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 6)
• 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 5)

• 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 Elective. Credits: 3-4
• 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: 16-18

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
• Science Elective. Credits: 1-3

• 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 +, 4)

• 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 footnotes +, 1)

Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 18-19

• Block I
  (See footnote +)
• Concentration: Upper Division. Credits: 3
• Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
  (See footnote 2)

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

• (See footnote +)

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

• (See footnotes +, 1)

• MLE 3110 - Curriculum and Instruction in Middle-Level School Credits: 3

• (See footnotes +, 1)

• MLE 4000 - Practicum in Middle School Curriculum & Instruction. Credits: 1

• (See footnotes +, 1, 3)

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 +)
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective. Credits:3
  (See footnote 5)
• Concentration: Upper Division. Credits: 3

• MLE 3150 - Interdisciplinary Teaching in the Middle-Level School. Credits: 3

• (See footnotes +, 1)

• MLE 4000 - Practicum in Middle School Curriculum & Instruction. Credits: 1

• (See footnotes +, 1, 3)

• MLE 4280 - Teaching Reading in the Middle/Secondary School. Credits: 3

• (See footnotes +, 1)

• MLE 4760 - Student Social-Emotional Development in the Middle Grades. 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 MLE 4000 must be taken twice.

⁴ Students selecting Mathematics subject area are exempt from MAT 3420

⁵ Elective must meet University requirements Gen Ed Diversity

⁶ Select course from CHM 1040G, CHM 1310G/1315G, CHM 2040G, PHY 1052G/1053G, PHY 1151G/1152G, or PHY 3050G.

English

Eighteen semester hours of course work, six must be at the upper division level. Must include ENG 2901 or an advanced composition course, a course in American Literature, and an upper division course in children’s literature such as ENG 3405 or 4903.

General Science

Eighteen semester hours of course work, six must be at the upper division level. At least two courses from biological science and two from physical science must be represented. Courses must include BIO 1100 and one of the following courses: BIO 1200G or 1300G. A total program must include both Chemistry and Physics.

Mathematics

Eighteen semester hours of course work, six must be at the upper division level. At least three of the following areas must be represented: A) calculus; B) modern algebra or number theory; C) geometry; D) computer science; E) probability and statistics; or F) history of mathematics. Methods courses are not acceptable. An algebra course should be included in a student’s total program.

Social Science

Eighteen 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. Courses must include HIS 2010 or 2020, world civilization, a course in non-U.S. history and electives from Economics, Geography, and Political Science.