Elementary Education Comprehensive, B.A.

The purposes of elementary education multi-subjects specialization are:

To promote teachers who are reflective problem solvers in the daily workplace of elementary schools;
To promote teachers who plan and implement a learning environment responsive to the social and psychological conditions which characterize their school;
To promote a strong background in child development and related pedagogical practices;
To provide teachers with a wide range of teaching methodologies and strategies across many content areas;
To promote a broadly based understanding of elementary school and its place and function in society; and
To promote a desire for continued investigation of the teaching/learning dialectic beyond the undergraduate preparation.

Curriculum for a Major in Elementary Education

Specific Core Curriculum requirements

GSCI 103 - General Physical Science (4 cr)
GSCI 104 - General Physical Science (4 cr)
MATH 105 - College Algebra (3 cr)

Professional Studies Core for Elementary Education

Hours required, 54 Hours:

EDUC 150 - Seminar in Education (1 cr)
EDUC 200 - Foundations of American Education (3 cr)
EDUC 320 - The Social and Psychological Conditions of Learning (4 cr)
EDUC 333 - Foundations of Literacy (3cr)
EDUC 355 - Reading and Language Arts I (3cr)
EDUC 356 - Elementary Science Methods (3cr)
EDUC 357 - Elementary Social Studies Methods (3cr)
EDUC 358 - Elementary Practicum I (4cr)
EDUC 359 - Reading and Language Arts II (3cr)
EDUC 360 - Survey of Exceptional Children (3 cr)
EDUC 363 - Elementary Practicum II (6cr)
OR EDUC 364 - Elementary Residency I (6cr)
EDUC 380 - Innovative Technology (3 cr)
EDUC 400 - Inclusion in the Regular Classroom (3 cr)
EDUC 450 - Student Teaching, Elementary School Grades K-6 (9cr)
OR EDUC 451 - Elementary Residency II (9cr)
EDUC 461 - Student Teaching Seminar (3cr)

Specialty Studies for Elementary Education K–6

Hours required, 31 Hours:

MUSC 226 - Classroom Music Education (3 cr)
ARED 325 - Aesthetic Inquiry (3 cr)
HLTH 310 - Health and Physical Education for Elementary Educators (3 cr)
HIST 201 - History of the United States to 1865 (3 cr)
OR HIST 202 - History of the United States, 1865 to Present (3 cr)
OR HIST 203 - United States and the World (3cr)
HIST 309 - West Virginia and the Appalachian Region (3 cr)
GEOG 105 - World Cultural Geography (3 cr)
OR GEOG 202 - World Regions (3 cr)
BIOL 103 - General Biology (4 cr)
OR BIOL 104 - General Biology (4 cr)
MATH 102 - Math for Elementary Teachers (3 cr)
MATH 200 - Geometry and Measurement (3 cr)
OR MATH 109 - Statistical Reasoning (3cr) (preferred)
OR MATH 314 - Statistics (3 cr)
EDUC 341 - Math Methods for Elementary Teachers (3cr)

Note(s):

Electives: Students are encouraged to select upper-division courses for electives. The variety of options for courses can be discussed with an advisor.

Other Requirements: The School of Education has the responsibility for both the professional studies and specialty studies components of the elementary education specialization, so the student’s advisor will be from this department. Students should consult the elementary education specialization handbook for the most up-to-date policies, procedures, and requirements for this specialization.

Contact Person: Dr. Dori Hargrove, Knutti Hall 101A, 304-876-5039, or Director of the School of Education, Knutti Hall 108, 304-876-5222.

Four-Year Course Progression

**Elementary Education**
FALL		FIRST YEAR		SPRING		FIRST YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 101	3	Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 102	3
Core Curriculum	1	History-100 level	3	EDUC 150		Seminar in Education	1
BIOL 103 or 104		General Biological Science	4	MATH 105	1	College Algebra (MA) (Req.)	3
Core Curriculum	2	Choose AR with advisor	3	COMM 202	2	Fundamentals of Speech (HM-GL) (Req.)	3
GSPE 210 or NUTR 120	2	Fitness for Life	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose SO-CK with advisor. PSCI 101 preferred.	3
		TOTAL	16	HIST 201, 202, or 203		History of the United States	3
						TOTAL	16

FALL		SECOND YEAR		SPRING		SECOND YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
EDUC 200		Foundations of Education	3	GSCI 103 or 104		General Physical Science (LS) (Req.)	4
GSCI 103 or 104		General Physical Science (LS) (Req.)	4	MATH 109 (preferred) OR MATH 200 OR MATH 314		Statistical Reasoning OR Geometry and Measurement OR Statistics	3
Core Curriculum		Choose HM. ENGL 204 preferred	3	HIST 309		West Virginia and Appalachian Region	3
MATH 102		Math for Elementary Teachers	3	HLTH 310		Health and Physical Education for Elementary Educators	3
GEOG 105 (preferred) or GEOG 202		World Cultural Geography or World Regions (SO-GL)	3	EDUC 360	2	Survey of Exceptional Children (SO-MD)	3
		TOTAL	16			TOTAL	16

FALL		THIRD YEAR		SPRING		THIRD YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
EDUC 320		Social and Psychological Conditions of Learning	4	EDUC 355		Reading and Language Arts I	3
EDUC 333		Foundations of Literacy	3	EDUC 356		Elementary Science Methods	3
ARED 325		Aesthetic Inquiry	3	EDUC 357		Elementary Social Studies Methods	3
MUSC 226		Classroom Music Education	3	EDUC 358		Elementary Practicum I	4
EDUC 380		Innovative Technology	3	EDUC 341		Math Methods for Elementary Teachers	3
		TOTAL	16			TOTAL	16

FALL		FOURTH YEAR		SPRING		FOURTH YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
EDUC 359		Reading and Language Arts II	3	EDUC 451 OR	3	Elementary Residency II (CP) OR
EDUC 400		Inclusion in the Regular Classroom	3	EDUC 450		Student Teaching, Elementary School Grades K-6 (CP)	9
EDUC 364 OR		Elementary Residency I OR		**EDUC 461		Student Teaching Seminar (WM)	3
EDUC 363		Elementary Practicum II	6			TOTAL	12
		TOTAL	12
7/11/22						DEGREE TOTAL	120
Notes: EDUC 333 was added to program in 2013; it replaces the elective in Fall, Third Year. EDUC 341 was added to program in 2016; it replaces MATH 300 (comparable course now taught in the Education Department instead of Mathematics Department. **EDUC 461 is designated as the Writing in the Major course for Education.

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