Undergaduate Education

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-160Education and Schooling in a Multicultural Society3
ED-170Child and Adolescent Psychology3
ED-490Clinical Experience I1
or EP-490 Clinical Experience I: Early Childhood and Elementary Settings
Junior Year (16 credits)
EE-202Elementary Curriculum3
EE-204Using Technology in Elementary Language Arts3
EE-206Teaching Reading in the Elementary School3
EE-212Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School3
EE-214Teaching Science in the Elementary School Using Technology3
ED-491Clinical Experience II2
or EP-491 Clinical Experience II: Early Childhood and Elementary Settings
Senior Year (14 credits)
ED-301Assessment3
ED-493Practicum in Reading3
EE-495Student Teaching: Elementary8
Total Credits38

Courses required for P-3 Certification

Courses Required P-3 Certification
ED-201Fundamentals of Speech3
EP-201Child Development in the Early Years3
EP-202Developing Home, School and Family Partnerships3
EP-301Introduction to Special Education3
EP-302Fundamentals of Methodology, Curriculum and Assessessment in the Elemenary/Early Childhood Classroom3

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

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-160Education and Schooling in a Multicultural Society3
ED-203Educational Psychology (or with permission ED-170)3
ED-490Clinical Experience I1
ED-491Clinical Experience II2
ED-492Clinical Practice I and Seminar in an Elementary, Middle or Secondary Setting3
EP-301Introduction to Special Education3
SE-370Improvement of Reading in the Secondary Schools Using Technology3
SE-400Principles and Techniques of Instruction in the Middle and Secondary School3
SE-408Principles of High School Curriculum3
SE-495Student Teaching: Secondary8
Total Credits32