2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog | 20263

Elementary Education, B.S. major
Communication Arts & Literature Endorsement (Teacher Licensure)

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

• 40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000)
• 83 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: 83
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)

COMMUNICATION ARTS AND LITERATURE ENDORSEMENT

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ED 3208 Developmental Reading in Middle School (3 credits)
• ED 3417 Teaching and Learning in the Middle School (3 credits)
• ED 4737 Content Area Reading (3 credits)
• ENGL 2337 American Literature from 1865 to Present (3 credits)
• ENGL 3540 Literature for Young Adults (3 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE (5 CREDITS):

• ED 4840 Student Teaching - Special Fields (1-12 credits)

COMMUNICATION ARTS AND LITERATURE ENDORSEMENT

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENGL 2357 British Literature to 1800 (3 credits)
• ENGL 2358 Diverse British Literatures from 1800 to Present (3 credits)
• ENGL 2370 World Literature to 1600 (3 credits)
• ENGL 2377 World Literature from 1600 to Present (3 credits)

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED

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Program Learning Outcomes | Elementary Education, B.S. Communication Arts & Literature 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/

·     8710.3310 Middle Level Endorsement License for Teachers of Communication Arts and Literature: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/8710.3310/