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DLiTE Program
Bemidji State University
ARCC - Coon Rapids Campus
11200 Mississippi Blvd. NW #H-137
Coon Rapids, MN  55433

Phone: (800) 723-3567
Direct: (763) 433-1484
Fax: (763) 433- 1485

dlite@bemidjistate.edu

Program of Study

SEMESTER 1

ED 3100 Introduction to the Foundations of Education (3 Credits)

ED 3110 Educational Psychology (3 Credits)

SEMESTER 2

ED 3350 Pedagogy: Planning for Instruction (4 Credits)

PHED 4200 Teaching Elementary Physical Education (1 Credit)

VSAR 3600 Elementary Art Methods (2 Credits)

MUS 3405 Music in the Elementary Classroom (2 Credits)

SEMESTER 3

ED 3140 Human Relations (2 Credits)

ED 3201 Language Arts I (3 Credits)

ED 3240 Social Studies in the Elementary School (3 Credits)

SEMESTER 4

ED 3202 Language Arts II (3 Credits)

ED 3221 Elementary Math Methods (3 Credits)

ED 3222 Elementary Science Methods (3 Credits)

SEMESTER 5

ED 3203 Language Arts III (3 Credits)

ED 3301 Creative Expressions (3 Credits)

ED 3780 Adaptation and Management (3 Credits)

ED 4799 The Professional Teacher (1 Credit)

SEMESTER 6

ED 4820 Elementary Student Teaching (12 Credits)

ED 4800 Standards of Effective Practice (3 Credits)

Other Courses Required for Elementary Education Major

  • To be completed before Semester IV
      • MATH 1011 Math for Elementary School Teachers I (3 Cr)
      • MATH 1013 Math for Elementary School Teachers II (3 Cr)
  • To be completed before Student Teaching
      • HLTH 3400 Health and Drugs in Society (2 Cr)
      • HLTH 4100 Methods of Teaching Elementary School Health (2 Cr)
  • A specialty for grades 5-8 must also be completed in one of the following areas:
    • Math  (3 courses/12 credits must be taken F2F at North Hennepin or in Bemidji)
    • Science   (7 courses/27 credits -- all courses can be taken online)
    • Social Studies   (6 courses/18 credits -- all courses can be taken online)
    • Language Arts   (4 courses/10 credits-- all courses can be taken online)

Other Requirements

  • Language Arts I, II, and III must be taken in sequence.
  • MUS 3405, PHED 4200, and VSAR 3600 are to be taken before ED 3301 Creative Expressions.
  • MATH 1011 and MATH 1013 are to be taken before ED 3221 Elementary Math Methods.

For additional information, see the BSU University Catalog