Program: Elementary Education, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 05, 2025

2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog

Elementary and Special Education
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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.

This program leads to initial teacher licensure in Elementary Education K-5).

Academic Map

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

Elementary Education, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	33 hours
Professional Education	46 hours
Auxiliary Courses	17 hours*
TOTAL	120-137 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the program of study may be completed in 120 hours.

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 courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

BIOL 1030 /BIOL 1031 (Nat Sci)
PSCI 1030 /PSCI 1031 (Nat Sci)
MATH 1000 or MATH 1710 (Math)
GEOG 2000 (Soc/Beh Sci)
HLTH 1530 /HLTH 1531 (Soc/Beh Sci)

Major Requirements (33 hours)

EESE 1010 - Teachers as Problem Solvers 2 credit hours
EESE 1011 - Creating Differentiated Instruction 2 credit hours
MATH 1410 - Concepts and Structure of Elementary School Mathematics 3 credit hours
MATH 1420 - Informal Geometry 3 credit hours
PSY 2300 - Developmental Psychology 3 credit hours
BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers 4 credit hours
PSCI 4030 - Experimental Physical Science 4 credit hours
ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators 3 credit hours
SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Learners with Exceptionalities 3 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
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
HLTH 4300 - The School Health Program 3 credit hours

Professional Education (Admission to TEP required) (46 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
READ 4015 - Language and Literacy 6 credit hours

Residency I

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

Residency II

ELED 4110 - Directed Teaching, Grades K-8 12 credit hours

Auxiliary Courses (17 hours)

The following fulfill licensure requirements and may also count in General Education:

GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography 3 credit hours
BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours
PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours AND
PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours
MATH 1010 - Mathematics for General Studies 3 credit hours OR
MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours
HLTH 1530 - Health and Wellness 3 credit hours AND
HLTH 1531 - Health and Wellness Lab 0 credit hours

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

Subtotal: 27 Hours