Elementary Education (BS): Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Concentration
Unique among undergraduate teacher education programs, this degree creates teacher-leaders with deep content knowledge in all elementary disciplines with a special emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for a strong STEM-focused instruction.
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Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Writing | ||
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| Mathematics | ||
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý151 | Calculus for Elementary Education I | 3 |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý152 | Calculus for Elementary Education II | 3 |
| ³§°ÕÌý101 | Statistics by Example | 3 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý³§°ÕÌý311 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| STEM Concentration: Additional Math Elective | 3 | |
| Sciences | ||
| ±Ê³ÛÌý131 | Conceptual Physics | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Chemistry and Society | ||
| Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Biology in the Modern World and Biology in the Modern World Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | ||
| STEM Concentration: Additional Science Elective | 3 | |
| Engineering, Tech, Design | ||
| Engineering, Tech, Design Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities & Social Science | ||
| ENG Elective | 3 | |
| HI Elective | 3 | |
| ·¡¶Ù±ÊÌý304 | Educational Psychology 2 | 3 |
| ·¡¶Ù±ÊÌý370 | Applied Child Development | 3 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý±Ê³§³ÛÌý376 | Developmental Psychology | |
| ³§°¿°äÌý202 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý³§°¿°äÌý203 | Current Social Problems | |
| ´Ç°ùÌý³§°¿°äÌý204 | Sociology of Family | |
| ´Ç°ùÌý´¡±·°ÕÌý254 | Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Professional Education | ||
| ·¡¶ÙÌý100 | Intro to Education 2 | 2 |
| ·¡¶ÙÌý311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 2 | 2 |
| ·¡¶ÙÌý312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 2 | 1 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý250 | Introduction to Elementary Education in a Global Society 3 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý310 | Children's Thinking and Additive Reasoning 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý320 | Teaching Science in the Primary Grades 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý330 | Teaching Reading in Elementary School: K-2 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý370 | Connections Seminar II- The Elementary Classroom and School Community 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý410 | Children's Thinking and Multiplicative Reasoning 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý460 | Social Studies for the Young Learner 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý335 | Teaching Reading in the Elementary School: 3-5 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý340 | Children Design, Create and Invent 2 | 3 |
| ·¡°ä±õÌý296 | Special Topics in Education (Contemporary Approaches for Supporting All Learners) 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý440 | Teaching Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Elementary Classrooms 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý430 | Teaching Language Arts in the Elementary School 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý420 | Teaching Science in the Intermediate Grades 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý450 | The Arts for Elementary Education 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý400 | Connections Seminar III- Instructional Design and Assessment 2 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý480 | Connections Seminar IV Linking Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý484 | Student Teaching in Elementary Education 2 | 9 |
| GEP Courses | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 5 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | ||
| GEP Foundations of American Democracy (verify requirement) | ||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
A grade of C- or higher is required.
- 2
A grade of C or higher is required.
- 3
A grade of B or higher is required.
STEM Concentration: Additional Math Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ³¢°¿³ÒÌý335 | Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý103 | Topics in Contemporary Mathematics | 3 |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý103A | Topics in Contemporary Mathematics | 3 |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý105 | Mathematics of Finance | 3 |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý107 | Precalculus I | 3 |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý111 | Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry | 3 |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý114 | Introduction to Finite Mathematics with Applications | 3 |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý205 | 3 | |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B | 3 |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý241 | Calculus II | 4 |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý335 | Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| ²Ñ³§³Ò·¡Ìý295 | Mathematical Sciences Special Topics | 3 |
| ³§°ÕÌý101 | Statistics by Example | 3 |
| ³§°ÕÌý311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| ³§°ÕÌý312 | Introduction to Statistics II | 3 |
| ³Ò°äÌý320 | 3D Spatial Relations | 3 |
| ±á°¿±·Ìý291 | Honors Special Topics-Mathematics | 3 |
| ³¢°¿³ÒÌý201 | Logic | 3 |
| ³¢°¿³ÒÌý335 | Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý335 | Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| ±Ê±á±õÌý250 | Thinking Logically | 3 |
STEM Concentration: Additional Science Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ·¡±·°ÕÌý201 | Insects and People | 3 |
| ·¡±·°ÕÌý425 | General Entomology | 3 |
| ¹ó°ÂÌý221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 |
| ²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý200 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 |
| ²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý220 | Marine Biology | 3 |
| ±Ê³ÛÌý124 | Solar System Astronomy | 3 |
| ´Ü°¿Ìý410 | Introduction to Animal Behavior | 3 |
Engineering, Tech, Design Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ´¡·¡·¡Ìý208 | Agricultural Biotechnology: Issues and Implications | 3 |
| ´¡±·³§Ìý208 | Agricultural Biotechnology: Issues and Implications | 3 |
| ´¡±·°ÕÌý261 | Technology in Society and Culture | 3 |
| ´¡¸é³§Ìý257 | Technology in the Arts | 3 |
| ¶ÙÌý100 | Design Inquiry I: Methods and Processes | 3 |
| ¶ÙÌý101 | Design Inquiry II: Methods and Processes | 3 |
| ·¡°ä±õÌý201 | Intro to Instructional Technology for Educators | 3 |
| ³Ò°äÌý120 | Foundations of Graphics | 3 |
| ²Ñ³§·¡Ìý201 | Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| ±ÊµþÌý208 | Agricultural Biotechnology: Issues and Implications | 3 |
| ³§°¿°äÌý261 | Technology in Society and Culture | 3 |
| ³§°Õ³§Ìý210 | Women and Gender in Science and Technology | 3 |
| ³§°Õ³§Ìý214 | Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society | 3 |
