Elementary Education K-6 5-8, B.A.

Coordinator: Dr. George Kolodiy

Hutchinson Hall, Room 334 A

(908) 737-4013

129 S. H or higher depending on academic major (Code 24111)

General Education 43-44

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000	TRANSITION TO KEAN	1
	OR
GE 3000	TRANSFER TRANSITIONS	1

ENG 1030	COLLEGE COMPOSITION	3
MATH 1000	ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS	3
COMM 1402	SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP	3
GE 2022	RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY	3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements

Humanities 9

ENG 2403	WORLD LITERATURE	3
AH 1700	ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH MIDDLE AGES	3

MUS 1050	MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS	3
	OR
MUS 1000	MUSIC SURVEY	3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062	WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS	3
PSY 1000	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	3

Science and Mathematics 10 or 11

MATH 1010	FOUNDATIONS OF MATH	3
BIO 1000	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY	4
	Additional Science Course	3-4

Health and Physical Education 3

ID 1225

CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH

Additional Required Courses 19

Additional Requirements 19

PSY 2100	CHILD PSYCHOLOGY	3
PSY 2110	PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE	3
HIST 2303	UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877	3
HIST 2304	UNITED STATES HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT	3

PED 1101	CONTEMPORARY MODERN DANCE I	1
	OR
PED 1103	JAZZ DANCE I	1
	OR
PED 1105	BEGINNING BALLET I	1

ID 2950	TECHNOLOGY AND THE YOUNG CHILD	3
ID 2955	DISABLED PERSON IN AMERICAN SOCIETY	3

Academic Major – (Full Major 30 or More S.H.) K-6, 5-8 Candidates Must Complete a Full Academic Major

(See academic advisor in that program for requirements)

Professional Education 30

All courses must be passed with a B- or higher; field courses with S

Sophomore Level

EMSE 2802

EXPLORING TEACHING/LABORATORY EXPERIENCE

EMSE 2802: Teacher Work Sample Portfolio preparation begins in this class

Junior Level

EDUC 3000	CURRICULUM, EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER	3
EDUC 3400	LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN THE PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM	3
EMSE 3140	SOCIAL STUDIES AND COMTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION	3
EMSE 3123	MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION	3
EMSE 3300	CONTEMPORARY ISSUES MIDDLE SCHOOL	3
EMSE 3903	ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS	1

EMSE 3300: Take EMSE 3300 with EMSE 3802 for Teacher Work Sample

Senior Level

EMSE 4812

CLINICAL PRACTICE II: K-6/5-8 MIDDLE, K-6/5-8 TSD & BILINGUAL

EMSE 4812: take with EMSE 4900 for Teacher Work Sample. The Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Praxis II exam (#5001 ) as well as the appropriate Middle School Praxis II exam must be passed before taking Professional Internship. Teacher Work Sample is completed in EMSE 4812 and EMSE 4900

Capstone Course

EMSE 4900

SEMINAR IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Free Electives 0-9

Number of free electives required depends on academic major selected