Elementary Education Major Requiements
In order to earn the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in elementary education and obtain teaching licensure in grades K-8, a student must successfully complete the following:
Major and Professional Education Program Requirements
ED 102 Foundations of Education
ED 205 Classroom Management
ED 212 Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
ED 228 Children’s Literature
ED/PSY 229 Educational Psychology
ED 245 Diversity Field Experience
ED 312 Elementary Science and Social Studies
ED 320 Art Education in the Elementary School
ED 323 Teaching the Communication Arts I
ED 324 Corrective and Remedial Reading
ED 325 Teaching the Communication Arts II
ED 329 Music Education in the Elementary School
ED 405 Education Seminar
ED 410 Student Teaching
ED 412 Measurement and Assessment in Teaching
HPE 109 Techniques of Basic Skills in Physical Education
HPE 314 Physical Education in the Elementary School
SPED 300 Introduction to Exceptional Children
Other Program Requirements
AN/SO 218 Introduction to Native American Studies
CS 103 Instructional Media and Technology
MA 201-202 Mathematics for Elementary Education
HPE 214 The School Health Program
PSY 227 Child Psychology or PSY 105 General Psychology
PSY 203 Developmental Psychology
One semester of earth science (EAS 201 or AS 102)
One semester of life sciences (BI 101 or BI 102)
One semester of physical sciences (CH 111 or PHYS 103)
A United States history course
A contemporary world culture course
Notes:
1. All degree students should review requirements for graduation as described.
2. Courses in economics, anthropology, and American national government are highly recommended.
Acceptance Into Teacher Education Program
All students in programs that lead to teacher licensure (elementary or secondary education) should review requirements for acceptance into this program.
Admission to Carroll College does not automatically qualify a student for acceptance into the teacher education program. All individuals pursuing academic programs that lead to teacher licensure must, by the end of their sophomore year (before April 1), submit an admission application to the Department of Education: Health, Physical, and Teacher. It is the student’s responsibility to seek admission to the program.
Students must meet the following criteria:
1. Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST) minimum scores of 170 in reading, 170 in writing, and 170 in mathematics;
2. grade of “C” or better in CO 101
3. a minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average.
In addition, students will be assessed based on the following:
4. a written essay
5. faculty recommendations
6. interview
7. background check
8. portfolio (See Teacher Development Portfolio: Collect, Select, Reflect)
9. previous K-12 field experiences.
The candidate’s status will be evaluated by the Department’s admissions committee based on the above criteria. The student will be accepted into the program, accepted on a provisional basis, or denied acceptance. Those who are not directly accepted into the program will be informed of their deficiency and may be given further opportunity for acceptance following counseling and/or academic assistance. Students who have been accepted into the teacher education program, but have not been enrolled in Carroll College for one semester or more, must seek readmission into the program. Transfer students at the junior level are accepted to the program conditionally for one semester. One month prior to the close of that semester, junior transfer students must submit an application for acceptance into the teacher education program. Transfer candidates will be reviewed in the same manner as sophomore students.
All candidates will be informed of their status no later than June 30 of the admission year.