Course Requirements: Program in Elementary Education
*Asterisk denotes Pre-practicum required
First Year
Fall
- EDUC 1111 Great American Experiment: Education for All in a Diverse Society (carries a Service Learning component) or
- PSYCH 1401 Child Psychology
Spring
- EDUC 1111 Great American Experiment: Education for All in A Diverse Society (carries a Service Learning component) or
- PSYCH 1401 Child Psychology
Second Year
Fall
- EDUC 2211 Elementary Curriculum, Assessment & Instructional Design for Diverse Learners I
Spring
- *EDUC 2212 Elementary Curriculum, Assessment & Instructional Design for Diverse Learners II
Third Year
Fall
- EDUC 3211 Literacy & Literacy Methods I
- *EDUC 3213 Mathematics Methods
Spring
- *ART3501 Methods and Materials of Teaching Art (required of studio art majors)
- *EDUC 3212 Literacy & Literacy Methods II
- EDUC 3215 Explorations in Science & Engineering, Grades 1-6
Fourth Year
Fall or Spring
- EDUC 4467 Student Teaching Practicum
- EDUC 4468 Student Teaching Capstone Seminar
Students submit an Application to the Teacher Certification Program in the spring of sophomore year. Elementary education majors must take and pass the Communication and Literacy MTEL during freshman year as part of the application process.
Students must submit an Application to Student Teach no later than March 15 of their Junior year. Elementary education majors must take and pass the Foundations of Reading MTEL and the General Curriculum MTEL Multi Subject and Mathematics Sub-Tests prior to student teaching.
Liberal Studies Major
Elementary Education Students
- ENGL 1105 Introduction to Literature (satisfies Aesthetics Requirement 1)
- MATH 1120 Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers I (satisfies Quantitative Analysis Requirement)
- MATH 1122 Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers II
- MATH 2122 Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers III
- BIO 1101 Life on Earth (satisfies Scientific Inquiry Requirement 1)
- CHEM 1110 Introduction to Physical Sciences (satisfies Scientific Inquiry Requirement 2)
- HIST 1108 World History to 1500 (satisfies Historical Consciousness Requirement)
- HIST 1106 US History Since 1877
- SOC 2129 Cultural Geography
- ENGL 3307 Survey of Literature for Children and Young Adults
Elementary Education Electives
- EDUC 3315 Social Studies/History Instructional Methods, Grades 3-12 (This course is required of history majors.)
Special Education Licensure
Initial Licensure - Teacher, Moderate Disabilities, PreK-8, 5-12
The Special Education Program at Emmanuel College is designed as an additional license for students who have successfully completed a practicum for initial licensure in elementary or secondary education. The program includes two required courses:
- EDUC 4492 Teaching Students with Disabilities for General Education Professionals
- EDUC 4490 Special Education Practicum
Secondary education majors must pass the Foundations of Reading MTEL to qualify for special education licensure.
