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

2024-2025 Elementary Education 4-Year Progression

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