Primary Education (P-5)

Bachelor of Science in Education
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Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2022


General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Launch Seminar (1 Hour)

Reflection Seminar (1 Hour)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

  • Writing & Information Literacy (3)
  • Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
  • Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
  • Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
  • Natural Science (4-5)
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
  • Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

  • Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
  • Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
    • Lived Environments
    • Origins & Evolution
    • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
    • Sustainability
    • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • Number, Nature, Mind

EHE 1100 College Survey (1 Hour)

Pre-Major Requirements (30-31 Hours)

  • EDUCST 2189S First Education Experience Program (FEEP) (3)
  • ESEPSY 2309 Psychological Perspectives on Education (3)
  • ESPHE 3206 School & Society (can overlap with GE Race, Ethnic, & Gender Div.), or ESPHE 4280 Hist. of Modern Edu. (3)
  • EDUTL 2189 Field Experience (1)
  • EDUTL 5468 Foundations of Reading & Literacy (3)
  • HDFS 2410 Child Development, or EDUTL 3160 Application of Development in Learning Contexts (either can overlap with GE Social & Behavioral Sciences) (3)
  • Arts Education: Choose two courses from:
    • ARTEDUC 3900 Art & Curriculum Concepts for Teachers (2)
    • MUSIC 3370 Music for Elementary Teachers (2) or MUSIC 5772 Music for Early Childhood (3)
    • EDUTL 5101 Teaching & Learning with Drama (3)
  • MATH 1125 Math for Elementary Teachers I, or MATH 1135 Number & Operations for Teachers (5)
  • MATH 1126 Math for Elementary Teachers II, or MATH 1136 Measurement & Geometry for Teachers (5)

Major Requirements (50 Hours)

B- minimum grade required in all Major Requirements

  • EDUTL 5005 Equity, Diversity, and Justice in Education (can overlap with GE Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World) (3)
  • EDUTL 5123 Early Childhood Pedagogy (3)
  • EDUTL 5137 Teaching & Learning Social Studies Grades Pre K-5 (3)
  • EDUTL 5102 Teaching & Learning of Literacy in Grades Pre K-5 (3)
  • EDUTL 5108 Teaching & Learning of Mathematics in Grades Pre K-5 (3)
  • EDUTL 5129 Teaching & Learning of Science in Grades Pre K-5 (3)
  • EDUTL 5226 Composing Print + Multimodal Texts (3)
  • EDUTL 5225 Diverse Literature & Comprehension – Elementary-Middle Education (3)
  • EDUTL 5469 Language and Word Study for All Learners (3)
  • EDUTL 5501 Inclusion, or ESSPED 2251 Introduction to the Special Education Profession (3)
  • ESQREM 3005 Learner Centered Assessment (3)
  • EDUTL 3189.01 Field Experience: Early Childhood Education (1)
  • EDUTL 4189.01 Advanced Field Experience: Early Childhood Education (2)
  • EDUTL 5195.01 Reflective Seminar: Early Childhood Education (1+1+2)
  • EDUTL 5191.01 Supervised Student Teaching Internship: Early Childhood Education (10)

Successful completion of the Ohio Assessment for Educators examinations is required prior to student teaching. Cumulative GPA of 2.75 and 2.75 content GPA required to be recommended for state of Ohio teacher licensure.

Total Hours: 106-121

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 0-14

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on requirement course choices and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.

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Bachelors Teaching and Learning

 

Note: Students exact curriculum may vary depending upon program of study determined by student and advisor.