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Elementary Education, B.S. major
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Elementary Education, B.S. major
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Elementary Education, B.S. major
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Elementary Education, B.S. major
Social Studies Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)

A total of 120 semester credits are needed for the Elementary Education, Social Studies endorsement (Teacher Licensure) B.S. degree and include the following:

40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000)
89 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: 89
Required GPA: 2.50

I ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FOUNDATION COURSES

Complete the following courses:

ED 3100 Introduction to the Foundations of Public School Education (3 credits)
ED 3110 Educational Psychology (3 credits)
ED 3140 Human Diversity and Educational Equity (3 credits)
ED 3350 Principles and Strategies of Teaching (3 credits)
ED 3780 Inclusive Teaching and Classrooms (3 credits)
ED 4799 The Professional Teacher (1 credit)
HLTH 3400 Health and Drugs in Society (2 credits)

Complete the following course, up to 12 credits:

ED 4820 Student Teaching - Elementary (1-16 credits)

II ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR COURSES

Complete the following courses:

ED 3201 Language Arts I (3 credits)
ED 3202 Language Arts II (3 credits)
ED 3203 Language Arts III (3 credits)
ED 3221 Elementary Math Methods (3 credits)
ED 3222 Elementary Science Methods (3 credits)
ED 3240 Social Studies in the Elementary School (3 credits)
ED 3310 Creative Arts in Education (3 credits)
HLTH 4100 Teaching Elementary School Health (2 credits)
PHED 4200 Methods of Teaching Elementary Physical Education to Classroom Teachers (1 credit)

Complete the following course:

MATH 1011 Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I (3 credits)

Complete the following course:

MATH 1013 Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II (3 credits)

SOCIAL STUDIES ENDORSEMENT

Endorsement Core:

ED 3580 Teaching of Middle and Secondary School Social Studies (3 credits)
ED 4737 Content Area Reading (3 credits)
ED 4840 Student Teaching - Special Fields (1-12 credits)

Complete the following courses:

ECON 2000 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
GEOG 2100 Introduction to Physical Geography (3 credits)
GEOG 2200 Introduction to Human Geography (3 credits)
HST 1115 United States History since 1865 (3 credits)
HST 2610 Minnesota History (3 credits)
POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED

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Program Learning Outcomes | Elementary Education, B.S. major Social Studies Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)

· 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/

· 8710.3330 Middle Level Endorsement License for Teachers of Social Studies: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/8710.3330/