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Early Elementary Area (P-5) – Bachelor of Arts
Program Competencies
Based on the Teacher Standards, students graduating from the P-5 program should:
- Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development of children.
- Be able to assess developmental and instructional needs of children.
- Organize an effective classroom environment which will maximize learning.
- Effectively manage classroom behavior.
- Develop skills in planning and implementing appropriate instructional programs for children.
- Demonstrate appropriate interaction and communication with children, parents, and other adults working in schools.
- Describe information about options for school and home cooperation.
- Identify appropriate professional development activities.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the philosophical, historical, sociological and psychological basis of early elementary education.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the provisions of the Kentucky Education Reform Act.
- Demonstrate appropriate uses of technology to support classroom instruction.
- Demonstrate the capacity to provide leadership within the school, the community and the profession.
Assessment
- GPA of 2.75
- Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) Testing Series
- Interview
- Completion of required field experience hours
- Writing sample
- Portfolio
- PRAXIS Exams
Program Requirements
General Education
Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University. Program requirements that are also general education requirements will count in both places (as applicable). Students must earn a "C" or better in ENG 100, COMS 108, and the GNED Math core. View the TEP Handbook at www.moreheadstate.edu/TEP for additional information.
Area Requirements
P-5 Area Requirements
EDF 207 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
EDF 211 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
EDEE 305 | Learning Theories and Practices in Early Elementary | 3 |
EDSP 230 | Education of Exceptional Children | 3 |
EDSP 365 | Including Students with Diverse Needs in the Classroom* | 3 |
EDEE 327 | Literature and Materials for Young Readers | 3 |
EDEE 423 | Supervised Student Teaching Practicum* | 12 |
EDEM 499C | Seminar in Effective Teaching | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 33 |
Elementary I: courses to be taken concurrently
EDEL 302 | Integrating Technology into the Classroom | 3 |
EDEM 330 | Foundations of Reading | 3 |
EDSP 367 | Educational Assessment | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Elementary II: courses to be taken concurrently
SCI 490 | Science for the Elementary Teacher* | 3 |
EDEE 321 | Teaching Math in Early Elementary Grades* | 3 |
EDUC 482 | Classroom Management and Assessment* | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Elementary III: courses to be taken concurrently
EDEE 322 | Teaching Social Studies in Early Elementary Grades* | 3 |
EDEE 323 | Language Arts for Early Elementary* | 3 |
EDEE 331 | Reading for Early Elementary Teachers* | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
EDSP 365: (taken with Elementary II or Elementary III)
Additional Requirements
ART 121 | School Art I | 3 |
BIOL 110 | Inquiry Biology for Teachers | 3 |
ESS 112 | Inquiry Earth Systems Science for Teachers | 3 |
GEO 300 | World Geography | 3 |
HLTH 301 | Health, Safety and Nutrition for Early Elementary | 3 |
MATH 231 | Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher I | 3 |
MATH 232 | Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher II | 3 |
MATH 330 | Geometry for Teachers (P-9) | 3 |
MUSE 222 | Music for the Elementary Teachers | 3 |
POLS 140 | United States Government | 3 |
SCI 111 | Inquiry Physical Science for Teachers | 3 |
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HST 260 | American History to 1865 | 3 |
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HST 261 | American History since 1865 | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
Total Credit Hours: 120