| ³§°Õ³§Ìý257 | Technology in the Arts | 3 |
| ³§°Õ³§Ìý302 | Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values | 3 |
| ³§°Õ³§Ìý304 | Ethical Dimensions of Progress | 3 |
| ³§°Õ³§Ìý322 | Technological Catastrophes | 3 |
| ³§°Õ³§Ìý405 | Technology and American Culture | 3 |
| °Â³Ò³§Ìý210 | Women and Gender in Science and Technology | 3 |
ENG Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý248 | Survey of African-American Literature | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý349 | African Literature in English | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý448 | African-American Literature | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý548 | African-American Literature | 3 |
| °ä³¢´¡Ìý320 | Masterpieces of Classical Literature | 3 |
| °ä³¢´¡Ìý325 | Gender, Ethnicity & Identity in the Ancient World | 3 |
| °ä°¿²ÑÌý395 | Studies in Rhetoric and Digital Media | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý206 | Studies In Drama | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý207 | Studies in Poetry | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý208 | Studies In Fiction | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý209 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý219 | Studies in Great Works of Non-Western Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý220 | Studies in Great Works of Western Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý221 | Literature of the Western World I | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý222 | Literature of the Western World II | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý223 | Contemporary World Literature I | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý224 | Contemporary World Literature II | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý232 | Literature and Medicine | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý246 | Literature of the Holocaust | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý248 | Survey of African-American Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý249 | Native American Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý251 | Major British Writers | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý252 | Major American Writers | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý255 | Beyond Britain: Literature from Colonies of the British Empire | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý261 | English Literature I | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý262 | English Literature II | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý265 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý266 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý267 | LGBTQI Literature in the U.S. | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý275 | Literature and War | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý305 | Women and Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý308 | Contemporary Issues in Ecofeminism | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý326 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý329 | Language in Globalization | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý342 | Literature of Space and Place | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý349 | African Literature in English | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý361 | Studies in British Poetry | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý362 | Studies in the British Novel | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý369 | The American Novel of the 19th Century | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý370 | American Fiction, Twentieth Century and Beyond | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý372 | American Poetry, Twentieth Century and Beyond | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý377 | Fantasy | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý380 | Modern Drama | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý385 | Biblical Backgrounds of English Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý390 | Classical Backgrounds of English Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý392 | Major World Author | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý393 | Studies in Literary Genre | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý394 | Studies in World Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý395 | Studies in Rhetoric and Digital Media | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý399 | Contemporary Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý406 | Modernism | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý407 | Postmodernism | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý410 | Studies in Gender and Genre | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý420 | Major American Authors | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý439 | Studies in English Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý448 | African-American Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý451 | Chaucer | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý460 | Major British Author | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý464 | British Literature and the Founding of Empire | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý465 | British Literature and the Dissolution of Empire | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý466 | Transatlantic Literatures | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý467 | American Colonial Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý468 | Studies in Nineteenth-Century American Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý470 | American Literature, Twentieth Century and Beyond | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý476 | Southern Literature | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý486 | Shakespeare, The Earlier Plays | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý487 | Shakespeare, The Later Plays | 3 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý548 | African-American Literature | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý219 | Studies in Great Works of Non-Western Literature | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý220 | Studies in Great Works of Western Literature | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý221 | Literature of the Western World I | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý222 | Literature of the Western World II | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý223 | Contemporary World Literature I | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý224 | Contemporary World Literature II | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý246 | Literature of the Holocaust | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý275 | Literature and War | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý392 | Major World Author | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý393 | Studies in Literary Genre | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý394 | Studies in World Literature | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý406 | Modernism | 3 |
| ¹ó³¢Ìý407 | Postmodernism | 3 |
