First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15

• Concentration: Lower Division. Credits: 3

• BIO 1001G - Biological Principles and Issues. Credits: 3
• ENG 1001G - Composition and Language. Credits: 3

• (See footnote +)

• PLS 1153G - American Government and Constitution. Credits: 3
• SPC 1310G - Introduction to Speech Communication. Credits: 3

• (See footnote +)

First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-16

• Physical Science G Elective. Credits: 3-4
  (See footnote 4)
• Humanities G ART or Music. Credits: 3
• Concentration: Lower Division. Credits: 3

• ENG 1002G - Composition and Literature. Credits: 3

• (See footnote +)

• MAT 1420 - Introductory Mathematics and Numeration. Credits: 3

• (See footnote +)

Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

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.

• Humanities G ENG. Credits: 3
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective. Credits: 3
  (See footnote 3)

• EDU 2022 - Teaching and Learning with Technology in Classrooms. Credits: 2

• (See footnote +)

• ELE 2000 - The Teacher and the School. Credits: 2

• (See footnote +)

• ELE 2320 - Childhood and Early Adolescent Development. Credits: 3

• (See footnote +)

• MAT 2420G - Introductory Geometry. Credits: 3

• (See footnote +)

Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 14-15

• Physical Science.
• Humanities G Elective. Credits: 3
• Concentration: Lower Division. Credits: 3

• EDF 2555 - Diversity of Schools and Societies: Social and Global Perspectives. Credits: 3

• (See footnote +)

• HST 3000 - Health Concepts for Teachers Credits: 2

• (See footnote +)

Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15

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.

• Concentration: Upper Division. Credits: 3

• ART 2440 - Art for Teachers in the Elementary Grades. Credits: 2

• or MUS 3420 (See footnote +)

• HIS 2010 - History of the United States to 1877. Credits: 3
• MAT 3420 - Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6. Credits: 2

• (See footnote +)

• MUS 3420 - Music in Elementary Schools. Credits: 2

• or ART 2440 (See footnote +)

• PED 3600 - Introduction to Elementary School Physical Education. Credits: 2

• (See footnote +)

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

• (See footnote +, 1)

Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16-17

• Block I
  (See footnote +)
• Science Elective. Credits: 1-2
• Senior Seminar. Credits: 3

• EDF 4450 - Philosophy and History of Education. Credits: 3

• (See footnote +)

• ELE 3000 - Instructional Strategies for the Elementary Classroom. Credits: 4

• (See footnotes +, 1)

• ELE 3280 - Developmental Reading in the Elementary School. Credits: 3

• (See footnotes +, 1)

• ELE 3350 - Language Arts in the Elementary School. Credits: 2

• (See footnotes +, 1)

Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

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

• Block II
  (See footnote +)
• Concentration: Upper Division. Credits: 3
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective. Credits: 3

• ELE 3290 - Science in the Elementary School. Credits: 3

• (See footnotes +, 1)

• ELE 3340 - Social Studies for Elementary School Children. Credits: 3

• (See footnotes +, 1)

• ELE 4000 - Practicum in Elementary Curriculum and Instruction. Credits: 1

• (See footnotes +, 1)

• ELE 4880 - Diagnostic-Prescriptive Reading Instruction. Credits: 3

• (See footnotes +, 1)

Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15

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

Footnotes

+ Requires a “C” or better

¹ Requires University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses.

² Senior Seminar must be taken outside of major.

³ Elective must meet University requirements Gen Ed Diversity

English

Fifteen semester hours of course work, six must be at the upper division level. Must include ENG 2901 or an advanced composition (or writing) course above the freshman level, one course in American Literature, and a course in children’s literature.

Fine Arts

Fifteen semester hours of course work, six must be at the upper division level. Two disciplines must be represented with a minimum of two courses from each discipline. Select from Art, Music or Theater Arts.

Foreign Language

Fifteen semester hours of course work, six must be at the upper division level.

General Science

Fifteen semester hours of course work selected from two areas, six must be at the upper division level. Two disciplines must be represented with a minimum of two courses from each discipline. Select from Biological Science, Chemistry, Earth Science, Geology and Physics.

Mathematics

Fifteen semester hours of course work other than methods courses, six must be at the upper division level.

Social Science

Fifteen semester hours of course work, six must be at the upper division level. Two disciplines must be represented with a minimum of two courses from each discipline. One course in world civilization must be included. Select from Economics, Geography, History and Political Science.