Elementary Education Major, Grades 1-6, English Language Learner (ELL) K-12, BSE, EE04

General Education Core Requirements 42 Hours: 22 Hours

• Area 1A   6 hours met by ECON 0101  and/or PSY 0100  and/or GEOG 0111  
• Area 1B   3 hours met by HIST 0110  or HIST 0120  or PSC 0120  
• Area 2A   6 hours written communication - see below
• Area 2B   3 hours oral communication - see below
• Area 3     3 hours BIO 0102  is recommended but not required
• Area 3     4 hours PHYS 0121  is recommended but not required
• Area 4     3 hours met by MATH 0120  
• Area 5A   6 hours total, ENG 0250  recommended but not required
• Area 5B   3 hours met by ART 0220  and MUS 0332  
• Area 5C   3 hours met by EDUC 0280  
• Area 5D   2 hours met by KINE 0311  and KINE 0370  

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 Yours to Lose students only

Supporting Requirements: 25 Hours

• Grade of ‘C’ or higher

• ECON 0101 - Economics of Social Issues 3
• EDUC 0100 - Introduction to Teacher Education I 3
• GEOG 0111 - World Regional Geography 3
• GEOL 0211 - Fundamentals of Earth and Space Science 4
• HIST 0110 - United States History 1492-1877 3 OR HIST 120 United States History 1877 to Present (3)
• MATH 0119 - Math for Elementary Teachers I 3
• PSC 0120 - American Government 3
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3

Professional Education: 50 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / Grade of ‘C’ or higher

• ART 0220 - Art for the Elementary School Teacher 2
• EDUC 0280 - Foundations of Education in a Global Society 3
• EDUC 0302 - The Exceptional Child 2
• EDUC 0305 - Family Systems for Spec Educ 1
• EDUC 0311 - Science in the Elementary School 3
• EDUC 0312 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School 3
• EDUC 0321 - Microteaching 1
• EDUC 0322 - Teaching Social Studies in Elementary 3
• EDUC 0329 - Pedagogical Theory, Methods and Practices 4
• EDUC 0340 - Language Arts 2
• EDUC 0342 - Developmental Reading: Elementary 3
• EDUC 0343 - Content Area Literacy: Elementary 1
• EDUC 0423 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3
• EDUC 0432 - Critical Issues in Education 2
• EDUC 0470 - Assessments for Reading Instruction 3
• ENG 0325 - Children’s Literature 3
• KINE 0311 - Physical Education for the Elementary School 2
• KINE 0370 - School Health Education 2
• MATH 0120 - Math for Elementary Teachers II 3
• MUS 0332 - Music for Elementary School 2
• PSY 0310 - Educational Psychology 3

Content Knowledge - ELL: 18 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0380 - Second Language Acquisition 3
• EDUC 0381 - Culture and Language Acquisition (Sociolinguistics) for ELL 3
• EDUC 0385 - Assessment Strategies for English Language Learners 3
• EDUC 0387 - Linguistics and English Linguistics 3
• EDUC 0480 - Instructional Techniques for Teaching English Language Learners 3
• EDUC 0481 - Curriculum for Teaching English Language Learners 3

Field and Clinical Experience: 13 Hours

• EDUC 0442 - Student Teaching - Elementary 10
• EDUC 0482 - Practicum for Teaching English Language Learners 3

MoCA Missouri Content Assessment

• Passing Score of 220

Total Hours: 129

• EDUC 321, EDUC 329 and EDUC 423 are Junior Block courses
• Institutional requirement may also be met by HNRS 101 (2 cr hrs)
• Gen. Ed. Core 42 recommendations: BIO 102 Area 3A, PHYS 121 Area 3B, ENG 250 3 hours of Area 5A
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