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Elementary Certification

Either graduate or undergraduate courses may be used for elementary certification. Elementary certification can be achieved by taking the following sequence (note that the three one-credit labs are above and beyond course graduation requirements):

Educational Foundations (3 courses plus 2 labs)

EDU 150 (2015, 160)

Schools in Society

 

and

EDU 150F (161)

FE Schools in Society (preK-4/4-8 (1 credit lab)

 

or

EDU 550 (4015)

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives in Education

 

and

EDU 550F (4016, 552)

(1 credit lab)

EDU 151 (2035)

Develop, Cognition, & Learning

 

and

EDU 151F (153)

FE Develop, Cognition & Learning (1 credit lab)

 

or

EDU 551 (4035)

Psychology of Teaching: Developmental Perspectives

 

and

EDU 551F (4036, 553)

(1 credit lab)

SPE 160 (2111)

Introduction to Special Education

 

or

SPE 550 (4805)

Foundations in Special Education

Certification Requirement:

PPST section of Praxis I Test

Pedagogy: Reading/Literature (2 courses plus 1 lab)

EDU 232 (2045)

or EDU 632 (4045) Reading/Literature I

EDU 240 (2055)

or EDU 640 (4055) Reading/Literature II

 

and

EDU 232F (2252, 390)

or EDU 632F Field Experience Reading/Literature II (1 credit)

 

or

EDU 240F (4056)

or EDU 640F Field Experience Reading/Literature II (1 credit lab)

Pedagogy: Mathematics and Sciences (3 Courses)

EDU 381 (2065, 391)

or EDU 681 (4065, 606) Mathematics in Elementary Schools

EDU 382 (2075, 392)

or EDU 682 (4075, 607) Social Studies in Elementary Schools

EDU 383 (2085, 393)

or EDU 683 (4085, 608) Science in Elementary Schools

Pedagogy: lntegrating Curriculum (1 course)

EDU 470 (2095)

or EDU 670 (4095) Creative Expressions

Fieldwork (6 credits)

EDU 490 (2905)

or EDU 690 (4215) Elementary Student Teaching in Inclusive Environments

Certification Requirement:

Praxis Exams

  • Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge
  • Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
  • Additional Certification Requirement after August 2011:
  • Students starting this program in or after August 2011 need the following two additional courses for certification:
  • EDU 646 (5915, 711)
  • Language and Culture
  • SPE 602 (4815)
  • Diagnostic Assessment and Progress Monitoring

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Post-Baccalaureate Certification Programs