Grades K-12
Program Options B and C
These program options are organized around content majors and education courses and are designed to prepare teachers for 4-12 teaching or for K-12 teaching in selected areas. Each program requires the student to complete:
- a comprehensive major (at least 60 credits) or a standard major (at least 36 credits) plus one of the following: another standard major (at least 36 credits), or a minor (at least 24 credits), or a certificate (12-18 credits). Students choosing another major or minor may choose from the approved majors and minors listed in the table below. The approved majors and minors lead to additional certification.
- a professional sequence consisting of teaching methods and related courses.
- ES 212, ES 313, and ES 314 with a minimum grade of C (not C-) in each course. Student must also earn a C or better in the prescribed methods courses for their major. See list of prescribed methods courses below.
Students are assigned an education academic advisor and a faculty advisor through the content major department.
Option C: Grades K-12
Grades K-12 Licensure
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Professional Sequence | ||
ES 212 | Exploring Schooling K-12 | 2-3 |
ES 313 | Curriculum, Instructional Methods, and Disciplinary Literacies in Grades K-12 | 3 |
ES 314 | Collaboration, Engagement, and Assessment in Grades K-12 | 3 |
ES 385 | Social Foundations: Human Relations | 3 |
ES 490 | Historical, Legal, and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
ES 497 | Field Experience Seminar | 2 |
SEIP 300 | Inclusive Practices for Secondary Educators | 3 |
Prescribed special methods course(s) (see approved majors and minors below) | ||
Student Teaching Courses from list below: | ||
ES 441 | Student Teaching in Elementary Education | 5 |
AND | ||
ES 445 | Student Teaching in Middle Level Education | 5 |
or ES 470 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education | |
or | ||
ES 440 | Internship Teaching in Elementary Education | 5-10 |
or | ||
ES 446 | Internship Teaching in Middle Level Education | 5-10 |
or | ||
ES 475 | Internship Teaching in Secondary Education | 5-10 |
NOTE 1: SEIP 300 (not required of Kinesiology or Music majors).
NOTE 2: ES 441 is not required for Foreign Language majors and minors in the student teaching semester as an earlier elementary level field placement (required by DPI) occurs in ES 437.
NOTE 3: Music Education majors take MUED 318 and MUED 487 or MUED 488 instead of ES 441 and one of ES 445 or ES 470, or ES 440, or ES 446, or ES 475.
Approved Majors and Minors for Option C
(Students must earn a minimum grade of C or above in prescribed methods courses.)
Comprehensive Majors | Code | Prescribed Methods Course | Additional Requirement | Praxis II or ACTFL Content Test Required |
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Music, Instrumental/General | 062-000 | MUED 211, MUED 300, MUED 310, MUED 318, MUED 411 | See department for ETS exam number | |
Music, Choral/General | 062-001 | MUED 211, MUED 300, MUED 310, MUED 318, MUED 410 | See department for ETS exam number | |
Physical Education | 992-001 | KINS 290 | See department for ETS exam number | |
Spanish-TESOL | 320-000 | ES 366 (F) and ES 437 (Sp) | Study abroad in language | WPT and OPI or OPIc |
Majors | Code | Prescribed Methods Course | Additional Requirement | Praxis II ACTFL Content Test Required |
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French | 261-201 | ES 366 (F) and ES 437 (Sp) | Study abroad in language | WPT and OPI or OPIc |
Spanish | 321-200 | ES 366 (F) and ES 437 (Sp) | Study abroad in language | WPT and OPI or OPIc |
Minors | Code | Prescribed Methods Course | Additional Requirement | Praxis II ACTFL Content TEst Required |
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Adaptive Physical Education | 991-459 | Only with KINS major | No addt'l exam | |
French | 260-406 | ES 366 (F) and ES 437 (Sp) | Only with F Lg major | WPT and OPI or OPIc |
Spanish | 320-407 | ES 366 (F) and ES 437 (Sp) | Only with F Lg major | WPT and OPI or OPIc |
TESOL | 550-410 | ES 405 (F) | Only with F Lg major | See department for ETS exam number |
NOTE: Students completing a K-12 comprehensive major or standard major may complete an additional major or minor with licensure at the K-12 level from the list under Option C above.