Departmental Requirements (in addition to University General Education Requirements)

University General Education and additional departmental required courses: 48 semester hours

Some courses may also count toward University general education requirements.  Consult with Departmental Advisor.

• HIS 3600G - The U.S. Constitution and the Nation. Credits: 3

• or

• PLS 1153G - American Government and Constitution. Credits: 3

Professional Course Work

(75-79 semester hours)

• Concentration.  Credits:  18

• ART 3440 - Art for Teachers in the Elementary Grades. Credits: 2

• or MUS 3420

• EDF 2555 - Diversity of Schools and Societies: Social and Global Perspectives. Credits: 3
• EDF 4450 - Philosophy and History of Education. Credits: 3
• EDU 2022 - Teaching and Learning with Technology in Classrooms. Credits: 2
• ELE 2000 - The Teacher and the School. Credits: 2
• ELE 2320 - Childhood and Early Adolescent Development. Credits: 3
• ELE 3280 - Developmental Reading in the Elementary and Middle School. Credits: 3
• HST 3000 - Health Concepts for Teachers. Credits: 2
• KSS 3600 - Introduction to Elementary School Physical Education. Credits: 2
• MAT 3420 - Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6. Credits: 2

• (See footnote 1)

• MLE 3110 - Curriculum and Instruction in Middle-Level School. Credits: 3
• MLE 3150 - Interdisciplinary Teaching in the Middle-Level School. Credits: 3
• MLE 40001 - Practicum in Middle School Curriculum & Instruction. Credits: 1

• (See footnote 2)

• MLE 40002 - Practicum in Middle School Curriculum & Instruction. Credits: 1

• (See footnote 2)

• MLE 4280 - Teaching Reading in the Middle/Secondary School. Credits: 3
• MLE 4760 - Student Social-Emotional Development in the Middle Grades. Credits: 3
• MUS 3420 - Music in Elementary Schools. Credits: 2

• or ART 3440

• SPE 2000 - Disabilities in the Context of Education and the Life Span. Credits: 2

• and

• SPE 3000 - Education of Individuals with Exceptional Learning Needs. Credits: 3

• or

• SPE 3500 - The Education of Individuals with Exceptional Learning Needs: Access to the General Curriculum. Credits: 3

• (See footnote 5)

• STG 4000 - Multicultural/Disabilities Practicum. Credits: 1
• STG 4001 - Student Teaching. Credits: 12-16

• (See footnote 3)

• (Register for 14 semester hours)

One of the following:

• ELE 3290 - Science in the Elementary and Middle School. Credits: 3
• ELE 3340 - Social Studies for the Elementary and Middle School. Credits: 3
• ELE 3350 - Language Arts in the Elementary and Middle School. Credits: 2

• or

• MAT 3620 - Teaching Mathematics 6-9. Credits: 3

• (See footnote 4)

Footnotes:

¹ Students selecting Mathematics subject area are exempt from MAT 3420.

² Take MLE 40001 with Block I and MLE 40002 with Block II.

³ Students will student teach in Grades 4-6 or in a multi-disciplinary middle-level school assignment through Grade 8.

⁴ Taken concurrently with Block I. Consult Departmental Advisor for appropriate course.

⁵ Must be taken prior to student teaching

Elementary Education: Middle School Option Concentration

Elementary Education majors pursuing the Middle School Option must select a concentration from the list below. Each concentration requires 18 semester hours. Courses used to satisfy other General Education requirements cannot be applied toward the concentration, with the possible exception of the diversity course which may be included in the concentration if appropriate.

Students wishing to receive an endorsement in any area in order to be able to teach in a departmentalized Junior High or Middle School (grades 5-9), must check with their advisors for specific requirements.

Footnotes:

Selection to Teacher Education programs should occur following the freshman year but no later than the end of the sophomore year (for transfer students this should occur no later than the end of their first semester. Selection requires that students pass the Illinois Certification Test of Basic Skills/Test of Academic Proficiency.

University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses should occur at the end of the first semester junior year with Formal University Admission to Teacher Education occurring at the end of the junior year. See the Teacher Certification Program section of this catalog for more information.

Departmental Approval to Student Teach must be granted prior to Student Teaching. Students must also pass the Illinois Certification Content Area test for Elementary Education prior to student teaching.

Students must pass the appropriate Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT) test before they can graduate from a teacher certification program.