Recommended Elementary Education Course Sequences
Professional Education
Elementary Education (K-9) –
First Year:
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EDU/CSI 115 – Technology in the Classroom (3) ***
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Second Year:
EDU 210 – Foundations of American Education (3)
(Concurrent Enrollment with EDU 329) (Assessment 1)
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EDU 329 – Children’s Literature (3)
(Concurrent Enrollment with EDU 210)
EDU/PSY 350 – Educational Psychology (3)
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Illinois Test of Basic Skills
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Third Year:
Fall Semester
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EDU 309 – Methods of Teaching in the Elementary School (3) (Assessment 2)
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PSY 406 – Psychology of the Exceptional Child (4)
EDU 358 – Tests and Measurements (3)
Spring Semester
EDU 441 – Methods of Teaching Mathematics (ELE) (3)
(Concurrent Enrollment with EDU 442)
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EDU 442 – Methods of Teaching Science (ELE) (3)
(Concurrent Enrollment with EDU 441
EDU 401 – Methods of Teaching Fine Arts (ELE) (3)
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EDU 360 – Movement Concepts For Elementary Teachers (2)
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Fourth Year:
Fall Semester (Assessment 3)
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EDU 430 – Methods of Teaching Reading (ELE) (3)
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EDU 445 – Methods of Teaching Language Arts (ELE) (3)
(Concurrent Enrollment with EDU 446)
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EDU 446 – Methods of Teaching Social Science (ELE) (3)
(Concurrent Enrollment with EDU 445)
EDU 401 – Methods of Teaching Fine Arts (ELE) (3)
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EDU 360 – Movement Concepts For Elementary Teachers (2)
Illinois Content Area Exam
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Spring Semester
EDU 495 – Student Teaching (ELE) (14) (Assessment 4)
EDU 498 – Portfolio Review (1)
Assessment of Professional Teaching Exam (Assessment 5)
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