Elementary Education Major

Required Courses: 33 credits

EDUC 110	Foundations of American Education	3
EDUC 219	Technology in Education	3
EDUC 245	Educational Psychology and Measurement	3
EDUC 275W	Teach, Learn Connect Methods	3
EDUC 290	Children's Literature	2
EDUC 301	Methods Teaching Elementary and Middle School Science	2
EDUC 313	Teaching Mathematics in Elementary and Middle School	3
EDUC 320	Methods Teach and Assessing Writing	3
EDUC 325	Methods Teach and Assessing Reading	3
EDUC 350	Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary and Middle School	2
EDUC 355	Human Relations in Education	3
EDUC 472	Student Teaching: Elementary	1-12
SPED 240	Teaching in Inclusive Schools	3

Required Supportive Courses: 45 credit hours

ART 290	Art and Children	3
	Biological Science Course	4
	Physical Science Course	4
ENGL 200W	The Literary Experience	3
FYS 110	First Year Seminar I	4
FYS 111	First Year Seminar II	4
GEOG 220	Geography and Earth/Space Science	2
GOVT 110	Introduction to Government	3
HIST 110	Western Civilization I	3
HIST 120	American Experience to 1877	3
	OR
HIST 121	American Experience Since 1877	3
MATH 130	Numbers and Operations for Teachers	3
MATH 131	Geometry and Probability for Teachers	3
MUSI 230	Music,Theatre and Dance for the Elementary Teacher	2
NAST 320/SOCI 320	Native American Social Systems	3
	OR
NAST 252/HIST 252	History of the Lakota/Dakota	3
PE 265	Health, PE and Movement in the Elementary and Middle School Classroom	1

Elementary Education Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.  

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim.  Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

First Year

Fall Semester

FYS 110	First Year Seminar I	4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

Spring Semester

FYS 111

First Year Seminar II

4

Second Year

Fall Semester

Interim

Spring Semester

Third Year

Fall Semester

Interim

Spring Semester

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Interim

Spring Semester