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Elementary Education, B.A.

The major in elementary education prepares candidates to teach kindergarten through sixth grade in public, private and international schools. The programs combines a strong content knowledge focus with choices for content minors or concentrations. Varied and multiple field experiences give candidates the practical experience needed to be effective teachers. An emphasis is placed upon meeting the needs of all students in today’s highly diverse classrooms

Program Requirements

Bethel Core

BIBL 215Old Testament Literature

3
BIBL 216New Testament Literature

3
ENGL 101Written Communication II

3
ENGL 102Written Communication III

3
 
MATH 281Mathematics for Teachers I

3
PHIL 250Introduction to Philosophy

3
Physical Science/lab

4
PSYC 182General Psychology

3
SOC 151Principles of Sociology

3
THEO 110Exploring the Christian Faith

3
 
COMM and Foreign Language
Choose 6 credits from the following:

6
Foreign Language (two semesters)

6
OR
Foreign Language (one semester)

3
AND
COMM 171Speech Communication

3
 
Choose three credits from the following:

3
HIST 246Introduction to World Civilizations

3
OR
LIT
Literature Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:40

Content Core

ART 312Art Education in the Elementary School

2
ELED 221Children's Literature

3
 
HIST 242United States History I

3
OR
HIST 243United States History II

3
 
KINE 253Elementary Health & PE Methods

2-3
Life Science/lab

4
MATH 282Mathematics for Teachers II

3
MUED 344Music for Elementary Teachers

2
PSYC 287School-Age Growth & Development

3
Total Credit Hours:21
KINE 253 will be taken for 2 credits.

Professional Coursework

EDUC 102Foundations of Education

2
EDUC 204Diversity in the Classroom

2
EDUC 205Educational Pedagogy I

3
EDUC 305Educational Pedagogy II

3
ELED 305Teaching in the Primary Grades

3
ELED 421Reading & Language Arts I

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Methods Block

ELED 418Social Studies Methods

2
ELED 419Science Methods

2
ELED 425Mathematics Methods

3
ELED 431Reading & Language Arts II

3
ELED 308Teaching Exceptional Learners K-6

2
ELED 411Experience Elementary Methods

1
Total Credit Hours:13

Student Teaching Experience (15 Weeks)

EDUC 455Student Teaching I

8 or 12
EDUC 456Student Teaching II

0 or 4
EDUC 441Professional Education Seminar

1
Total Credit Hours:13-17
All education majors must take Student Teaching for 12 credits and the Professional Seminar course for 1 credit.  EDUC 455 and EDUC 456 must equal 12 credits during the Student Teaching semester.

Candidates must choose one of the following content options to complete their degrees:

Option #1 – Minor (choose 1):

American Sign Language Music
Early Childhood (Non-licensure) Psychology
English Reading
English as a New Language Sociology
Family Studies Spanish
History Special Education
Mathematics Visual Arts
Total Credit Hours:15-23

Option 2 - Content Concentration choose 1

*Mathematics

Additional 12-15 credits in MATH (MATH 131 Required)

*Language Arts

Additional 12-15 credits in ENGL/LIT/WRIT

*Social Studies

Additional 12-15 credits in HIST/SS/ECON/SOC/PSYC

*Science

Additional 12-16 credits in BIOL/CHEM/NS/PHYS

Fine Arts

Additional 12-15 credits in MULH/MUAP/MUED/MUTH/ART/THTR

Spanish

Additional 12-15 credits in SPAN

Early Childhood

Additional 12-15 credits in ECED

Health/Physical Education

Additional 12-15 credits in KINE

Total Credit Hours:12-15

Electives

Electives needed to complete degree

Total Credit Hours:0-5

Total Credit Hours: 120-139

*In addition to the content credits candidates must take SCED 331 (2 credits) and the corresponding Middle School Core Content test to be licensed K-9

NOTE: Courses taken to fulfill General Education of Content Core requirements cannot be duplicated in the concentration)