A grade of C or higher is required in all Teacher Education courses and practica. A 3.0 or higher grade point average in Teacher Education courses and practica is needed before the Professional Semester.
Pre-Professional Component (10 credit hours)
- EDCI 200 – Teaching as a Career (1)
(Co-requisite with EDCI 230 – Early Field Experience and sophomore standing)
- EDCI 230 – Early Field Experience (1)
(Co-requisite with EDCI 200 – Teaching as a Career and sophomore standing)
- EDEL 250 – Health and Movement Education in Elementary Classrooms (2)
- EDCI 110 – Foundations of Education (3)
- EDCI 400 – New Literacies in Contemporary Classrooms (3)
Professional Component (46 credit hours)
Admission to Teacher Education is required. Students receiving a grade of less than a C in a Block A course will not be permitted to proceed to Block B until a grade of C or higher is recorded (i.e., must retake the Block A course first). Students receiving a grade of less than C in a Block B course or practicum will not be permitted to proceed to Block C until a grade of C or higher is recorded. Students receiving a grade of less than C in a Block C course will not be permitted to proceed to the professional semester until a grade of C or higher is recorded.
Block A (10 credit hours)
Must be taken concurrently and prior to Block B.
- EDCI 318 – Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning (1)
- EDCI 315 – Educational Psychology (3)
- EDCI 320 – Core Teaching Skills and Lab (3)
- EDSP 324 – Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom (3)
Block B (12 credit hours)
Must be taken concurrently and prior to Block C.
- EDEL 410 – Block B Practicum: K-6 (2)
- EDEL 411 – Teaching Literacy: K-2 (3)
- EDEL 412 – Teaching Science: K-6 (3)
- EDEL 413 – Classroom Assessment: K-6 (1)
- EDEL 414 – Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners (3)
Block C (12 credit hours)
Must be taken concurrently and prior to the Professional Semester.
- EDEL 460 – Block C Practicum: K-6 (2)
- EDEL 461 – Teaching Literacy: Grades 3-6 (3)
- EDEL 462 – Teaching Social Studies: K-6 (3)
- EDEL 463 – Teaching Mathematics: K-6 (3)
- EDEL 464 – Classroom Management and Discipline: K-6 (1)
Professional Semester (12 credit hours)
A 3.0 or higher grade point average in teacher education courses and practica is needed before the professional semester.
- EDEL 585 – Teaching Internship in Elementary Schools (12)