Admissions to the Elementary Education: Middle Childhood Through Early Adolescence/English as a Second Language, BSE have been suspended as of summer 2023 and will be discontinued as of fall 2024. If you have any questions, please contact the department.
The Middle Childhood–Early Adolescence/English as a Second Language option prepares teachers to work in intermediate and middle school settings (approximately ages 6 through 12–13). Students are also certified in English as a Second Language at the Middle Childhood–Early Adolescence levels. Admitted students begin the four-semester professional sequence in the fall after admission.
The option coursework listed here is one component of the Elementary Education, BSE degree requirements.
Environmental Education Requirement
Select one Environmental Studies course or from the following list. If appropriate, this course may also be applied toward the liberal studies requirements.
Environmental Education courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ATM OCN/SOIL SCI 132 | Earth's Water: Natural Science and Human Use | 3 |
| BOTANY 100 | Survey of Botany | 3 |
| BOTANY/PL PATH 123 | Plants, Parasites, and People | 3 |
| BOTANY/BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology | 5 |
| BOTANY 240 | Plants and Humans | 3 |
| BOTANY/ENVIR ST/ZOOLOGY 260 | Introductory Ecology | 3 |
| CURRIC/C&E SOC/ENVIR ST 405 | Education for Sustainable Communities | 3 |
| ECON/A A E/ENVIR ST 343 | Environmental Economics | 3-4 |
| F&W ECOL 110 | Living with Wildlife - Animals, Habitats, and Human Interactions | 3 |
| GEOG/ENVIR ST 120 | Introduction to the Earth System | 3 |
| GEOG/ENVIR ST 127 | Physical Systems of the Environment | 5 |
| GEOG/ENVIR ST 139 | Global Environmental Issues | 3 |
| GEOG/ENVIR ST 309 | People, Land and Food: Comparative Study of Agriculture Systems | 3 |
| GEOG/ENVIR ST 339 | Environmental Conservation | 4 |
| LAND ARC/ENVIR ST 361 | Wetlands Ecology | 3 |
| PHYSICS 115 | Energy and Climate | 3 |
| POP HLTH/ENVIR ST 502 | Air Pollution and Human Health | 3 |
| SOC/C&E SOC 140 | Introduction to Community and Environmental Sociology | 4 |
| SOC/C&E SOC/F&W ECOL 248 | Environment, Natural Resources, and Society | 3 |
| SOIL SCI 301 | General Soil Science | 3 |
| SOIL SCI/ENVIR ST 324 | Soils and Environmental Quality | 3 |
Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CURRIC 319 | Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teaching Elementary Mathematics 1 | 3 |
| CURRIC 320 | Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teaching Elementary Mathematics 2 | 3 |
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Students with college-level calculus coursework or advanced placement credit should see the exemption rules for this coursework. More detailed information about these courses is available on the math department website.
Educational Arts or Educational Technology
Select one of the following. Additional courses can be considered; consult with an advisor in Education Academic Services.
Educational Arts or Educational Technology courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFROAMER/GEN&WS 267 | Artistic/Cultural Images of Black Women | 3 |
| ART 338 | Service Learning in Art | 2 |
| COM ARTS 155 | Introduction to Digital Media Production | 4 |
| COM ARTS 200 | Introduction to Digital Communication | 3 |
| COM ARTS 325 | Media and Human Behavior | 3 |
| COM ARTS 346 | Critical Internet Studies | 3 |
| COM ARTS/CHICLA 347 | Race, Ethnicity, and Media | 3 |
| CURRIC 209 | Digital Media and Literacy | 3 |
| CURRIC 277 | Videogames & Learning | 3 |
| JOURN/COM ARTS/HDFS 616 | Mass Media and Youth | 3 |
| L I S 201 | The Information Society | 4 |
| L I S 202 | Informational Divides and Differences in a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| LSC 440 | Digital Media and Science Communication | 3 |
| MUSIC 151 | Basic Concepts of Music Theory | 3 |
| THEATRE/CURRIC/SLAVIC 362 | Drama for Teaching and Learning | 3 |
MC-EA Minor Requirement
Students will complete a minor in English as a Second Language through their professional sequence coursework.
Professional Sequence
Each semester of the sequence must be followed sequentially and taken in consecutive semesters. Effective fall, 2018, admitted students will begin the four-semester professional sequence in the fall after admission instead of the spring semester. Professional sequence coursework listed here may be reordered slightly as part of this transition.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | ||
| CURRIC 311 | Language Acquisition and Use In and Out of Schools | 3 |
| CURRIC 312 | ESL/Bilingual Issues | 3 |
| CURRIC 317 | Dimensions of Literacy | 3 |
| CURRIC 339 | Cultural Foundations of Learning and Development | 3 |
| CURRIC 340 | Elementary Education Practicum I | 3 |
| Semester 2 | ||
| CURRIC/RP & SE 506 | Strategies for Inclusive Schooling | 3 |
| CURRIC 338 | Linguistics for Teachers | 3 |
| CURRIC 371 | Teaching Social Studies | 3 |
| CURRIC 372 | Teaching Science | 3 |
| CURRIC 367 | Elementary Education Practicum II | 3 |
| Semester 3 | ||
| ED POL 300 | School and Society | 3 |
| CURRIC 316 | ESL/Bilingual Methods | 3 |
| CURRIC 370 | Teaching Mathematics | 3 |
| CURRIC 373 | Elementary Teaching Practicum III | 3 |
| CURRIC 318 | Teaching Reading and Writing | 3 |
| Semester 4 | ||
| CURRIC 463 | Seminar in Elementary Education | 2 |
| CURRIC 464 | Student Teaching in the Elementary School | 10 |
| or CURRIC 454 | Student Teaching in the Middle School | |
Elementary Education: Sample Four-Year Plan
Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence/English as a Second Language Option
This four-year sample graduation plan is designed to guide your course selection throughout your academic career; it does not establish a contractual agreement. Use it along with your DARS report and Course Search and Enroll to create a four-year plan reflecting your placement scores, incoming credits, and individual interests. Consult with an academic advisor to develop a personalized plan of study and refer to the Guide for a complete list of requirements. You will likely revise your plan several times during your academic career here, based on your activities and changing academic interests.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Communication A (fall or spring semester) | 3 | Communication A (fall or spring semester) | 3 |
| Liberal Studies course work | 12-15 | Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| Liberal Studies course work | 9-12 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CURRIC 319 | 3 | CURRIC 320 | 3 |
| Environmental Education | 3-5 | Educational Arts or Educational Technology | 2-4 |
| Liberal Studies course work | 7-9 | Additional Liberal Studies or General Elective course work | 8-10 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CURRIC 311 | 3 | CURRIC 338 | 3 |
| CURRIC 312 | 3 | CURRIC 371 | 3 |
| CURRIC 317 | 3 | CURRIC 372 | 3 |
| CURRIC 339 | 3 | CURRIC/RP & SE 506 | 3 |
| CURRIC 340 | 3 | CURRIC 367 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ED POL 300 | 3 | CURRIC 464 or 454 | 10 |
| CURRIC 316 | 3 | CURRIC 463 | 2 |
| CURRIC 318 (also meets Communication B) | 3 | ||
| CURRIC 370 | 3 | ||
| CURRIC 373 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 117 | |||