The School of Education offers the Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education in addition to multiple licensure areas.
Listed below is the Course Matrix for undergraduate Elementary and Secondary Education BA Degrees.
Course Matrix for Traditional Undergraduate Elementary Education BA Degrees
Required Professional Courses | Bachelor of Arts Degrees** - Elementary Education Number of Credits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elem Education | Elem & Special Education | Elem & Early Childhood | Elem & TESOL | Elem, Special, and ECE | |
| EDU-300 Technology for Instruction and Management | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-303 Elementary Reading Materials | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-357 Processes & Acquisition of Reading | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-252 or EDU-253 or SPE-373 Clinical Field Experience | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-319 Human Development and Learning | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-308 Issues in ESOL | 3 | ||||
| EDU-309 Instruction in Reading | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-310 Mathematics in the Elementary School | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-313 Science and Social Studies in the Elementary School | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-315 Curriculum Methods/Mat. for the Young Child | 3 | 3 | |||
| EDU-346 Methods and Materials ESOL | 3 | ||||
| EDU-445 Principles of Linguistics | 3 | ||||
| EDU-348 Language Learning | 3 | ||||
| EDU-347 Assessing Second Language | 3 | ||||
| EDU-360 Techniques of Teaching Reading & Writing to Students with Limited English Proficiency | 3 | ||||
| EDU-402 American Education in Historical Perspective | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-409 Internship: Teaching ESOL K-12 | 6 | ||||
| EDU-410 Internship: Teaching in Early Childhood Educ. | 6 | 4 | |||
| EDU-411 Internship: Teaching in the Elementary School | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| EDU-440 English Grammar for ESOL Teachers | 3 | ||||
| EDU-460 Assessment of Reading | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-400 edTPA for Educators | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SPE-326 Special Education for the Classroom Teacher | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SPE-337 Communication Skills for the Special Educator | 3 | 3 | |||
| SPE-321 Methods of Teaching Students with Special Needs | 3 | 3 | |||
| SPE-344 Assessment in Special Education | 3 |
| 3 | ||
| SPE-421 Elementary Curriculum Design and Adaptation | 3 |
| 3 | ||
| SPE-475 Internship: Teaching in Special Education | 6 |
| 4 | ||
| EDU-124 Positive Behavior Supports | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-245 Educational Assessment | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-338 English Language Learners for the Classroom Teacher | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 |
| EDU-367 Learning Theory and Practice | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDST-505 STEM Curriculum and Implementation in the Early Childhood Clas | 3 | 3 | |||
| TOTAL | 60 credits | 67 credits | 66 credits | 78 credits | 70 credit |
Course Matrix for Traditional Undergraduate Secondary Education BA Degrees
Required Professional Courses | Bachelor of Arts Degrees* - Secondary Education | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary Education | Secondary & Special Education | Secondary & TESOL | |
| EDU-300 Technology for Instruction and Management | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-253 Clinical Field Experience: ESOL |
|
| 3 |
| EDU-319 Human Development and Learning | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-308 Issues in ESOL |
|
| 3 |
| EDU-344 Teaching Reading & Writing in the Secondary Schools Content Areas I | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-346 Methods and Materials ESOL |
|
| 3 |
| EDU-347 Assessing Second Language |
|
| 3 |
| EDU-360 Techniques of Teaching Reading & Writing to Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| 3 |
| EDU-376 Clinical Field Experience Secondary | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-402 American Education in Historical Perspective | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-409 Internship: Teaching ESOL K-12 |
|
| 6 |
| EDU-430 EDU-439 Methods of Teaching in the content area | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-413 Student Teaching in Secondary School | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| EDU-440 English Grammar for ESOL Teachers |
|
| 3 |
| EDU-451 Teaching Reading & Writing in the Secondary Schools Content Areas II | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU 245- Educational Assessment | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-367 Learning Theory and Practice | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-124 Positive Behavior Supports | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-338 English Language Learners for the Classroom Teacher | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EDU-400 edTPA for Education | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SPE-326 Special Education for the Classroom Teacher | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SPE-337 Communication Skills for the Special Educator |
| 3 | |
| SPE-321 Methods of Teaching Students with Special Needs | 3 | ||
| SPE-344 Assessment in Special Education | 3 | ||
| SPE-373 Field Experience in Special Education | 3 | ||
| SPE-475 Student Teaching in Special Education | 6 | ||
| TOTAL | 51 credits | 63 credits | 69 credits |
* Some Programs may require coursework during the summer and/or winterim.
Total Credits
120-153