Elementary Education, Grades K-6 with ESOL, B.S.

General Education Requirements - 43 Credit Hours

Education majors must complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  as set out in the General Education Program .

• Fine Arts Requirement: Elementary Education majors must take 2 hours to meet the Fine Arts requirement.
• Global Studies Requirement: Elementary Education majors must take 
  EDU 2313
    to meet the Global Studies requirement.
• Mathematics Requirement: Elementary Education majors must take
  MAT 1813
    & 
  MAT 1823
    to meet the Math requirement.
• Science Requirement: Elementary Education majors must take BIO 1043  to meet the Science requirement. The corresponding lab (BIO 1041 ) is not required.
• Social Science Requirement: Elementary Education majors must take EDU 2133  to meet the Social Science requirement.
• History Requirement: Elementary Education majors must take HIS 2213   to meet the History requirement.

Professional Education Preparation Core - 41 Credit Hours

• EDU 1013 - Introduction to Teaching
• EDU 2023 - Survey of Exceptionalities
• EDU 2133 - Human Development and Learning   (meets Social Science requirement)
• EDU 3063 - Classroom Management, School Law, & Ethics
• EDU 3173 - Foundations of Assessment
• EDU 3313 - Christian Concepts and Philosophical Foundations of Christian Education
• EDU 4042 - Student Teaching Seminar

Elementary Education Major Requirements - 37 Credit Hours

• EDU 1061 - Physical and Earth Space Science Lab
• EDU 2112 - Children’s Literature
• EDU 2303 - Theoretical Underpinnings of ESOL
• EDU 2313 - Cultural Dimensions of ESOL
• EDU 3073 - Foundations of Elementary Language and Cognition
• EDU 3083 - Foundations of Research-Based Literacy
• EDU 4053 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
• EDU 4073 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
• EDU 4083 - Teaching Science in the Elementary School
• EDU 4303 - ESOL Methods, Curriculum, & Assessment
• EDU 4363 - Foundations and Applications of Differentiated Literacy Instruction

Articulation

Students with an A.A. Degree from an accredited Florida college or university may matriculate into the elementary education program. Please refer to “Elementary Education/K-6 ESOL Endorsement Degree Plan - Students with an AA Degree” below. No minor or second semester of student teaching is required. 

The following class is not required for students with an A.A. Degree: MAT 1813  

Note:

Honors students majoring in Elementary Education do not need a minor, however additional Honors electives are required.

For transfer students: If the transfer student has taken and successfully completed College Algebra and Statistics, MAT 1813  will be waived. An additional assignment will be required in MAT 1823  .

Sample Degree Plan

Elementary Education/K-6 ESOL Degree Plan 

Elementary Education/K-6 ESOL Degree Plan - Students with an AA Degree