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Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
120 Credits
This degree will license you to teach K-6 Elementary Education. It also includes a minor in Early Childhood Education, Reading, Math, Physical Education, or K-12 Mild Intervention.
This program is part of the School of Education.
Degree Requirements
Foundations (14 credits)
- EDUC-Q 200 Scientific Inquiry
- HPER-P 290 Movement for Children
- EDUC-F 205 Study of Education & Practice of Teaching
- EDUC-M 201 Psychology Applied to Teaching Lab / Field experience
- EDUC-P 250 General Educational Psychology
- EDUC-M 300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society
Professional Education Courses (12 credits)
- EDUC-W 200 Using Computers in the Classroom
- EDUC-E 301 Emergent Literacy
- EDUC-K 305 Teaching Exceptional Learners
- EDUC-P 320 Assessment in the Classroom
- EDUC-E 337 Classroom Learning Environment
Methods (23 credits) - Must be admitted to TEP
- EDUC-M 311 General Methods for Elementary Teachers
- EDUC-E 343 & EDUC-M 301 Math in the Elementary School
- EDUC-E 328 & EDUC-M 301 Science in the Elementary School
- EDUC-E 339, EDUC-E 340 & EDUC-M 301 Teaching Language Arts & Reading
- EDUC-E 341 Teaching Reading II
- EDUC-E 325 Teaching Social Studies
Student Teaching Semester (12 credits)
- EDUC-M 425 Elementary Student Teaching
- EDUC-M 420 General Methods & Capstone Seminar
Program Requirements
First-Year Seminar (0-3 credits)
- UCOL-U 101 or HON-H 100 - A passing grade is required in the First Year Seminar course. This course is mandatory for all beginning freshmen and for transfer students with no more than 12 credit hours of transferring coursework. This course must be taken in the first semester after admission to Indiana University East.
Literature (3 credits) - Choose one from:
- ENG-L 390 Children's Literature
- EDUC-E 449 Tradebooks for Classroom Teachers
Science (3 credits)
- BIOL-Q 201 Biology for Teachers
Mathematics (3 credits)
- EDUC-N 102 Math for Teachers
Professional Education Requirements
The lab / field experience courses, including EDUC-M 201, EDUC-M 301, and EDUC-M 401, can (and must) be taken multiple times for credit.
Suggested minors
Minor Requirement (choose one)
Mild Intervention Minor (15 credits)
- EDUC-K 307 Methods of Teaching Students with Special Needs
- EDUC-K 343 Behavior and Classroom Management (formerly Educating the Socially and Emotionally Disturbed)
- EDUC-K 352 Specially Designed Instruction (formerly Educating Students with Learning Disorders)
- EDUC-K 362 Team Approaches to Educating Students with Disabilities
- EDUC-K 410 Trends and Issues in Special Education
Students wishing to add Mild Intervention to an existing license will also need to take EDUC-K595 Practicum in Special Education
Reading Minor (15 credits)
- EDUC-X 401 Critical Reading in the Content Area
- EDUC-L 436 Methods and Materials for English as a Second Language
- EDUC-X 400 Diagnostic Reading
- EDUC-L 400 Instructional Issues in Language Education
- EDUC-F 401 Summer Reading Clinic
Math Minor (housed in the School of Natural Science and Math) (18 credits)
- MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics
- MATH-M 123 College Algebra
- MATH-M 125 Pre-Calculus
- MATH-M 126 Trigonometry
- MATH-T 336 Topics in Euclidean Geometry
- MATH-T 300 Statistical Techniques
Physical Education Minor (13 credits)
- HPER-P 140 Foundations of Physical Education
- HPER-P 141 Fundamentals of Human Movement
- HPER-P 205 Structural Kinesiology
- HPER-P 214 Basic Methods of Teaching Physical Education
- HPER-P 280 Basic Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
- HPER-P 290 Movement Experience for Children
Early Childhood Education Minor (15 credits)
- EDUC-E 335 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
- EDUC-E 336 Play as Development
- EDUC-E 338 The Early Childhood Educator
- EDUC-E 351 Foundations of Early Care and Education 2
- EDUC-E 352 Foundations of Early Care and Education 3
English as a New Language (15 credits)
- EDUC-L 436 Methods and Materials for ESL Instruction
- EDUC-L 403 Assessment Literacy for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
- EDUC-L 441 Bilingual Education: Introduction
- ENG-G 205 Introduction to the English Language
- EDUC-X 400 Diagnostic Teaching of Reading in the Classroom