Elementary Education Four-Year Course Guidelines

Four-Year Course Guidelines

Freshman Year                                                 

First Semester
Engl 101: Introductory Writing, 3 credits
H_D 101: Human Development Across the Lifespan, 3 credits
SCIENCE 101: Origins in the Natural World, 4 credits
MUS 153: Musical Style in Composition, 3 credits
MATH 251: Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics I, 3 credits

Second Semester
Hist 105: Roots of Contemporary Issues, 3 credits
MATH 252: Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics II, 3 credits
SCIENCE 102: Dynamic Systems in the Natural World , 4 credits
HISTORY 110: American History to 1877 or HISTORY 111: American History Since 1877, 3 credits
Endorsement Course, 3 credits

Sophomore Year      

First Semester
ENGLISH 201: Writing and Research, 3 credits
GEOLOGY 101: Introduction to Geology, 4 credits
POL_S 101: American National Government or ECONS 101: Fundamentals of Microeconomics or ECONS 102: Fundamentals of Macroeconomics, 3 credits
TCH_LRN 301: Learning and Development, 3 credits
Endorsement Course, 3 credits

Second Semester
BIOLOGY 102: General Biology orBIOLOGY 106: Introductory Biology: Organismal Biology, 4 credits
TCH_LRN 307: Survey of Children’s Literature , 3 credits
HISTORY 120: World History I, 3 credits
Endorsement Course, 3 credits
Endorsement Course, 3 credits
Apply to Major

Junior Year

First Semester (Block I)
ED_PSYCH 401: Classroom Assessment, Elementary, 3 credits
TCH_LRN 321: Early Literacy , 3 credits
TCH_LRN 352: Teaching Elementary Mathematics, 3 credits
TCH_LRN 402 – Instructional Practicum I, 1  credits
TCH_LRN 445: Elementary Methods of Educational Technology, 2 credits
TCH_LRN 483: Integrating Health and Fitness into K-8 Curriculum, 3 credits (Block I or Block II)
Endorsement Course, 3 credits
Complete Writing Portfolio

Second Semester (Block II)                                 
TCH_LRN 310: Classroom Management, 2 credits
TCH_LRN 322: Reading and Writing in Grades 4 – 8, 3 credits
TCH_LRN 371: Teaching Elementary Science, 3 credits
TCH_LRN 390: Integrating Fine Arts into K-8 Curriculum, 3 credits
TCH_LRN 405: Instructional Practicum II, 1 credits
TCH_LRN 483: Integrating Health and Fitness into K-8 Curriculum, 3 credits (Block I or Block II)
Endorsement Course, 3 credits

Senior Year                                        

First Semester (Block III)
SPEC_ED 420: Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms or SPEC_ED 421: Inclusion Strategies for Special Education Teachers, 3 credits
TCH_LRN 330: Diversity in Education, 3 credits
TCH_LRN 385: Teaching Elementary Social Studies, 3 credits
TCH_LRN 413: Introduction to ESL for K-8 Teachers, 3 credits
TCH_LRN 490: Advanced Practicum, 3 credits
Endorsement Course, 3 credits                                            

Second Semester (Block IV)
TCH_LRN 415: Student Teaching, 16 credits

View the current class listings at the WSU course schedule website.