Elementary with Specialty

The Elementary with Specialty - Initial Licensure program is designed for those with a B.A. or B.S. degree seeking to become licensed elementary K-6 teachers with either a Preprimary or Middle Level Specialty (Communication Arts/Literature, French, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies or Spanish).

The program provides professional teacher preparation that qualifies students for a Minnesota teaching license as they earn a Master's Degree. Educational theory is integrated with classroom practice as well as extensive field experiences and a full semester student teaching experience.

Licensure requirements may not constitute a full major – please consult with your advisor in this major.

Required for Elementary Licensure

(all content areas)
EDUC 5070 Teachers as Leaders for a Changing Society (4)
EDUC 5490 School Health & Chemical Health (1)
EDUC 5800 General Methods: Elementary (2)
EDUC 7010 Methods & Materials in Mathematics (2)
EDUC 7030 Methods & Materials in Science (2)
EDUC 7050 Methods & Materials in Social Studies (2)
EDUC 7080 Methods and Materials in Art (2)
EDUC 7110 Methods and Materials in Music (1)
EDUC 7130 Methods and Materials in Physical Education (1)
EDUC 7490 Emerging Arts & Literacy (4)
EDUC/PSYC 7540 Relationship Techniques (4)
EDUC 7550 Literacy in the Content Areas (2)
EDUC 7650 Current Issues in Education (2)
EDUC 7800 Student Teaching: Kindergarten (4) OR
EDUC 7910 Student Teaching: Middle Level (4)
EDUC 7850 Student Teaching: Elementary (8)

Supporting Courses (all content areas):
INDI 5400 Literature for Children (2)
MATH 2500 Mathematical Structures (4)
PSYC 1001 General Psychology (4)
PSYC 2025 Lifespan Developmental Psychology (4)

Additional Courses Required for Master's Degree (all content areas):
EDUC 6650 Introduction to Action Research (2)
EDUC 6700 Integration Seminar (2)
EDUC 8900 Action Research Project (2)
(Must register for 6700 & 8900 in the same winter term)

Students must choose a specialty in either pre-primary education or middle school education.

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SUBJECT AREA SPECIALTY

Preprimary Specialty (ages 3 through grade 6)

Planning Sheet

Courses in Subject Area:
EDUC 5110 Foundations and Theories in Early Childhood Educ. (2)
EDUC 7290 Methods & Materials in Kindergarten (2)

Additional Course to Build Background Knowledge:
FACS 3350 Child in the Family (4)

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MIDDLE LEVEL SPECIALTY (Grades 5-8)

Planning Sheet
(includes content as well as middle level special methods)

Communication Arts and Literature

Courses in Subject Area:
EDUC 7450 Literature for Young Adults (2)
EDUC 7740 Special Methods: Middle School Communication Arts and Literature (2)

COMM 2020 Interpersonal Communication (4)
COMM 2050 Media Criticism (4)
ENGL 1000 Human Experience in Literature (4) OR other 2000-level literature course which fulfills the core literature requirement
ENGL 2000 Writing for Life: Developing Skill & Confidence (4)
ENGL 2050 Rhetorical Grammar (4)
ENGL XXXX (One additional English literature course approved by the English Dept. Chair)

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Mathematics

Courses in Subject Area:
EDUC 7741 Special Methods: Middle School Mathematics (2)

MATH 1050 Mathematical Ideas in Contemporary Society (4) OR
   MATH 1800 Discrete Mathematics* (4)
MATH 1130 Calculus I (4) OR
   MATH 1110 Functions with Calculus 1A (4) AND
   MATH 1120 Functions with Calculus 1B (4)
MATH 1080 Statistical Analysis (4)
MATH 2510 Mathematics for Middle School (4)
CSCI 1060 Introduction to Computers (4)
*Students should enroll in the highest-level course for which they qualify

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Science

Courses in Subject Area:
EDUC 7742 Special Methods: Middle School Science (2)

CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 1120 General Chemistry II (4)
BIOL 1210 General Biology I (4)
BIOL 1220 General Biology II (4)
PHYS 1040 Astronomy (4)
GEOL XXX (4) (UST or Macalester)
One Geology course to be taken off campus-ACTC

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Social Studies

Courses in Subject Area:
EDUC 7743 Special Methods: Middle School Social Studies (2)

ECON 2610 Principles of Microeconomics (4) OR
   ECON 2620 Principles of Microeconomics (4)
GEOG 2000 Human Geography (4)
HIST 1060 Modern Europe (or any other History course other than American (4)
HIST 1200 Survey of US Political and Social History, 1600-1900 (4) OR
   HIST 1300 Introduction to US Historiography (4)
POSC 2010 American Government and Politics (4)
SOCI 1000 Principles and Concepts of Sociology (4)

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World Languages and Cultures - French

Courses in Subject Area:
FREN 1110 Elementary French I (4)
FREN 1120 Elementary French II (4)
FREN 2110 Intermediate French I (4)
FREN 2120 Intermediate French II (4)
FREN 2200 Introduction to French & Francophone Culture (4)
FREN 3050 French Composition I (4) OR
   FREN 3060 French Composition II (4)
FREN 3130 Survey of French Literature I (4)
FREN 3250 French Civilization (4)

Students completing a specialty in World Languages take EDUC 580, 583 at the University of St. Thomas (UST) (4 credits).

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World Languages and Cultures - Spanish

Courses in Subject Area:
SPAN 2120 Intermediate Spanish II (4)
SPAN 2250 Visions of the Hispanic World: Reading to Speak and Write (4)
SPAN 3250 Advanced Oral and Written Spanish (4)

Three advanced courses selected in consultation with a Spanish Department advisor
SPAN XXXX
SPAN XXXX

Students completing a specialty in World Languages take EDUC 580, 583 at the University of St. Thomas (UST) (4 credits).