Elementary Education Stand-Alone (Grades 1-6) Certification

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NOTE: This certification may be combined with Early Childhood, earning certification from Birth through Grade 6 (See Early Childhood section). The Elementary Education certification may also be combined with Special Education Cross-Categorical Disabilities Certification for grades Kindergarten-12 in special education settings and a general elementary education certification in grades 1-6 (See Special Education Cross-Categorical Disabilities Certification section).

Professional Requirements

Content Planning and Delivery/Individual Student Needs/Schools and the Teaching Profession

EDUC 200 - Continuing Portfolio Development for Teacher Candidates Semester Hours: Zero (Must be enrolled concurrently with EDUC 201 )†¹
EDUC 201 - Professional Growth and Folio Development I Semester Hours: One (Must be taken first semester of enrollment) †^¹
EDUC 203 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Semester Hours: Three (Must be taken with EDUC 201 )†¹
EDUC 303 - Methods of Teaching and Differentiated Instruction Semester Hours: Three (Must be taken first semester of enrollment) †^¹
EDUC 573 - Applications of Technology Semester Hours: Three
ECTA 323 - Curriculum, Assessment, and Data-Based Decision Making Semester Hours: Three ¹
EDPS 313 - Psychology of Learning & Development Semester Hours: Three ⁑¹
EDPS 453/553 - The Exceptional Child Semester Hours: Three
EDRD 423/523 - Integration of Literacy in Content Areas: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ‡
ETOP 423/523 - Classroom and Behavior Management Semester Hours: Three ^
EDUC 401 - Professional Growth and Folio Development II Semester Hours: One (Must be taken the semester prior to student teaching) ^ ²
EDTR 413/513 - Trauma Informed Classroom I Semester Hours: Three

Total: 29 Hours

Note(s)

¹ Undergraduate-only courses required for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
² Undergraduate-only course required in preparation for approval to student teach.

† Requires enrollment in GoReact as co-requisite/pre-requisite.

^Teacher Education Program Gateway Courses - requires a grade of B or higher (may be repeated once)

⁑ For students transferring professional education course work, the combination of Educational Psychology (or equivalent) and a course that covers child and adolescent growth and development (generally a prerequisite to Educational Psychology) will be substituted for EDPS 313 .
‡ Students who transfer in a course for EDRD 423/523 which does not include an equivalent field experience must complete: EDCL 420/520

Teaching/Teaching Strategies

ECSP 433/533 - Language Development and Disorders of the Young Child Semester Hours: Three
EDRD 433/533 - Foundations of Literacy Instruction for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
EDRD 443/543 - Analysis and Correction of Reading Disabilities Semester Hours: Three
EDSP 453/553 - Teaching Remedial Math K-12: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ELED 423/523 - Integrated Science and Social Studies Concepts for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ELED 433/533 - Integrated Mathematics Concepts for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ELED 453/553 - Integrated Language Arts Concepts and Children’s Literature for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three

Total: 21 Hours

Total: 50 Hours

Field and Clinical Experiences

EDUC 210 - Field Experience I Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 211 )¹
EDCL 211 - Teaching Field Experience I Semester Hours: One (must be taken in first semester of enrollment in grades 1-3) †^¹
EDUC 410/510 - Field Experience II Seminar Semester Hours: Zero
EDCL 411/511 - Teaching Field Experience II Semester Hours: One (must be taken semester prior to student teaching in grades 1-6, different grade that EDCL 211 ) †^
ELCL 4712/5712 - Student Teaching: Elementary Semester Hours: Twelve (must be in grades 1-6, different grade than EDCL 211 or EDCL 411/511 )
EDUC 470 - Student Teaching Professional Development Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with ELCL 4712/5712 )

Total: 14 Hours

Total: 64 Hours

Note(s)

¹Undergraduate-only courses
^ Teacher Education Program Gateway course - requires a grade of B or better (may be repeated once)

† Requires enrollment in GoReact as co-requisite/pre-requisite.

MBU enrollment tops 5,600 students

Fiddler on the Roof

Elementary Education Stand-Alone (Grades 1-6) Certification

Professional Requirements

Content Planning and Delivery/Individual Student Needs/Schools and the Teaching Profession

Total: 29 Hours

Note(s)

Teaching/Teaching Strategies

Total: 21 Hours

Total: 50 Hours

Field and Clinical Experiences

Total: 14 Hours

Total: 64 Hours

Note(s)