Department of
Curriculum and Instruction
Lower Division Preparation
An Associate in Arts Degree or equivalent preparation in basic general education is required. If a student has not completed equivalents of the courses noted below,
these courses must be completed with a grade of ‘C’ or higher prior to enrollment in courses at the University for which there are prerequisites.
To qualify for admission to the program, undergraduates must have met all the lower division requirements including: 60 credit hours of lower-division courses, all
general education requirements, lower-division GPA of 2.5 or higher, and all four parts of CLAST passed.
All stated admission requirements are to be considered minimum. A student who meets these minimum requirements is not automatically assured admission. Program
admission requirements are subject to change. It is the responsibility of the student to assure that he/she has met the requirements.
Degree Program Hours: 128
Lower Division Common Prerequisites
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
| EDF 1005 | Introduction to Education1 | 3 |
| EDG 2701 | Teaching Diverse Populations1 | 3 |
| EME 2040 | Introduction to Educational Technology (or acceptable substitute) | 3 |
1Requires field experience of 15 clock hours outside of class time.
Additional General Education Requirements: (15)
These 15 hours are required beyond those taken to meet General Education requirements and must be from the following liberal arts and sciences areas:
- fine arts or humanities
- political sciences, sociology, economics, cultural geography, or speech
- mathematics
- natural sciences and/or
- psychology
Among these 15 hours must be included one course in mathematics and, combined with General Education requirements, two courses in the natural sciences. At
least one course taken to meet the natural science requirements in general education and/or prerequisites must include a laboratory component.
In addition to EDG 2701, students must take six credit hours with an international or diversity focus in lower division.
Upper Division Program: (65)
Upper Division Course Work: 2
Block I - Philosophical Issues
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
| EDE 3xxx | Issues in Early Childhood Education5 | 3 |
| EDF 3515 | Philo/Historical Foundations5 | 3 |
| SCE 4310 | Teaching Elementary Science4 | 3 |
| TSL 3xxx | Foundations of TESOL | 3 |
| EEC 4941 | Field Experience3 | 0 |
Block II - Developmental Issues
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
| ARE 3313 | Teaching Elementary Art | 3 |
| EDP 3004 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EEC 4005 | Early Childhood Programs | 3 |
| EEX 3xxx | Exceptional Education Students | 3 |
| LAE 3xxx | Language and Literacy Development | 3 |
| EEC 4941 | Field Experience3 | 0 |
Block III - Methodological Issues
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
| EDG 3321 | General Teaching | 3 |
| EDG 3321L | General Teaching Lab | 2 |
| HLP 3013 | Teaching Elementary Health & P.E. | 3 |
| MAE 4310 | Teaching Elementary Math | 3 |
| RED 4150 | Teaching Primary Literacy | 3 |
| EEC 4941 | Field Experience3 | 0 |
Block IV - Social/Cultural Issues
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
| EDF 4634 | Cultural/Social Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EEC 4204 | Integrated Early Childhood Curriculum | 3 |
| MUE 3210 | Teaching Elementary Music | 3 |
| SSE 4xxx | Early Childhood Social Studies | 3 |
| TSL 4xxx | TESOL and Multiculturalism | 3 |
| EEC 4941 | Field Experience3 | 0 |
Block V - Student Teaching
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
| EDF 4634 | Cultural/Social Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EEC 4943 | Student Teaching | 9 |
| These two courses must be taken as co-requisites. Students must apply for student teaching two semesters before they plan to begin Block V. |
2 All courses in a block must be completed before any courses in the next block can be taken. Students who take fewer than four courses each term must take the
courses within each block in the sequence listed.
3 Part-time students must enroll in EEC 4941 every semester in which an elementary education course is taken.
4 Programatic Professional Development Experience in Science Education are required in blocks II, III, IV, & V
5 EDG 3321 and EDG 3321L are corequisites.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Charles Bleiker
College of Education, ZEB 258B
(305) 348-3211
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