| ED 250 | Teaching as a Profession Seminar | 2 |
| ED 275 | Math for the Elementary Teacher | 3 |
| ED 301 | Foundations of Education: Social, Cultural, Philosophical, and Historical Perspectives | 3 |
| ED 302 | Introduction to Educational Technology | 3 |
| ED 315 | Classroom Assessment and Instructional Approaches | 3 |
| ED 324 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 |
| ED 326 | Education Exceptional Children and Youth | 3 |
| ED 411 | Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Issues in Diverse Settings | 1 |
| ED 420 | Methods for Teaching Diverse Learners | 3 |
| ED 455 | Classroom and Community Collaboration | 3 |
| ED 461 | Math Methods: Practicum III | 1 |
| ED 465 | Methods for Teaching Elementary Social Studies | 3 |
| ED 468 | Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School | 3 |
| ED 469 | Teaching Science and Health in Elementary School | 3 |
| ED 471 | Integrated Reading and Language Arts Methods | 3 |
| ED 474 | The Science and Teaching of Reading in the Elementary School | 3 |
| ED 475 | Fine Arts in the Elementary School | 3 |
| ED 479 | Supervised Reading Instruction (Practicum) | 1 |
| ED 590 | Seminar III: Professional Collaborations | 1 |
| ED 593 | Student Teaching - Elementary | 12 |
| ED 594 | Classroom Management and Student Motivation | 3 |
| PY 290 | Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence | 3 |
| A biology and a physical science course | 6 |
| At least two (2) history courses including U.S. History | 6 |
The biology or physical science course must have a lab
PY 290, biology with lab or physical science with lab, and history courses: satisfies general education requirement - 9 crs
| EN 110 | Principles of Composition | 3 |
| Or | |
| EN 111 | English Composition I | 3 |
| EN 112 | English Composition II | 3 |
| GE 102 | Saint Mary Experience | 2 |
| GE 301 | General Education Capstone | 2 |
| TH 112 | Introduction to Spirituality | 3 |
| Arts (Art, Music, Theatre) | 3 |
| Mathematics - MA 134 or higher | 3 |
| Humanities - must be from two different areas of study (Communication, English (including literature; excluding EN 200), History (excluding HI 301, HI 455, and HI 569), Philosophy, Theology) | 6 |
| Natural Science with Lab | 3-4 |
| Social or Behavioral Sciences - must be from two different areas of study (Criminology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work) | 6 |
| Theology | 3 |
For their electives, it is strongly recommended that elementary education teacher candidates pursue an area of concentration (15 credit hours) in science, English, math, or history and the social sciences.
Only grades of “C” or higher are accepted for education courses and general education courses that inform elementary education content areas.