Core Curriculum (30 Credit Hours)

For details on the required courses, refer to the Core Curriculum   program. For students in this major, the following course satisfies both core curriculum and major requirements:

•  EDUC 2201 - Instructional Technology Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 1108 - United States History II Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 1107 - United States History I Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 2211 - World Civilizations I Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 2213 - World Civilizations III Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 1104 - Biosphere Credit Hours: 4

Pre- Major Courses (6 Credit Hours)

• EDUC 2200 - Introduction to Education Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2200L - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 0
• EDUC 2201 - Instructional Technology Credit Hours: 3

Professional Education (36 Credit Hours)

All courses must be completed prior to Student Teaching.

• EDUC 2203 - Human Development, Learning & Teaching Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2240 - High Incidence Disabilities for Educators Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2241 - Field Experience 2: The Learner and Learning Environment Credit Hours: 1
• EDUC 2260 - Instructional Design I Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2261 - Field Experience 3: Learning Context and Teaching Credit Hours: 2
• EDUC 3330 - The Reading Process Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 3332 - Pedagogy of Literacy (Reading and Language Arts Methods) Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 3333 - Assessment and Reading Improvement Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 3334 - Field Experience 4: Disciplinary Literacy and Assessment Credit Hours: 2
• EDUC 3340 - Instructional Design II Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 3341 - Residency 1: Teaching Practice and Assessment Credit Hours: 5
• EDUC 3351 - Inclusive Classroom Practices for Individual Differences Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 4485 - Action Research Credit Hours: 1
• EDUC 4486 - Portfolio Credit Hours: 1

Elementary Education K-6 Program (51 Credit Hours)

• ART 3352 - Arts Integration in the Elementary Classroom Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 3350 - Elementary Social Studies Methods Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 1107 - United States History I Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 1108 - United States History II Credit Hours: 3

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• HIST 2211 - World Civilizations I Credit Hours: 3

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• HIST 2213 - World Civilizations III Credit Hours: 3

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• HIST 3302 - West Virginia Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 2551 - Structure of the Real Numbers Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 2552 - Data Analysis and Geometry Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 3553 - Math Methods for Elementary Teachers Credit Hours: 3
• PHED 3000 - Wellness Integration in the Elementary Classroom Credit Hours: 3
• GEOS 2201 - Exosphere Credit Hours: 4
• GEOS 2202 - Geosphere Credit Hours: 4
• PHSC 4412 - Elementary Science Methods Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 4484 - Residency 2: Student Teaching for Elementary Credit Hours: 10

Optional Specializations (10-25 Credit Hours)

Subject Specializations Grades

1. Elementary Education K-6, BA (Mathematics Endorsement, 5-9)  
2. Elementary Education K-6, BA (Spanish Endorsement, Pre-K-Adult)  
3. Elementary Education K-6, BA (Multi-categorical Special Education Endorsement, K-12)