BS - Elementary Education

  • This broad-field program is designed to prepare teachers of young children and leads to certification for pre-kindergarten to grade five in Georgia. The cross-disciplinary nature of the program’s course requirements, with special emphasis on content studies in mathematics and reading, corresponds to the broad and integrated nature of teaching in the elementary grades and the fundamental importance of developing the reading and mathematical skills of young learners. The program provides candidates with an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices and an awareness of and sensitivity to cultural diversity and individual differences among young learners.

Term 1

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • ENGL 1101 English Composition I
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Area A2
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Area D2 recommended SCI 1101
      4
    • General Education Core Curriculum Area B2
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Area E3
      3
    Total: 16

Term 2

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • ENGL 1102 English Composition II
      3
    • POLS 1101 American Government
      3
    • ECON 1000 Contemporary Economic Issues
      2
    • EDUC 2110 Critical & Contemporary Issues
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Area D1 recommended STAT 1401
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Area D2 recommended SCI 1102
      3
    Total: 17
Year 1 (Hours: 33)

Term 3

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • MATH 2008 Found'tns Number & Oper's
      3
    • ISCI 2001 Life & Earth Science Concepts
      3
    • EDUC 2120 Explore Socio-Cultural Perspec
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Area C1
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Area C2
      3
    Total: 15

Term 4

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • EDUC 2130 Exploring Teaching & Learning
      3
    • MAED 3316 Rat'l Numbers Prop Reasoning
      3
    • ISCI 2002 Physical Sciences
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Area E2
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Area E4 recommended GEOG 1101
      3
    Total: 15
Year 2 (Hours: 30)

Term 5

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • MAED 3317 Geometry&Measurement Elem Tchr
      3
    • ECE 3313 PreSchool Curriculum&Assess
      3
    • ECE 3320 Literacy Assess Instruct P-2
      3
    • ECE 4408 Teaching Mathematics P-2
      3
    • ECE 3370 Child Development & Families
      3
    Total: 15

Term 6

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • ECE 3305 Classroom Assessment for Elem
      3
    • ECE 3330 Literacy Assess Instruct 3-5
      3
    • ECE 4409 Teaching Mathematics 3-5
      3
    • ECE 4465 Elem Classroom Management
      3
    • ITEC 3100 Tech in Elementary Grades
      3
    Total: 15
Year 3 (Hours: 30)

Term 7

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • ECE 4402 Teach.Sci.in Erly Childhd.Edu.
      3
    • ECE 4403 Teach.Soc.Stu.in Erly Child Ed
      3
    • ECE 4410 Read/Writ Across Curriculum
      3
    • INED 3304 Educ of Exceptional Students
      3
    • EDUC 4610 Intro to Yearlong Clinical Exp
      0
    • ECE 4650 Yearlong Clinical Exp I (P-5)
      3
    Total: 15

Term 8

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • ECE 4660 Yearlong Clinical Exp II (P-5)
      10
    • HPE 3670 Early Childhood Hea/Phy Ed
      2
    Total: 12
Year 4 (Hours: 27)


Program Total: 120 Hours

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