PreK-4th Grade and Special Education PreK-8th Grade

Department: Education

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
ED 110 Foundations of Education
3
 
S
 
ED 111 Foundations of Education Lab
1
corequisite ED 110
S
 
ED 120 Child Development
3
corequisite ED 121
S
 
ED 121** Child Development Lab
1
corequisite ED 120 or permission
S
 
ED 130 Adolescent Development
3
 
S
 
ED 201 Educational Technology: STEM II
3
ED 110, ED 111, ED 120, ED 121
S
 
ED 210* Music, Movement & Art
3
ED 120, ED 121; corequisite ED 223
F
 
ED 240 Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities
3
ED 110, ED 111, ED 120, ED 121
S
 
ED 300S Sign Language
1
ED 120 or ED 130
S
 
           
ED 310 Children's Literature
3
ED 110, ED 111, ED 120, ED 121
S
 
ED 312 Language and the Developing Brain
3
ED 120, ED 121, ED 311
S
 
ED 313** Language Development Lab
1
ED 120, ED 121, ED 311
S
 
ED 314 English Language Learners
1
ED 120 or ED 130
S
 
ED 315 English Language Learners Field Experience
1
 
S
 
ED 342 Assessment Learners
3
ED 120, ED 121, ED 130, ED 240
S
 
ED 343 Differentiated Instruction
3
ED 120, ED 121, ED 240
S
 
ED 350 Science Methods: STEM III
3
ED 110, ED 111
S
 
ED 400 Curriculum & Methods in Early Childhood Education
3
ED 110, ED 111, ED 120, ED 121
S
 
ED 401** Junior Field Experience
1
ED 120, ED 121, ED 240, ED 311
S
 
ED 403* Math Methods: PreK-6
3
ED 120, ED 121; corequisite ED 210
S
 
ED 410** Families and Teachers Education
3
ED 400
S
CS
ED 411 Reading Difficulties
2
ED 120, ED 121, ED 130, ED 212, ED 430
S
 
ED 412** Reading Clinic
1
ED 120, ED 121, ED 130, ED 212, ED 430
S
 
ED 430 Language & Literacy
3
 
S
CW
ED 432 Social Studies Methods
3
 
S
 
ED 433** Prestudent Teaching Field Experience & Seminar
1
ED 310, corequisite ED 430 & ED 431
S
 
ED 440 High Incidence Disabilities
3
     
ED 441 Low Incidence Disabilities
4
     
ED 442 Social, Emotional & Behavioral Disorders
3
     
ED 450 *** Student Teaching
14
senior standing & all certificate requirements & permission, corequisite ED 451
S
 
ED 451 Student Teaching Seminar
1
corequisite ED 450
S
 

*Some embedded field experience **40 hours of field experience ***Full-time 15 weeks

Total credits = 87
 (72 from PreK-4 POE and 15 credits special education specialty courses)

Notes: Teacher certification programs are subject to changes in state and federal regulations. Formal acceptance into, retention in, and completion of a certification program may include requirements over and above those of the college. See the Education Department's Student Handbook for additional information on certification.

updated 3.15

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