Elementary Education Requirements
Required Gen Ed - 16 semester hours
4 BIOL 101 Biology Survey I & 101L Lab
or
BIOL 103 Biology Survey II & 103L Lab
3 GEOG 210 World Regional Geography
3 HIST 151 United States History I
or
HIST 152 United States History II
3 MATH 102 College Algebra
3 POLS 100 American Government
3 PSYC 101 General Psychology
Pre-Professional Core - 40 semester hours
2 ARTE 310 K-8 Art Methods
2 EDFN 338 Foundations of American Education
1 EDFN 395 Practicum: Pre-Admission Teaching
3 EDFN 475 Human Relations
4 ELED 303 Earth and 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-8 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 342 Math Concepts for Teachers II
2 MUS 353 K-8 Music Methods
2 PE 360 K-8 Physical Education Methods
3 SPED 300 Students with Exceptionalities
Professional Core - 32 semester hours
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
12 ELED 488 K-8 Student Teaching
2 ELED 495 Practicum: Pre-Student Teaching
2 MLED 480 Middle Level Methods
Gen Ed Requirements - 27 semester hours
3 ENGL 101 Composition I
3 ENGL 201 Composition II
0 MATH Gen Ed - Mathematics - satisfied by major
3 SPCM 101 Fundamentals of Speech
2 WEL 100 Wellness for Life & WEL 100L Lab
0 Gen Ed - Social Science - satisfied by major
12 Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities
4 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.