Curriculum: Elementary Education Majors
Dr. Jennifer Ayala, Director
MAJOR AND MINOR REQUIREMENTS
Requirements for Elementary Education Major (Grades K - 6 and Pre-School-3)
Degree of Bachelor of Arts
All Elementary Education students who wish to receive a State of New Jersey Teaching Certificate (K-6) will also take the courses necessary to be certified as Pre-School-3 teachers. Elementary Education students must complete the following courses. Students who wish to take a course out of sequence should check with their departmental advisor.
| Sophomore Year (7 credits) | ||
| ED-160 | Education and Schooling in a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| ED-170 | Child and Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| ED-490 | Clinical Experience I | 1 |
| or EP-490 | Clinical Experience I: Early Childhood and Elementary Settings | |
| Junior Year (16 credits) | ||
| EE-202 | Elementary Curriculum | 3 |
| EE-204 | Using Technology in Elementary Language Arts | 3 |
| EE-206 | Teaching Reading in the Elementary School | 3 |
| EE-212 | Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School | 3 |
| EE-214 | Teaching Science in the Elementary School Using Technology | 3 |
| ED-491 | Clinical Experience II | 2 |
| or EP-491 | Clinical Experience II: Early Childhood and Elementary Settings | |
| Senior Year (14 credits) | ||
| ED-301 | Assessment | 3 |
| ED-493 | Practicum in Reading | 3 |
| EE-495 | Student Teaching: Elementary | 8 |
| Total Credits | 38 | |
Courses required for P-3 Certification
| Courses Required P-3 Certification | ||
| ED-201 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 |
| EP-201 | Child Development in the Early Years | 3 |
| EP-202 | Developing Home, School and Family Partnerships | 3 |
| EP-301 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| EP-302 | Fundamentals of Methodology, Curriculum and Assessessment in the Elemenary/Early Childhood Classroom | 3 |
Requirements for Elementary Education Major (Grades Kindergarten to 6)
with Middle School Certification (Grades 6 to 8)
Degree of Bachelor of Arts
All Elementary Education students who wish to receive a middle school teaching certificate are required to follow the educational sequence outlined above for Elementary Education majors. In order to receive Middle School Certification, the student must take a sequence of courses (15 credits minimum) in the area in which they wish to teach. Students also need to successfully pass the Praxis II exam in the subject area in which they wish to teach.
Special Notes on Core Curriculum Requirements for Elementary Education Majors
| 1 | The recommended Mathematics Core Requirement is MA-108/MA-109 Math for Educators, I and II or MA-105/MA-106 or MA-102/MA-103. |
| 2 | CS-150 Introduction to Computers and Information Processing is recommended as part of the Core Natural Science Requirement. |
Requirements for a Minor in Secondary Education
Since for Secondary Education students the academic major is also specific preparation for the subject teaching certificate, the student must choose an academic major that is taught at the high school level. In addition to an advisor from the department of the academic major, all Secondary Education minors must confer with an advisor in the School of Education and declare Secondary Education as a minor. Secondary Education minors must complete the following 25 credits:
| ED-160 | Education and Schooling in a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| ED-203 | Educational Psychology (or with permission ED-170) | 3 |
| ED-490 | Clinical Experience I | 1 |
| ED-491 | Clinical Experience II | 2 |
| ED-492 | Clinical Practice I and Seminar in an Elementary, Middle or Secondary Setting | 3 |
| EP-301 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| SE-370 | Improvement of Reading in the Secondary Schools Using Technology | 3 |
| SE-400 | Principles and Techniques of Instruction in the Middle and Secondary School | 3 |
| SE-408 | Principles of High School Curriculum | 3 |
| SE-495 | Student Teaching: Secondary | 8 |
| Total Credits | 32 | |