Elementary Education K-6 5-8, B.A.
Coordinator: Dr. George Kolodiy
Hutchinson Hall, Room 334 A
(908) 737-4013
129 S. H or higher depending on academic major (Code 24111)
General Education 43-44
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements
Humanities 9
Social Sciences 9
Science and Mathematics 10 or 11
| MATH 1010 | FOUNDATIONS OF MATH | 3 |
| BIO 1000 | PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| Additional Science Course | 3-4 |
Health and Physical Education 3
| ID 1225 | CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH | 3 |
Additional Required Courses 19
Additional Requirements 19
Academic Major – (Full Major 30 or More S.H.) K-6, 5-8 Candidates Must Complete a Full Academic Major
(See academic advisor in that program for requirements)
Professional Education 30
All courses must be passed with a B- or higher; field courses with S
Sophomore Level
| EMSE 2802 | EXPLORING TEACHING/LABORATORY EXPERIENC | 3 |
EMSE 2802: Teacher Work Sample Portfolio preparation begins in this class
Junior Level
| EDUC 3000 | CURRICULUM EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER | 3 |
| EDUC 3400 | LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN THE PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM | 3 |
| EMSE 3140 | SOCIAL STUDIES AND COMTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EDUCATION - WE | 3 |
| EMSE 3123 | MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION | 3 |
| EMSE 3300 | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOOL | 3 |
| EMSE 3802 | CLINICAL PRACTICE I IN K-6/5-8 BILINGUAL EDUCATION | 2 |
| EMSE 3903 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS | 1 |
EMSE 3300: Take EMSE 3300 with EMSE 3802 for Teacher Work Sample
Senior Level
EMSE 4812: take with EMSE 4900 for Teacher Work Sample. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis II exam (#5001 ) as well as the appropriate Middle School Praxis II exam must be passed before taking Professional Internship. Teacher Work Sample is completed in EMSE 4812 and EMSE 4900
Capstone Course
Free Electives 0-9
Number of free electives required depends on academic major selected