School of Education

Education Course Work: Elementary Education

These courses may be taken by students before admission to the Elementary Education program.

Development (minimum 3 credits)

• Early Childhood-Middle Childhood Option. Select one of the following: Ed Psych 320 Human Development in Infancy and Childhood, 3, OR HDFS 362 Development of the Young Child, 3
• Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence Option. Select one of the following: Ed Psych 331 Human Development from Childhood through Adolescence, 3, OR Ed Psych 320, 2-3, AND Ed Psych 321 Human Development in Adolescence, 2-3.

With permission, Psych 560 Child Psychology, 3, may be substituted for Ed Psych 320 and Psych 561 Psychology of Adolescence, 3, may be substituted for Ed Psych 321.

Learning (minimum 3 credits). Ed Psych 301 Human Abilities and Learning, 3.

Health Education. Curric 501 Health Information for Teachers, 3.

Foundations of the Profession (minimum 3 credits). Select one of the following courses:

• Ed Pol 300 School and Society
• Ed Pol 412 History of American Education (cross-listed as History 412)
• Ed Pol 500 Social Issues in Education

Mathematics for Elementary Teachers. Complete all three courses, 9 credits:

• Math 130 Mathematics for Teaching: Numbers and Operations, 3. Meets Quantitative Reasoning Part A.
• Math 131 Mathematics for Teaching: Geometry and Measurement, 3
• Math 132 Problem Solving in Algebra, Probability, and Statistics, 3. Together with Math 131, meets Quantitative Reasoning Part B.

Note: Students with college level calculus course work or advanced placement credit should see this Web site for possible exemptions to this course work. For more detailed information about these courses, see this Web site.

Creative Dramatics. Theatre/Curric 362 Drama in Education, 3

Early Childhood Education (Early Childhood/Middle Childhood Option only). Curric 660 Early Childhood Education, 3 (Must be taken at any time after admission to the Elementary Education program.)