Required Core - 12 semester hours

• GEOG 210 - World Regional Geography
• HIST 151 - United States History I
• or
• HIST 152 - United States History II
• POLS 100 - American Government
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology

Pre-Professional Core - 41 semester hours

• MATH Elective - 3 semester hours
• ARTE 310 - K-8 Art Methods
• ECE 228 - Guidance with Young Children
• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education
• EDFN 395 - Practicum
• EDFN 475 - Human Relations
• ELED 303 - Earth and Physical Science for Elem Teachers
• ELED 315 - Foundations & Theory of Reading
• EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology
• EPSY 327 - Child Growth & Development
• HLTH 251 - First Aid & CPR
• HLTH 321 - K-8 Methods of Teaching Health
• INED 411 - South Dakota Indian Studies
• LIBM 205 - Children's Literature
• MATH 341 - Math Concepts for Teachers I
• SPED 300 - Students with Exceptionalities
• SPED 460 - Family Systems and Professional Collaboration

Professional Core - 47 semester hours

• ECE 411 - Social Development in Early Childhood
• ECE 413 - Early Childhood Curriculum
• ECE 417 - Methods of Early Childhood Education
• ECE 486 - Early Childhood/Special Education Student Teaching: Preschool
• ECE 488 - Student Teaching
• EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology & Learning
• ELED 320 - K-8 Science Methods
• ELED 330 - K-8 Math Methods
• ELED 360 - K-8 Social Science Methods
• ELED 440 - K-8 Language Arts Methods
• ELED 450 - K-8 Reading Methods
• ELED 459 - Diagnosis & Remediation of Reading Difficulties
• ELED 495 - Practicum
• SPED 410 - Behavior Management of Exceptional Children
• SPED 413 - Serving Students with MR, DD, and Severe Disabilities
• SPED 431 - Identification and Assessment in Special Education

Gen Ed Requirements - 34 semester hours

• MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics - 3 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Social Science - satisfied by major - 0 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities - 12 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab - 8 semester hours
• ENGL 101 - Composition I
• ENGL 201 - Composition II
• SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech
•          OR
• SPCM 215 - Public Speaking
•          OR
• SPCM 222 - Argumentation and Debate
• WEL 100 - Wellness for Life
• WEL 100L - Wellness Lab

Note:

A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 128 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.