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Elementary Education, B.S. major
Field-Based Program

A total of 120 semester credits are needed for the Elementary Education, Field-Based program B.S. degree and include the following:

  • 40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000)
  • 72 required major core credits 
  • Completion of Core Curriculum credits (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum [MnTC] Goal Areas 1-10) - required for all baccalaureate degrees
  • Completion of BSU Focus and Nisidotaading Course Requirements

Required Credits: 72
Required GPA: 2.50

I ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FOUNDATION COURSES

Complete the following courses:

Complete the following course,(12-16 credits):

II ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR COURSES

Complete the following courses:

Complete the following course:

Complete the following course:

Complete three credits of each of the following:

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED

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Program Learning Outcomes | Elementary Education, B.S. (Field Based)

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the content knowledge necessary to elementary children’s learning in the content areas.
  2. Plan and deliver effective instruction to meet the needs of all the children in their class.
  3. Use formal and informal assessment strategies to monitor and improve learning and instruction.
  4. Utilize knowledge of children’s strengths, needs, and cultural, community, and lived experiences to create learning opportunities that motivate and engage.
  5. Create safe, inclusive and respectful learning environments.
  6. Establish positive relationships within their classrooms among students.
  7. Reflect on practices and their relationship to student learning and strive to improve their practice.
  8. Establish positive collaborative relationships with families, colleagues, and in the larger community.

8710.2000 Standards of Effective Practice: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/8710.2000/ 

·       8710.3200 Teachers of Elementary Education: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/8710.3200/


Suggested Semester Schedule | Elementary Education, B.S. (Field Based)

Freshman - Semester 1 (Summer)

Freshman - Semester 2 (Fall)