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Crookston Campus
Elementary Education B.S.Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education
Academic Affairs
The BS degree in elementary education is a career-oriented program that prepares students to be effective teachers of young children from kindergarten through grade six.
Graduates of this teacher education program design, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate learning experiences for young children in elementary education classrooms. They are prepared to work collaboratively with families and in the community. Combined with a dual major in early childhood education, significant opportunities for professional positions exist in these programs: kindergarten through 6th grade, infant and toddler care and education, preschool programs, Head Start, and early childhood family education.
Graduates with the elementary education emphasis will demonstrate competencies as described in the MN Board of Teaching, Rules 8710.3200, Standard for Teachers of Elementary Education and in MN Rules 8710.2000, Standards for Effective Practice for all Teachers.
Program Outcomes for Elementary Education
Graduates will:
1. understand and apply educational principles relevant to the development of young children;
2. understand and apply the process of collaboration with families and other adults in support of the learning of young children;
3. understand how to integrate curriculum across subject areas in developmentally appropriate ways;
4. demonstrate knowledge of fundamental concepts of language arts, reading, and literature, mathematics, social studies, science, physical education and health, and visual and performing arts;
5. demonstrate ability in teaching approaches and instructional strategies to become effective teachers in the elementary level curriculum areas;
6. have knowledge of and ability to use a variety of assessment tools and practices to plan and evaluate effective teaching;
7. be able to create a motivating classroom learning environment; and
8. demonstrate a view of professional development as a career-long effort and responsibility.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
30 credits
before admission to the program.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
1. Register and complete the MTLE Basic Skills Exams - Subtest 1: Reading (test Code 001); Subtest 2: Writing (Test Code 002); Subtest 3: Math (Test Code 003).
2. Submit Teacher Education Application to Department Head, Liberal Arts and Education; deadline is the last day of instruction per semester.
3. Purchase at UMC Bookstore the Teacher Education Program Portfolio packet and Insert BOT Standards Reflections completed for work completed in Ed 2200.
4. Submit writing sample - "Self-Reflection as a Prospective Professional Educator".
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students are required to complete general University and college requirements. For more
information, see the graduation requirements.
Program Requirements
The overall major length in credits is 65.5.
Students must complete 40 upper-division credits.
Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.50 throughout their enrollment in the program and must earn a C- or better in all program required courses plus ART 1xxx and ED 2100.
Elementary Education Core
Take exactly 65.5 credit(s) from the following:
ECE 4700 - Creative Arts and Language Arts: Preprimary
(4.0 cr)
ECE 4702 - Mathematics, Social Studies, and Sciences: Preprimary
(4.0 cr)
ECE 4730 - Understanding and Supporting Parenting
(3.0 cr)
ECE 4812 - Kindergarten Student Teaching
(4.0 cr)
ED 2200 - Foundations of Education
(3.0 cr)
ED 2300 - Introduction to Early Childhood and Elementary Education
(3.0 cr)
ED 2860 - Mathematics for Elementary Teaching
(2.0 cr)
ED 2877 - Social Studies in Elementary Education
(2.0 cr)
ED 2878 - Science in Elementary Education
(2.0 cr)
ED 3001 - Perspectives of Substance Use for Educators
(1.0 cr)
ED 3009 - Human Relations in Diversity
(2.0 cr)
ED 3010 - Child Guidance and Classroom Management
(3.0 cr)
ED 3110 - Educational Psychology
(3.0 cr)
ED 3201 - Reading and Language Arts
(4.0 cr)
ED 3202 - Writing and Language Arts
(2.0 cr)
ED 3301 - Creating Meaning Through Literature and Arts
(4.0 cr)
ED 3500 - Introduction to Special Education
(2.0 cr)
ED 3870 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Education
(3.0 cr)
ED 3901 - The Professional Teacher I
(0.5 cr)
ED 3902 - The Professional Teacher II
(1.0 cr)
ED 4500 - Teaching in Inclusive Learning Environments
(2.0 cr)
ED 4750 - Family, School, and Community Relations
(3.0 cr)
ED 4827 - Elementary Student Teaching
(7.0 cr)
ED 3800 is a limited lab-like experience course that is repeatable.
Take 1 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ED 3800 - Elementary Education Classroom Experiences
(0.5 cr)
Liberal Education
This program requires a minimum of 40 credits of liberal education and completion of the ten goal areas of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum. The following are specific required liberal education courses.
Take exactly 6 course(s) totaling exactly 19 credit(s) from the following:
·
COMP 1011 - Composition I
[COMMUNICAT]
(3.0 cr)
·
COMP 1013 - Composition II
[COMMUNICAT]
(3.0 cr)
·
ED 2100 - Child and Adolescent Development and Learning
[HI/BEH/SSC]
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 1101 - Public Speaking
[COMMUNICAT]
(3.0 cr)
Technology
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
ED 2000 - Technology in Elementary Classrooms
(3.0 cr)
Open Electives
Students must take enough electives to satisfy the 120 credit graduation requirement. Approximately 11.5 credits will be needed. Exact number will depend on how the student selects their liberal education courses to satisfy the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum.
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