| ±á±«²Ñ±«Ìý295 | Humanities and U.S. Diversity Special Topics | 3 |
| °Â³Ò³§Ìý305 | Women and Literature | 3 |
| °Â³Ò³§Ìý308 | Contemporary Issues in Ecofeminism | 3 |
| °Â³Ò³§Ìý410 | Studies in Gender and Genre | 3 |
HI Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities HI 1 | ||
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý275 | Introduction to History of South and East Africa | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý276 | Introduction to History of West Africa | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý372 | African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-1865 | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý373 | African-American History Since 1865 | 3 |
| ±á´¡Ìý240 | Introduction to Visual Culture | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý207 | Ancient Mediterranean World | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý208 | The Middle Ages | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý209 | From Renaissance to Revolution: The Origins of Modern Europe | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý210 | Modern Europe 1815-Present | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý214 | History and Archaeology of Ancient Latin America | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý215 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý216 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý217 | Caribbean History | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý221 | British History to 1688 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý222 | History of British Cultures and Societies From 1688 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý232 | The World from 1200 to 1750 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý233 | The World Since 1750 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý240 | Introduction to Visual Culture | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý251 | American History I | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý252 | American History II | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý253 | Early U.S. History | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý254 | Modern U.S. History | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý263 | Asian Civilizations to 1800 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý264 | Modern Asia: 1800 to Present | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý270 | Modern Middle East | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý275 | Introduction to History of South and East Africa | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý276 | Introduction to History of West Africa | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý305 | Frauds and Mysteries of the Past | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý307 | Jewish History | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý317 | Cuba Today: Historical and Sociopolitical Perspectives | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý320 | Religion in American History | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý321 | Scientific Revolution and European Society, 1500-1800 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý324 | History of Common Law and Constitution | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý332 | Germany and the World Wars | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý335 | The World at War | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý337 | Spy vs. Spy: Cold War Intelligence History | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý338 | Empire, War, and Revolution in Russia | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý340 | History of Agriculture | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý345 | American Popular Culture | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý346 | The Civil War Era in Popular Culture | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý350 | American Military History | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý351 | U.S. Naval History | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý354 | The Rise of the American Empire | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý360 | U.S. Agricultural History | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý364 | History of North Carolina | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý365 | The American West | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý366 | Native American History | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý370 | Modern Egypt | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý371 | Modern Japan, 1850 to Present | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý372 | African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-1865 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý373 | African-American History Since 1865 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý374 | Visual Culture of Modern South Asia | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý380 | U.S. Nonprofits, Civil Society, and Democracy | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý381 | Change-makers in a Global Context | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý385 | Introduction to Public History | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý403 | Ancient Greek Civilization | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý407 | Islamic History to 1798 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý408 | Islam in the Modern World | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý409 | The High Middle Ages | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý410 | Italian Renaissance | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý441 | Colonial and Revolutionary U.S | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý445 | Early American Borderlands | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý446 | Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý447 | Women in America to 1890 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý448 | American Women in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý452 | Recent America | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý453 | United States-Latin American Relations Since 1823 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý454 | History of U.S. Foreign Relations, 1900-Present | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý503 | Ancient Greek Civilization | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý509 | The High Middle Ages | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý541 | Colonial and Revolutionary U.S | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý545 | Early American Borderlands | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý546 | Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý547 | Women in America to 1890 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý548 | American Women in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý552 | Recent America | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý553 | United States-Latin American Relations Since 1823 | 3 |
| ¸é·¡³¢Ìý320 | Religion in American History | 3 |
| ¸é·¡³¢Ìý407 | Islamic History to 1798 | 3 |
