Undergraduate Catalog

Elementary Education Program

Degree: Bachelor of Arts (128-135 hours)

(A state-approved program offering certification by entitlement.)

General Admission requirements:

• Complete general requirements for admission to the College of Education.
• Submit the application form to the College of Education.
• Have attained a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00 in the Elementary Education Major

Elementary Education General Education Core

Communication (9 hours)

• ENG-1100 English Composition or any IAI: C1 900 Course
• CTH-1100 Speech Communication or any IAI: C2 900 Course;
• Select one of the following:
• CTH-2000 Writing About the Media
• ENG-2000 Writing About Literature
• SOC-2000 Writing From a Sociological Perspective
• THY-2100 Writing About Theology
• Any IAI: C1 901 Course

Mathematics (3 hours)

• MAT-1412 Math Concepts II or any IAI: M1 900 Course

Natural Science (7-8 hours)
(One laboratory course required)

• NSCI 1100 Concepts in Biology and Chemistry ++ - Life Science
• NSCI 1120 Concepts in Physics and Earth Science ++ - Physical Science
  or
• one IAI: L1 900 Course and/or one IAI: P1 900 Course

Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours)

• Required

• HIS-2200 History of the American People or any IAI: H2 904 Course
• HUM-1970 Arts and ideas++ or any IAI: H9 900 Course

• Select 1 or 2 courses from the following:

• ART-1100 Introduction to Visual Arts or any IAI: F2 900 Course;
• ART-1210 Two-Dimensional Basic Studio
• ART-1310 Three-Dimensional Basic Studio
• ART-4100 Western Art: Pre-History to Renaissance or any IAI: F2 901 Course
• ART-4140 Non-Western Art*
• CTH-2600 Introduction to Theatre or any IAI: F1 907 course
• CTH-4420 Contemporary Theatre
• CTH-4511 Oral Interpretation of Literature
• HIS-1110 Early Modern Europe
• HIS-1120 Modern Europe
• HIS-1310 The World to 1350*
• HIS-1320 World History (since 1350)*
• HIS-3210 History of Illinois or any IAI: H2 900 course
• MUS-1503 Exploration of Music or any IAI: F1 900 course
• MUS-2203 Survey of Western Music
• MUS-2243 Music of World Cultures* or any IAI: F1 903N Course
• Any Philosophy Course or any IAI H4 900 course
• Any Foreign Language Course or any IAI: H1 900 course

Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)

• Required:

• HIS-2200 History of the American People or any IAI: H2 904 Course
• SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society++ or any IAI: S9 900 Course

• Chose one or two courses from the following:

• ATH-2020 Cultural Anthropology* or any IAI: S1 901N Course
• ECO-1100 Introduction to Economics
• ECO-2100 Microeconomics
• ECO-2200 Macroeconomics or any IAI: S3 900 Course
• GEO-1100 Geography of North America
• GEO-1200 World Geography or any IAI: S4 901 Course
• GEO-1300 The Developing World* or any IAI: S4 902N Course
• POS-1100 American Government or any IAI: S5 900 Course
• SOC-2010 Introduction to Sociology or any IAI: S7 900 Course

Mission Specific Courses (9-22 hours)

• Required

• IDS-1970 Freedom and Responsibility (transfer students are exempt from this Freshman Experience Course);
• IDS-4970 Values and Virtues

• Theology required for Lutheran Teacher Education (20 hours)

• THY-2000 The Old Testament
• THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
• THY-3100 The New Testament
• THY-3210 Christian Life
• THY-3300 History of Christian Biography
• THY-4410 World Religions
• THY-4505 Spiritual Nurture of the Elementary School Age Child

• Theology required for Public Teacher Education Students (6 hours)

• Choose one from area 1 (3 hours)
• THY-1100 The Bible
• THY-2000 The Old Testament
• THY-3100 The New Testament
• Choose one from area 2 (3 hours)
• THY-1200 Summary of Christian Belief
• THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
• THY-2310 History Christianity in America
• THY-3320 Survey of Church History

Program Support Courses (2-22 hours)

(It is strongly recommended that the applicable courses in this section be taken as general education courses.)

• NSCI-1110 Concepts in Chemistry and Biology
• NSCI-1120 Concepts in Physics and Earth Science
• HIS-2200 History of the American People
• HUM-1970 Arts and Ideas++
• SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society++
• PES-1000 Fitness and Wellness
• A non-western course in the Humanities or Social/Behavioral Sciences

++ Interdisciplinary Course
* May be counted as a Non-Western course

Professional Program Core (10 hours)

• EDU-2020 Principles & Technology in Education
• EDU-3000 Multicultural Education
• MAT-1411 Math Concepts I
• PSY-2400 Educational Psychology
• First Aid/CPR Certification available through the American Red Cross

Elementary Education Major (30 hours)

• EDU-4100 Foundations and Ethics of American Education
• EDU-4400 Literature for Children and Adolescents
• EDU-4900A-Literacy I
• PSY 4105 Developmental Psychology
• PSY-4410 Psych. & Methods of Teaching the Exceptional Learner
• NSCI-1130 Problem Solving and Application
• Elementary Methods Block I
• EDU-4900B Literacy II
• MAE-4901 Teaching Mathematics
• ART-4901 Teaching Art
• Elementary Methods Block II
• EDU-4902A Teaching Music
• EDU-4902B Teaching Physical Education
• EDU-4902C Teaching Science
• EDU-4902D Teaching Social Studies

Professional Semester (12 hours)

• EDU-4920 Student Teaching: Elementary Education
• EDU-4922 Classroom Management
• PSY-4920 Assessment: Elementary Education

Program Electives (7 hours)

• Recommended: EDU-4700 Education and the Urban School.

Elective or Optional Specialty Area

• Students may choose to use these hours in their program as free electivity to broaden and/or deepen their knowledge background OR choose to focus these hours in a specialty area. Specialty Areas are detailed under their academic discipline. Completion of some of these areas are not endorsable by the State of Illinois.