Elementary Education, B.S.

Elementary and Special Education
615-898-2680
Katherine Mangione, program coordinator
Katherine.Mangione@mtsu.edu

The major in Elementary Education (grades K-5) is designed to prepare teachers for elementary schools. It requires General Education, major, professional education, and enhanced student teaching courses.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Elementary Education, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following General Education courses are required for this major:

BIOL 1030/1031 (Nat Sci)
PSCI 1030/1031 (Nat Sci)
MATH 1010 or 1710 (Math)
GEOG 2000 (Soc/Beh Sci)
HLTH 1530/1531 (Soc/Beh Sci)

Total hours in program: 120

Recommended Curriculum: Elementary Education

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

EESE 1010 - Teachers as Problem Solvers 2 credit hours
EESE 1011 - Creating Differentiated Instruction 2 credit hours
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts, (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
MATH 1010 - Mathematics for General Studies 3 credit hours (Math) OR
MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (Math)
BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
HLTH 1530 - Health and Wellness 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) AND
HLTH 1531 - Health and Wellness Lab 0 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
MATH 1410 - Concepts and Structure of Elementary School Mathematics 3 credit hours
MATH 1420 - Informal Geometry 3 credit hours
GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
PSY 2300 - Developmental Psychology 3 credit hours
SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours
BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers 4 credit hours OR
PSCI 4030 - Experimental Physical Science 4 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from the following:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators 3 credit hours
READ 4015 - Language and Literacy 6 credit hours
ELED 3000 - The Contemporary Classroom through the Lens of Diversity 3 credit hours
ELED 3100 - Experiencing Elementary Education 1 credit hour
ELED 3150 - Mathematics Methodology 3 credit hours
ELED 3300 - Digital Applications for Teaching and Learning 3 credit hours
ELED 3400 - Teaching Science and Social Studies through Literacy 3 credit hours
BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers 4 credit hours OR
PSCI 4030 - Experimental Physical Science 4 credit hours
ENGL 3740 - Children’s Literature 3 credit hours OR
LIBS 4150 - Books, Media, and Literacy for Children 3 credit hours
ART 3200 - Art Education for Teachers 3 credit hours OR
CDIS 3250 - Speech and Language Development for the Educator 3 credit hours OR
HLTH 4300 - The School Health Program 3 credit hours OR
MUED 3210 - Music in the Elementary Grades for Non-Music Majors 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3600 - Methods for Using Drama in the Classroom 3 credit hours OR

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Senior

ELED 4130 - Academic Interventions for Elementary School Learners 3 credit hours
ELED 4200 - Assessing the Elementary Level Learner 3 credit hours
ELED 4340 - Managing Learning Environments 3 credit hours
ELED 4350 - Theory to Practice 6 credit hours
ELED 4110 - Directed Teaching, Grades K-8 12 credit hours