| ¸é·¡³¢Ìý408 | Islam in the Modern World | 3 |
| °Â³Ò³§Ìý447 | Women in America to 1890 | 3 |
| °Â³Ò³§Ìý448 | American Women in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| °Â³Ò³§Ìý547 | Women in America to 1890 | 3 |
| °Â³Ò³§Ìý548 | American Women in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| Humanities HI 2 | ||
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý455 | History of the Civil Rights Movement | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý475 | History of the Republic of South Africa | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý476 | Leadership in Modern Africa | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý479 | Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý555 | History of the Civil Rights Movement | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý575 | History of the Republic of South Africa | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý576 | Leadership in Modern Africa | 3 |
| ´¡¹ó³§Ìý579 | Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý455 | History of the Civil Rights Movement | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý459 | The Early American Republic | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý461 | Slavery and the American South 1607-1861 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý462 | Southern History since the Civil War | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý475 | History of the Republic of South Africa | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý476 | Leadership in Modern Africa | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý478 | Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý479 | Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý486 | Science and Empire | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý555 | History of the Civil Rights Movement | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý559 | The Early American Republic | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý561 | Slavery and the American South 1607-1861 | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý562 | Southern History since the Civil War | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý575 | History of the Republic of South Africa | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý576 | Leadership in Modern Africa | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý579 | Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| ±á±õÌý586 | Science and Empire | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| ·¡¶ÙÌý100 | Intro to Education 1 | 2 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Chemistry and Society | ||
| Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Biology in the Modern World and Biology in the Modern World Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | ||
| STEM Concentration: Additional Math Elective | 3 | |
| Ìý | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý151 | Calculus for Elementary Education I | 3 |
| ±Ê³ÛÌý131 | Conceptual Physics | 4 |
| ³§°¿°äÌý202 | Principles of Sociology or Current Social Problems or Sociology of Family or Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
| HI Elective | 3 | |
| Ìý | Hours | 14 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ·¡¶Ù±ÊÌý370 or ±Ê³§³ÛÌý376 | Applied Child Development or Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| ENG Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | |
| ²Ñ´¡Ìý152 | Calculus for Elementary Education II | 3 |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| Engineering, Tech, Design Elective | 3 | |
| Ìý | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ·¡¶Ù±ÊÌý304 | Educational Psychology 1 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý250 | Introduction to Elementary Education in a Global Society 2 | 3 |
| ³§°ÕÌý101 or ³§°ÕÌý311 | Statistics by Example or Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| STEM Concentration: Additional Science Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Ìý | Hours | 15 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ·¡°ä±õÌý296 | Special Topics in Education (Contemporary Approaches for Supporting All Learners) 1 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý310 | Children's Thinking and Additive Reasoning 1 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý320 | Teaching Science in the Primary Grades 1 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý330 | Teaching Reading in Elementary School: K-2 1 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý340 | Children Design, Create and Invent 1 | 3 |
| Ìý | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý410 | Children's Thinking and Multiplicative Reasoning 1 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý420 | Teaching Science in the Intermediate Grades 1 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý335 | Teaching Reading in the Elementary School: 3-5 1 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý460 | Social Studies for the Young Learner 1 | 3 |
| ·¡¶ÙÌý311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 1 | 2 |
| ·¡¶ÙÌý312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 1 | 1 |
| Ìý | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý400 | Connections Seminar III- Instructional Design and Assessment 1 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý370 | Connections Seminar II- The Elementary Classroom and School Community 1 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý440 | Teaching Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Elementary Classrooms 1 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý430 | Teaching Language Arts in the Elementary School 1 | 3 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý450 | The Arts for Elementary Education 1 | 3 |
| Ìý | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý484 | Student Teaching in Elementary Education 1 | 9 |
| ·¡³¢²ÑÌý480 | Connections Seminar IV Linking Theory and Practice 1 | 3 |
| Ìý | Hours | 12 |
| Ìý | Total Hours | 120 |
- 1
A grade of C or higher is required.
- 2
Student must pass with grade of B or higher to be considered for candidacy into the Elementary Education Program.
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- Recreation Worker
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- Social and Community Service Managers
- Social Worker
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View videos that provide career details and information on wages, employment trends, skills needed, and more for any occupation. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
(NC State student email address required)
This career, major and education planning system is available to current NC State students to learn about how your values, interests, competencies, and personality fit into the NC State majors and your future career. An NC State email address is required to create an account. Make an appointment with your to discuss the results.
(Available to prospective students)
A career assessment tool designed to support prospective students in exploring and choosing the right major and career path based on your unique personality, interests, skills and values. Get started with Focus 2 Apply and see how it can guide your journey at NC State.