Required Core - 12 semester hours

• 3 GEOG 210 World Regional Geography (gen ed)
• 3 HIST 151 United States History I (gen ed)
  or
  HIST 152 United States History II
• 3 POLS 100 American Government (gen ed)
• 3 PSYC 101 General Psychology
  
  Pre-Professional Core - 41 semester hours
• 2 ARTE 310 K-8 Art Methods
• 2 ECE 228 Observation and Participation in Early Childhood
• 2 EDFN 338 Foundations of American Education
• 1 EDFN 395 Practicum: Pre-Admission Teaching
• 3 EDFN 475 Human Relations
• 4 ELED 303 Earth & Physical Science for Elementary Teachers
• 2 ELED 315 Foundations & Theories of Reading
• 3 EPSY 302 Educational Psychology
• 3 EPSY 327 Child Growth & Development
• 1 HLTH 251 First Aid & CPR
• 1 HLTH 321 K-12 Methods of Teaching Health
• 3 INED 411 South Dakota Indian Studies
• 2 LIBM 205 Children’s Literature
• 3 MATH 341 Math Concepts for Teachers I
• 3 MATH Elective
• 3 SPED 300 Students with Exceptionalities
• 3 SPED 460 Family Systems and Professional Collaboration
  
  Professional Core - 47 semester hours
• 3 ECE 411 Guidance for Young Children
• 3 ECE 413 Early Childhood Curriculum
• 3 ECE 417 Methods of Early Childhood Education
• 6 ECE 486 Early Childhood/Special Ed Student Teaching: Preschool
• 6 ECE 488 Early Childhood Student Teaching
• 3 EDFN 365 Computer Based Technology & Learning
• 2 ELED 320 K-8 Science Methods
• 2 ELED 330 K-8 Math Methods
• 2 ELED 360 K-8 Social Science Methods
• 2 ELED 440 K-8 Language Arts Methods
• 2 ELED 450 K-8 Reading Methods
• 3 ELED 459 Diagnosis & Remediation of Reading Difficulties
• 2 ELED 495 Practicum: Pre-Student Teaching
• 3 SPED 410 Behavior Management of Exceptional Children
• 3 SPED 413 Students with MR, DD, and Severe Disabilities
• 2 SPED 431 Identification and Assessment in Special Education
  
  Gen Ed Requirements - 34 semester hours
• 3 ENGL 101 Composition I
• 3 ENGL 201 Composition II
• 3 MATH Gen Ed - Mathematics
• 3 SPCM Speech 101, 215, or 222
• 2 WEL 100 Wellness for Life & 100L Lab
• 0 Gen Ed - Social Science - satisfied by major
• 12 Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities
• 8 Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab
  
  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.