through twelfth grade. Specific requirements: • Teaching Certification. (The Endorsement may be earned concurrently with the Certificate). • Computer literacy. • The following Education courses (31 credits): Educ 365 (3), 566 (3), 567 (3), 568 (3), 569 (3), 570 (5), 571 (5), 479 (6). The requirements for this Endorsement may change as the program is revised to meet the needs of employing districts and state certification requirements. ; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR Students preparing to teach in first through sixth grade in the elementary schools graduate with a major in Elementary Education. Elementary Education majors may have one or two content areas of specialization or a teaching minor, which permits the student to teach the minor through ninth grade. Students preparing to teach in preschool programs or kindergarten through third grade select the Early Childhood major. This program is described under the Department of Child and Family Studies. The Director of Advisement in Teacher Education and faculty members from the Department of Teacher Education are available to advise each prospective teacher. A program study guide is available from the offices in Rooms 230 and 224 in the Education Building. It is to the students' advantage to begin their program planning early. PROGRAM: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR-BACHELOR DEGREE General Requirements: • Specific College Requirements (see index). • Requirements for General Education (see index). • Admission and Retention Standards requirements for the School of Education. • One 30-hour or two 15-hour content area specializations, or a teaching minor and one 15-hour content area specialization is required. 136 Secondary Education General Information • Elementary Education majors must have a GPA of 2.75 or higher in all college work and in professional education courses. • 183 total hours are required for this degree. Sixty of the 183 total hours must be upper division (courses numbered 300 and above). Specific Requirements: • Support courses required: Commun HU102 (3), 107 (3) or 307 (3), or equivalent; Math 201 (4), 202 (4); Educ 200 (4), 333 (4), or Educ 322 (3) for students with General Science Specialty; Engl 330 (3); Five or six credit hours from Art 250 (3), Music 213 (1), 169 (3), 320 (3), Theatr 420 (3), Educ 343 (3); PE 362 (3) or 363 (3) or 364 (2); Chfam PD150 (5) if not taken in Gen. Ed. • Professional Education courses required: Educ 195 (1), 300 (2), 301 (4), 303 (3), 305 (3), 306 (6), 308(3), 310 (3), 312 (4), 314 (3), 316 (2), 488 (15), 498 (3). • Admission to teacher education is required prior to enrollment in education classes beyond Educ 300. Content Areas/Minor specialization required: • One 30-hour content area specialization, or two 15-hour content area specializations or a teaching minor and one 15- hour content area specialization. (See the Secondary Education section for teaching minors.) 30-Hour or 15-Hour Content Specialities: General Science Social Sciences Reading Fine Arts Mathematics Special Education Language Arts/Communications 15-Hour Content Specialities: Art Music Physical Education Foreign Language Multicultural/Bilingual Child Development PROGRAM: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENTAL HONORS A candidate desiring to receive Elementary Education Departmental Honors is expected to be an exemplary student. He/she must: • Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3. • Be enrolled in the College Honors Program and complete at least ten (10) hours of General Honors courses. • Fill the requirements of the Elementary Education major. • Take at least 21 credit hours in the professional education core, education support courses, or graduate courses for Honors credit. The following undergraduate courses may be considered by the student and his committee for his course of study: Ed 306,308, 310,312,314,316,320,322, 323,339,343, 465,466,498,566,567,568,569,570,571,585. The student desiring Honors credit should seek permission from the Department Chair and the Honors Committee Chairperson. The student will then be assigned an Education Honors Committee to help design his/her course of study. The student must have a signed Course of Study Agreement prior to enrolling in any course for Education Honors. Courses designated as Honors Courses for a student will be assigned letter grades rather than Cr/No Cr grades generally assigned for the professional core in Elementary Education. Content in the Education courses will be different and more challenging for Honors students than are courses designed for average students. SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATION PROGRAM General Requirements: • Specific College Requirements (see index). • Requirements for General Education (see index). • Admission and Retention Standards requirements for the School of Education. • The academic teaching major and teaching minor (referred to previously under Subject Specialization) must consist of not less than 45 and 24 quarter hours respectively, or a composite major of at least 68 hours. • The teaching major and minor should be in subjects taught in Utah public secondary schools. Either the major or minor must be a subject which Utah secondary schools are required to teach (those marked with an asterisk do not satisfy this second requirement-see below). • The student preparing to teach in either junior or senior high schools will spend considerable time in both professional and academic specialization. Specific Requirements: • 37 credit hours for certification. • Education courses required (to be completed in sequence): Educ 195 (1), 300 (2), 301 (4), 303 (3), 305 (3), 462 (4), 463 (4), 495 (15), 499 (3). • Support courses required: Commun HU102 (3); Chfam PD150 (5), Educ 365 (3). Teaching majors and minors in the social sciences must also take Educ 450 (3). Student Services Interdisc. Programs Allied Health Sciences Arts& Humanities Business & Economics Education Natural Sciences Social Sciences Technology 137 Continuing Education