Bachelor of Science in Education Elementary Education Major

DEPT NO COURSE CREDIT
Major (Specialization 40 Semester Hours)
ART 3542 Art for the Elementary School 2 hours
MUS 3832 Music for the Elementary School 2 hours
P ED 4513 Elementary School Programs in Physical Education 3 hours
MATH 3433 Modeling: Numeration and Operations 3 hours
MATH 3443 Modeling: Real Numbers and Statistics 3 hours
ELED 4323 Language Arts in the Elementary School 3 hours
ELED 4343 Social Studies for the Elementary Grades 3 hours
LIBM 4023 Materials for Children 3 hours
READ 4023 Reading and Language Development of the Young Child 3 hours
READ 4043 Content Literacy K-8 3 hours
READ 4063 Introduction to Reading and Writing Assessment 3 hours
SCI 4213 Science in the Elementary School 3 hours
MATH 3413 Modeling: Geometry and Measurement 3 hours
Science Elective 3 hours
 
Professional Education Requirements (29 semester hours)
EDUC 3313 Clinical Teaching/Pre-Intern I 3 hours
EDUC 4823 Technology in Education 3 hours
EDUC 3113 Educational Psychology 3 hours
SPED 4433 Education of Exceptional Children 3 hours
ELED 4563 Management of the Elementary Classroom & Curriculum 3 hours
EDUC 4032 Pre-Internship II 2 hours
EDUC 4054 Elementary Intern Teaching 4 hours
EDUC 4056 Elementary Intern Teaching 6 hours
EDUC 4242 Seminar 2 hours
Note: READ 4023 and READ 4043 are prerequisites for READ 4063. READ 4043 may be taken concurrently with READ 4063.
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses number 3000 and above. All courses in the major and professional education core must be completed with a “C” or better. Minimum GPA of 2.5
required in each area.
LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES A minimum of 55 semester credit hours of course work for the Bachelor of Science degree shall be in the liberal arts and sciences.
COMPETENCY IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH All Students must demonstrate proficiency at the high novice level in a language other than English.
4 X 12 REQUIREMENT Early Childhood, Elementary Education, and Special Education programs require completion of 12 semester hours with a grade of “C” or better in the following disciplines: Communication Arts (English, Speech, Literature), Math, Science and Social Science (Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) prior to graduation.
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO All students pursuing initial and advanced teacher certification are required to develop a portfolio which documents their accomplishments, learning, and strengths related to the competencies, standards, and outcomes established by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

Elementary Education Recommended Course of Study

First Professional Semester
EDUC 3313      
READ 4023      
MATH 3413      
SPED 4433      
EDUC 3113      
Second Professional Semester
ELED 4323      
READ 4043      
MATH 3433      
ELED 4343      
LIBM 4023      
Third Professional Semester
MATH 3443      
EDUC 4823      
ELED 4563      
EDUC 4032      
READ 4063      
Fourth Professional Semester
EDUC 4054      
EDUC 4056      
EDUC 4252      
Unrestricted courses: See prerequisites
ART 3542      
MUS 3832      
P ED 4513      
SCI 4213      
SCI (3 hours electives)
Language other than English (3 hours)

Note: The First Professional Semester courses require at least a 2.5 GPA and successful
completion (“C” or better) or concurrent enrollment in EDUC 3313, Clinical
Teaching. The Second, Third, and Fourth Professional Semester courses require
full admission into Teacher Education.




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