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Elementary Education - BA, BS


Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

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  • For more information about Elementary Education, see the website.
  • Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
  • Admitted students must meet with an advisor (435-797-0391). Current students should also meet with an advisor (435-797-0391) and logon to DegreeWorks  to check student-specific program progress.

 

Minimum University Requirements

Total Credits 120

 

Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)

2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better 100 Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above) 40
Total USU Credits 30 Upper-division USU Credits 20
USU Credits within the Major 10 Credits in Minor (if required) 12
Credits in Major see below Credits in American Institutions 3
General Education Requirements   see link University Studies Depth Requirements   see link
NOTES: highest Math Requirement for this degree is MATH 2020: Euclidean Geometry and Statistics for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI)  

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program

New freshmen Admitted to USU in Good Standing

 

Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU 2.75 GPA

First Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

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Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

ELED 1010: Orientation to Elementary Education   3     FCHD 1500: Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS)   3    
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)   3     MATH 2020: Euclidean Geometry and Statistics for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI)   3    
MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL)   4     Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course   3  
Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) Course   3   Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) Course   3  
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) Course    3   Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) Course    
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Second Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

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Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)   3     ELED 4061: Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I: Rational Numbers, Operations, and Proportional Reasoning   3   See advisor for options
MATH 2010: Algebraic Thinking & Number Sense for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI)   3     Depth Course (Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) , Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) , or Depth Social Sciences (DSS) ) 3  
PHYS 1200: Introduction to Physics by Hands-on Exploration (BPS)   4     Emphasis Course 3  
Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course   3   Teaching Enhancement Course: Art Methods 2-3  
Emphasis Course 3 See advisor for options Teaching Enhancement Course: Multicultural  3  
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Third Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

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Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

ELED 3000: Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations of Education and School Practicum (CI)   4-6   Take for 4 credits Depth Course (Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) , Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) , or Depth Social Sciences (DSS) ) 3 See advisor for options
ELED 3005: Beginning Classroom Management   1     Emphasis Course 3 See advisor for options
ELED 3100: Classroom Reading Instruction   3     Teaching Enhancement Course: Differentiated Teaching Strategies 3  
ELED 4150: Assessment and Differentiation Across the Curriculum   2     Teaching Enhancement Course: Differentiated Teaching Strategies 3  
ITLS 4015: Technology Tools and Integration for Teachers   1-3   Take for 1 credit Teaching Enhancement Course: Healthy Living 2-3  
SPED 4000: Education of Exceptional Individuals   2         
TEAL 3660: Educational Psychology for Teachers   2          
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Fourth Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

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Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

ELED 4000: Teaching Science and Practicum Level III   3     ELED 5100: Student Teaching - Primary (Grades 1-3)   6    
ELED 4005: Intermediate Classroom Management   1     ELED 5150: Student Teaching - Elementary (Grades 4-6)   6    
ELED 4030: Teaching Language Arts and Practicum Level III (CI)   3     ELED 5250: Advanced Classroom Management and Student Teaching Seminar   3    
ELED 4040: Assessment and Instruction for Struggling Readers (CI)   3          
ELED 4050: Teaching Social Studies and Practicum Level III   3          
ELED 4060: Teaching Mathematics and Practicum Level III   or ELED 4062: Teaching Elementary School Mathematics II: Number, Operations, and Algebraic Reasoning   3  or 3          
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Elementary Education Major (all courses B- or better) 55 credits


Emphasis (all courses C- or better) 9 credits


or teaching minor

Teaching Enhancement Course List (All courses C- or better)