Education, Early Childhood Education
2023-2024
FIRST YEAR
Semester 1
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
EDU 210 | Exploring Equity in Education | 1 | Fall, Spring | Off Campus Clinical hours 20 | C+ | MJ |
EDU 212 | Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers I | 3 | Fall, Spring | C+ | MJ | |
Foreign Language 103 | Modern Language | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer | If not completed in high school or transfer coursework | ||
Gen Ed (SS, DV) | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer | See IPED advisor | SS, DV | ||
Gen Ed (SS) | 3 | Fall, Spring | See IPED Advisor | SS | ||
Gen Ed (HU) | 3 |
Fall, Spring |
See IPED Advisor |
HU | ||
TOTAL | 17 |
Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.
Semester 2
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
EDU 304 | Context and Culture in Learning Environments | 3 | Fall, Spring | C+ | MJ | |
Foreign Language 104 | Modern Language | 4 | Fall, Spring | If not completed in high school or transfer coursework | ||
EDU 312 | Designing Learning Curriculum | 2 | Fall, Spring | C+ | MJ | |
EDU 325 | Introduction to Second Language Acquisition | 3 | Spring | C+ | MJ | |
Gen Ed (HU) | 3 | Fall, Spring | See IPED Advisor | HU | ||
Gen Ed (NS) | 3-4 | Fall, Spring | See IPED Advisor | NS | ||
TOTAL | 18-19 | |||||
YEAR TOTAL | 35-36 |
Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.
SECOND YEAR
Semester 1
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
EDU 430 | Using Action Research to Improve Instruction | 2 | Fall, Spring | Off Campus Clinical hours 60 | C+ | MJ |
EDU 332 | Foundations of Literacy | 2 | Fall | Attempt FORT test after this course | C+ | MJ |
EDU 333 | Children's and Adolescent Literature and New Literacies | 3 | Fall | C+ | MJ | |
Gen Ed (NS) | 3 | Fall, Spring | See IPED Advisor | NS | ||
Gen Ed (NS) | 3 | Fall, Spring | See IPED Advisor | NS | ||
Gen Ed (HU) | 3 | Fall, Spring | See IPED Advisor | HU | ||
TOTAL | 18 |
Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 45 credits.
Semester 2
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
EDU 440 | Teacher Preparation Portfolio Design | 2 | Fall, Spring | Off Campus Clinical hours 60 | C+ | MJ |
EDU 431 | Teaching Developmental Mathematics K-3 | 3 | Fall, Spring | C+ | MJ | |
EDU 432 | Teaching Development Literacy K-3 | 3 | Fall, Spring | C+ | MJ | |
EDU 433 | Teaching Development Science K-9 | 3 | Spring | C+ | MJ | |
Gen Ed (NS) | 3 | Fall, Spring | See IPED Advisor | NS | ||
Gen Ed (HU) | 3 |
Fall, Spring |
See IPED Advisor |
HU | ||
TOTAL | 17 | |||||
YEAR TOTAL | 35 |
Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours.
THIRD YEAR
Semester 1
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
EDU 420 | Residency Seminar | 2 | Fall, Spring | Praxis II must be successfully completed prior to beginning Residency; DPI Residency requirement is 18 weeks or district semester. The role & responsibility of a teacher through student teaching with an assigned cooperating teacher or in a team structure for full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school, or the equivalent as determined by the state superintendent. | CR | |
EDU 425 | Residency (Student Teaching) | 10 | Fall, Spring | CR | ||
TOTAL | 12 | |||||
YEAR TOTAL | 12 |
Summer Year 3 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 hours.
Graduation Requirements Summary
Minimum Total Hours | Minimum Upper-Division Hours | Min. Core Hours | Major GPA | Overall GPA |
120 | 36 | 44 | 3.0 | 2.75 |