Elementary education majors are
required to complete the following nonmajor
and major courses. To be licensed
they must also complete an approved middle
school specialty area and student teaching.
Degree-seeking students follow the
bachelor of science Liberal Arts
Foundation requirements.
Also available at the Graduate Level.
Non-departmental core courses
(requirements subject to change—see
Education Department for most current list):
- ENG 111 Effective Writing
- HPE 115 Chemical Dependency (.5)
Math sequence for non-math specialty students
MPG 3:
- MAT 137 Math for Elementary Teachers I (required)
- MAT 138 Math for Elementary Teachers II (required)
MPG 4:
- MAT 137 (optional)
- MAT 138 (required)
Science Sequence for non-science specialty students
Option A is for DAY students who do not have college level science in their background.
- SCI 110 Natural Science I
- SCI 111 Natural Science II
Option B is for WEC and/or transfer students with at least one college-level science course accepted in transfer or for day students who have already started this sequence.
- PHY 103 Conceptual Physics
- or EED 495 Elementary Education Physical Science (summer school only; does not fulfill general education requirement.)
- PHY 114 Earth Science for Elementary Teachers
- or EED 200 Elementary Education Earth Science (summer school only; does not fulfill general education requirement.)
- BIO 102 The Biological World
Major Courses
Foundations Block I
- EDC 200 Orientation to Education in an Urban Setting
- EDC 210 Diversity in the Schools (.5)
- EDC 220 Educational Technology (.5)
- EDC 211 Topics: MN American Indians (.5)
Foundations Block II (courses beyond this point require admissions
to the department)
- EDC 310 Learning and Development
Methods Block I
- EED 311 K-6 Methods: Health (.25)
- EED 312 K-6 Methods: Physical Education (.25)
- EED 320 K-6 Methods: Reading
- EED 330 K-6 Methods: Language Arts/Children’s Literature
Methods Block II
- EED 341 K-6 Methods: Visual Arts (.25)
- EED 342 K-6 Methods: Music (.25)
- EED 350 K-6 Methods: Mathematics
- EED 360 K-6 Methods: Science
- EED 370 K-6 Methods: Social Studies/Thematic Studies
(.5)
- EED 380 Kindergarten Methods (.5)
Capstone Block
- EDC 410 The Learner with Special Needs
- EDC 480 School and Society
Student Teaching Block
EDC 481, 483, 485 Student Teaching (2.0-3.0 credits)
Student teaching is required for licensure.
Students with an elementary major
who do not complete student teaching can
graduate through the elementary education
non-licensure major.
Note: Major changes in Minnesota teacher
licensure were implemented in the fall of
2000. No one may be licensed under programs
described in catalogs prior to 2002.
Students who entered the College under
earlier catalogs must comply with the
requirements of the new licensure programs.
Middle School Speciality Areas
(Requirements subject to change-- see Education Department for most current list.)
Communication Arts Specialty
- ENG 220 Intermediate Expository Writing
- ENG 240 Introduction to Literary Study
- COM 329
Intercultural Communication
- or COM 351 Argumentation
- or COM 354 Interpersonal Communication
- or COM 355 Small Group Communication
- EED 331 Middle School Writing Methods (.5)
- ESE 350 5-12 Methods: Adolescent Literature/Reading in the Content Areas
Social Studies Specialty
- POL 121 American Government and Politics
- HIS 120
America to 1815
- or HIS 121 19th Century United States
- or HIS 122 20th Century United States
- ECO 113 Microeconomics
- HIS 103
The Modern World
- or HIS 104 The Modern Non-Western World
- or PSY 105 Principles of Psychology
- or SOC 121 Introduction to Human Society
- or SOC 141 Foundations of Cultural Anthropology
- Human or Cultural Geography (take elsewhere--see Education Department for suggestions.)
- ESE 310 5-12 Methods: Social Studies
Math Specialty
- MAT 114 Precalculus
- MAT 122
Calculus for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- MAT 163
Introductory Statistics
- or MAT 373 Probability and Statistics I
- MAT 252 Exploring Geometry
- MAT 271 Discrete Mathematical Structures
- MAT 287 History of Mathematics
- ESE 330 5-12 Methods: Mathematics
Science Specialty
- CHM 105 Principles of Chemistry I
- or CHM 115 General Chemistry I
- CHM 106 Principles of Chemistry II
- or CHM 116 General Chemistry II
- BIO 102 The Biological World
- BIO 103 Human Anatomy and Physiology
- PHY 116 Introduction to Physics
- SCI 106 Introductory Meteorology
- Geology (take elsewhere-- see Education Department for suggestions.)
- ESE 340 5-12 Methods: Science
A minimum GPA of 2.5 overall, 2.5 in the major, 2.0 in the specialty area,
and grades of P in student teaching courses are required for licensure as
well as 2.0 or better in all required core, specialty, and education major
courses. The equivalent of two full courses graded P/N, plus student teaching,
is the maximum allowed within the elementary education major.
Beginning Fall 2002, a graduate level elementary licensure option will
be available through Weekend College. Licensure will be obtained through
a combination of graduate and undergraduate credits. Contact the Education
Department for information.
