Education — Elementary Education program including the field experience. Four areas of activity are involved: (1) Seminars with other senior education students; (2) Three WILKITS; (3) Assignments to work with students in earlier stages of the teacher education program as group leaders, evaluators, or advisers; and (4) Supplementary or remedial work in education or academic teaching fields as suggested by a careful evaluation of the field experience performance. Registration for weekly seminar required. Prerequisite: Education 495. A W S Su (5) DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION J. Burdett Johnson, Chairman Students preparing to teach in the elementary schools, kindergarten through grade six, major in elementary education and will graduate from the School of Education. Elementary school teachers' certificates are also valid in Utah junior high schools provided the individual has a major and a minor, or composite major in subjects taught on the junior high school level. An adviser from the Department of Elementary Education will be assigned each prospective teacher. It is to the student's advantage that he begin planning his program early in the freshman year. In addition to the general college requirements, each candidate for a baccalaureate degree in elementary education must complete 42 credit hours in professional course work. These 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. 248 Education ■•— Elementary Education 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 A major in early childhood has been developed for students preparing to teach in school programs from kindergarten through grade three and is recommended for those who wish to teach in formal programs below the kindergarten level. 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. 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 accommodations, 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, 326 or 360 are prerequisites. * Only 20 credit-hour concentrations.