Program: Education, Elementary Education Concentration, BS - Salem State University

General Education Core Requirements


	Level I Competencies

	Basic College Math Reading Comprehension Computer Literacy
	Level II ENL 101 - Composition I ______ ENL 103 - Composition II for English Majors ______ SPC 101A - Public Speaking ______ SMS ____ (Health) 3 Credit(s) ______ SMS ____ (Activity) .5 Credit(s) ______ SMS ____ (Activity) .5 Credit(s) ______
	Distribution Sequences (18-20 credits)

	____ ____ (Lab Science I) 3-4 Credit(s) ______ ____ ____ (Lab Science II) 3-4 Credit(s) ______ HST 101 - World History I ______ HST 102 - World History II ______
	Level III * ENL 260 - World Literature I or * ENL 262 - Classics of World Literature I or * ENL 250 - American Literary Studies I ______ * ENL 261 - World Literature II or * ENL 263 - Classics of World Literature II or * ENL 251 - American Literary Studies II ______
	Distribution Electives (15 credits)

	Among the distribution electives, the student must earn at least 3 but no more than 9 additional semester hours in each of the three divisions.

	Humanities (Division I)

	*/+ ENG ____ World or American Literature 3 Credit(s) ______ ____ ____ _________________________________ __ ______ ____ ____ _________________________________ __ ______
	Science/Mathematics (Division II)

	* MAT 123 - Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher I ______ * MAT 124 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II ______
	Social Sciences (Division III)

	* PSY 101 - General Psychology ______ * HST 204 - U.S. History and Constitutional Government I or * HST 208 - History of American Constitutions ______
	(Note: Courses allowable as distribution electives are marked DI, DII, or DIII in the College Catalog.)

	QUANTITATIVE (Q)_____ DIVERSITY (V)_____ WRITING (W)_____

	Level I to be completed in the first 30 credits
	Level II to be completed in the first 53 credits
	Level III to be completed before graduation

Elementary Education Courses (39 credits total)

EDU 100 - The Premise of the School ______
EDU 203 - Principles and Fundamentals of Special Education ______
EDU 208A - Teaching, Learning and Assessment ______
EDU 250A - Language and Literacy Development ______
EDU 308 - Teaching Strategies in the Multicultural Classroom ______
These four courses must be taken together:
EDU 300 - Reading, Writing, and Children’s Literature in the Elementary School with Field Experiences ______
EDU 309 - The Arts and Social Studies in the Elementary School with Field Experiences (Pre-Practicum) ______
EDU 346 - Science in the Elementary School with Field Experience ______
EDU 347 - Mathematics in the Elementary School with Field Experiences ______
‡ EDU 432 - Student Teaching Practicum-Elementary Education
or
12 Credits of Education Electives (non-licensure)
EDU ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______
EDU ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______
EDU ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______
EDU ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______

Support Course (3 credits total)

*/† GPH ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______

Arts or Science Major/Minor/Free Electives (36 credits minimum)

May be necessary to take additional credits to attain the minimum 123 credits required for graduation.

Note: Students in the Elementary Teacher Licensure Program must complete a second major in an Arts or Sciences discipline. Students not seeking licensure may elect a minor or free electives.

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Additional Information and Notes

* These are required support courses which may also be used to satisfy the indicated Distribution requirements. A student may choose to fulfill Distribution requirements with courses other than the ones listed, but these listed courses must still be taken.

Note: If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements, (for example, a support course and a distribution elective), the credits are counted in only one place. Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the total credits required for graduation.

‡ Students in the Early Childhood Teacher Licensure Program must complete EDU 432 for Licensure.

† Students must take one GPH course in either Division II or Division III.

+ Choose one literature course from the area not taken as a literature sequence.

Exceptions in the timing of courses will be made for transfer students.

Education, Elementary Education Concentration, BS

General Education Core Requirements

Competencies

Distribution Sequences (18-20 credits)

Distribution Electives (15 credits)

Humanities (Division I)

Science/Mathematics (Division II)

Social Sciences (Division III)

Elementary Education Courses (39 credits total)

Support Course (3 credits total)

Arts or Science Major/Minor/Free Electives (36 credits minimum)

Additional Information and Notes

Total minimum credits for graduation: 123