Elementary Education Program Focus

(Effective fall 2015)

All elementary education majors must complete ONE of the following focus areas:

Accelerated Master’s Program (6 credit hours): 

In consultation with an advisor, select one of the following accelerated master’s programs and complete a minimum of 6 semester hours with a GPA of 2.75 or higher in the accelerated master’s courses:

  • Accelerated Master’s in Elementary Education
  • Accelerated Master’s in Early Childhood and Family Development
  • Accelerated Master’s in Special Education with option in Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Accelerated Master’s in Literacy, Accelerated Master’s in Educational Technology.

Program Emphasis (12 credit hours):

In consultation with an advisor, select one of the following emphasis areas and complete a minimum of 12 semester hours additional coursework with an over-all GPA of 2.75 or higher in the emphasis courses areas:

  • Child Development
  • Middle School Education
  • Special Education
  • Science/Discover Nature
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Diversity
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • Foreign Language
  • Psychology or Literacy

Courses may be selected only with advisor approval. At least one course must be taken at the upper-division level. No courses utilized to satisfy other requirements on this degree may be utilized to meet this option. This option will not necessarily meet requirements for an additional endorsement certification.

Minor (15+ credit hours): 

In consultation with an advisor, select one of the following minors offered under the BSED degree and complete the minor with a GPA of 2.75 or higher:

  • Biology
  • Disabilities Studies
  • Diversity Studies
  • English
  • French
  • General Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Geography
  • German
  • History
  • Linguistics
  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), or Writing

Courses taken to satisfy requirements in A and B above may also be utilized to meet a portion of this option; however, a minimum of 12 new hours as additional coursework must be completed to meet the program option. At least one course must be taken at the upper-division level. An earned minor will not necessarily meet requirements for an additional endorsement certification.