Education Elementary PK-5 Primary Licensure, Bachelor of Science

(Program of Study)

Freshman Year

First Semester

EDU 112	Introduction to Individuals with Disabilities	3
EDU 213	Pre-Field Seminar	1
EDU 218	Foundations of Education	3
ENG 280	Phonics and the History of Language	3
MTH 121	Mathematics for Early and Middle Grade Teachers I	3
THE 101	Foundations of Catholicism	3
	OR
THE 110	The Word of God: Scripture and Tradition	3

Second Semester

EDU 318	Child and Adolescent Literature	3
BIO 150	Nutrition and Health for Young Children	3
	OR
BIO 203	Human Embryology	3
CSC 155	Computers and Instructional Technology I	3
MTH 122	Mathematics for Early and Middle Grade Teachers II	3
PSY 206	Psychology of Human Development I	3
	American Founding Principles Core	3

Sophomore Year

First Semester

EDU 109	Early Experience I	2
EDU 215	Activities/Games/Drama for the Young Child	3
EDU 321	Inclusive Early Childhood Education	3
EDU 325	Assessment and Intervention Practices for Young Children with Mild Disabilities	3
GEO 122	Introduction to Geography	3
SWK 309	Issues of Culture and Diversity	3

Second Semester

ENG 210	Epic and the Person	3
	OR
ENG 211	Lyric and Dramatic Voices	3
HST 105	History of Civilization I	3
	OR
HST 106	History of Civilization II	3
PHL 212/PHL 512	Foundations of Ethics	3
	Catholic Traditions in Fine Arts Core	3

Junior Year

First Semester

EDU 209	Early Experience II	2
EDU 305	Teaching Language Arts	3
EDU 348	Class Organization and Management Mild/Moderate Needs	3
EDU 365	Teaching Integrated Social Studies	3
BIO 106	Survey of Biological Science	3
	OR
PHY 105	Survey of Physical Science	3
THE 115/THE 515	Christian Moral Principles	3

Second Semester

EDU 300	Active Learning for Young Children in Science and Social Studies	3
EDU 320	Content Area Reading	3
	OR
EDU 554	Reading in the Content Areas	3
EDU 330	Mathematics Methods in the Early and Middle Grades	3
EDU 344	Teaching Reading	3
EDU 366	Preparing Educators for Virtual Contexts	3

Senior Year

First Semester

EDU 214	Field Service and Professional Development in Diverse Environments	1
EDU 345	Reading Diagnosis and Assessment	3
EDU 360	Middle School: Curriculum Methods & Management of Early Adolescents	3
	OR
EDU 511	Curriculum	3
PHL 113/PHL 503	Philosophy of the Human Person	3
PSY 301	Educational Psychology	3
	Elective	3

Second Semester

EDU 405	Teaching Strategies	3
EDU 410	Elementary Student Teaching	9
EDU 435	Coordinating Seminar	1

NOTE:  EDU 554 and EDU 511 may only be taken if student has prior program acceptance for the Accelerated Master's Program.