Early Elementary Area (P-5) and LBD – Bachelor of Arts

Program Requirements

General Education

General Education courses

variable

BIOL 110Inquiry Biology for Teachers

3

SCI 111Inquiry Physical Science for Teachers

3

EDF 211Human Growth and Development

3

EDEM 499CSeminar in Effective Teaching

3

Total Credit Hours:36

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.

Area Requirements

P-5 and LBD Area Requirements

EDF 207Foundations of Education

3

EDEE 305Learning Theories and Practices in Early Elementary

3

EDSP 230Education of Exceptional Children*

3

EDEE 327Literature and Materials for Young Readers

3

EDSP 350Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

3

EDSP 353Language Arts Teaching LBD*

3

EDSP 355Teaching Students with LBD*

3

EDSP 356Applied Behavior Analysis

3

EDSP 357Math and Content Teaching LBD*

3

EDSP 359Practicum in Teaching for Students with LBD*

1

EDSP 360Characteristics of Individuals with Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders

3

EDSP 365Including Students with Diverse Needs in the Classroom*

3

EDSP 372Transition to Adult Life

3

EDEE 423Supervised Student Teaching Practicum

6

EDSP 435Supervised Teaching Practicum

6

EDSP 365 (taken with either Elementary II or Elementary III)

Elementary I: courses to be taken concurrently
EDEL 302Integrating Technology into the Classroom

3

EDEM 330Foundations of Reading

3

EDSP 367Educational Assessment

3

Elementary II: courses to be taken concurrently
EDEE 321Teaching Math in Early Elementary Grades*

3

SCI 490Science for the Elementary Teacher*

3

Elementary III: courses to be taken concurrently
EDEE 322Teaching Social Studies in Early Elementary Grades*

3

EDEE 323Language Arts for Early Elementary*

3

EDEE 331Reading for Early Elementary Teachers*

3

Total Credit Hours:73

Supplemental Requirements

HST 261American History since 1865

3

or

HST 271World History since 1500

3

 

MATH 231Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher I

3

MATH 232Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher II

3

PSY 154Introduction to Psychology

3

ESS 112Inquiry Earth Systems Science for Teachers

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Total Credit Hours: 124