Bachelor of Arts with Elementary Teacher Certification

Elementary Education

Students preparing to teach in the elementary school pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree with a teaching major and a teaching minor in an academic subject area in addition to the University Core Curriculum requirements and the professional education sequence of courses. The department reserves the right to require specific courses in the major or minor.

Teaching Majors and Minors

A teaching major consists of not less than 30 semester hours in a single discipline or 36 semester hours in a group of disciplines. A teaching minor consists of not less than 20 semester hours in a single discipline and 24 semester hours in a group of disciplines.

Teaching majors and teaching minors must be appropriate to the elementary school. Students should consult their Education advisor regarding courses for the teaching major and the teaching minor as well as other program requirements. The department reserves the right to require specific courses in the major and minor.

The following teaching majors and minors are approved by the State Board of Education for Elementary Certification:

Majors:

Minors:

Teacher Certification Required Courses-Elementary

Note: Teacher education students are expected to have passed all of the Michigan Basic Skills tests (reading, mathematics, and writing) within the first two semesters of enrollment in teacher education.

EDU 400 Introduction to Education
(Must be completed within the first two semesters of enrollment in Teacher Education) 3 cr.
EDU 432 (with Lab) Psychology of Education (Pre or co-requisite: EDU 400.
Prerequisite for all methods courses: 441, 442, 443, 448, 449) 3 cr.
EDU 420 Philosophy of Education 3 cr.
EDU 440 School and Society 3 cr.
SED 460 Mainstreaming and Education of Exceptional Persons 3 cr.
EDU 459 Instructional Technology 3 cr.
EDU 441 Methods and Materials of Instruction for Science in Elementary and Middle Schools (Prerequisite: EDU 432. Must be admitted into Teacher Certification Program*) 2 cr.
EDU 442 Methods and Materials of Instruction for Social Studies in Elementary and Middle Schools (Prerequisite:EDU 432. Must be admitted into Teacher Certification Program*) 2 cr.
EDU 443 Teaching Reading in Elementary and Middle Schools (Prerequisite: EDU 432. Must be admitted into Teacher Certification Program*) 3 cr.
EDU 448 Methods and Materials of Instruction for Reading and Language Arts in Elementary and Middle Schools
(Prerequisite: EDU 432. Must be admitted into Teacher Certification Program*) 3 cr.
EDU 449 Methods and Materials of Instruction for Mathematics in Elementary and Middle Schools (Prerequisite: EDU 432. Must be admitted into Teacher Certification Program*) 2 cr.
EDU 489 Directed teaching in the Elementary and Middle Schools 8 cr.
All Education coursework must be completed before doing student teaching.

* See current Teacher Certification Handbook for requirements.

Post Degree Certification

Post-degree is our "non-degree" route to teacher certification. Post-degree students may prepare for an elementary or secondary teaching certificate in the College of Liberal Arts & tion.

In addition, students pursuing elementary education are required to fulfill the following general studies requirements:

English Writing 3 cr.
Speech 3 cr.
Literature 3 cr.
Computer Science 3 cr.
Math for Elementary Teachers 6 cr.
General Science 6 cr.
Developmental Psychology 3 cr.
Multicultural Understanding 3 cr.
Humanities 6 cr.
Social Studies 6 cr.
Social Responsibility 6 cr.
Humanities: Art, Music, or Drama 3 cr.

Students pursuing secondary education are required to have fulfilled the following general studies requirements:

English Writing 3 cr.
Speech 3 cr.
Computer Science 3 cr.
Intermediate Algebra 3 cr.
Science 3 cr.
Developmental Psychology 3 cr.
Multicultural Understanding 3 cr.
Humanities 9 cr.
Social Science 9 cr.
Social Responsibility 6 cr.

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