Education, Early Childhood Education
2023-2024

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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

 

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