Elementary Education, Continuing Studies, B.S.

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A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Continuing Studies.

The program in Elementary Education is designed to prepare students to teach language arts, social studies, mathematics and science in grades 1-6. The program holds a Certificate of Distinction from the International Reading Association for the quality preparation in reading instruction. This Maryland Approved Program meets certification requirements in other states. Students are advised, however, to consult certification requirements in states of interest early in their study.

Core Requirements

40 Credits:

GE 200 - Mount Seminar Credits: (3)
ENGL 101 - College Writing Credits: (3)
ARTS - - Art, Literature, Music, Theatre Credits: (3)
HIST - - History Credits: (3)
ARHI - - Arts, Humanities, History, Language Credits: (3)
SSCI - - Social Science Credits: (3)
Choose one:
EDUC 100 - Foundations of American Education Credits: (4)
ECON 101 - Foundations of Economics: Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
SOC 100 - Foundations of Sociology Credits: (3)
CJUST 110 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
GNSCI 1XX - Laboratory Sciences Credits: (4)

MATH XXX - Mathematics Credits: (3)

Choose one:

MATH 105 - Elementary Statistics Credits: (3)
MATH 108 - Concepts of Mathematics for Teachers I Credits: (3)
MATH 109 - Concepts of Mathematics for Teachers II Credits: (3)
MATH 211 - Mathematical Thinking Credits: (3)
BUS 320 - Statistics Credits: (3)
PHIL 200 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: (3) *
PHIL 301 - Moral Philosophy Credits: (3) **
HINW XXX Non-West History Credits: (3)
THEOL 212 - Belief in Today’s World Credits: (3)
THEOL 312 - Encountering Christ Credits: (3) ***
Note:

*PHIL 103  (is offered by the Emmitsburg campus & may be taken in place of PHIL 200 )

**PHIL 300  (may be taken in place of PHIL 301 )

***THEOL 212  replaces THEOL 200  and THEOL 312  replaces THEOL 202 . (THEOL 220  & THEOL 320  are offered by the Emmitsburg campus & may be taken in place of THEOL 212  &THEOL 312 ).

Major Requirements

65 credits:

EDUC 100 - Foundations of American Education Credits: (4)
EDUC 202 - Materials for Teaching Reading Credits: (4)
EDUC 208 - Learning Theory and Human Development Credits: (4)
EDUC 228 - Processes and Acquisition of Reading Credits: (4)
EDUC 313 - Instruction of Reading Credits: (4)
EDGE 343 - Globalization and Education Credits: (3)
EDUC 350 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School Credits: (4)
EDUC 351 - Teaching Science and Social Studies in the Elementary School Credits: (4)
EDUC 445 - Foundations of Educational Research Credits: (2)
EDUC 480 - Teacher Internship/Elementary Credits: (8)
EDUC 495 - Professional Seminar Credits: (2)
MATH 108 - Concepts of Mathematics for Teachers I Credits: (3)
MATH 109 - Concepts of Mathematics for Teachers II Credits: (3)
SPED 339 - Reading Assessment and Intervention Credits: (4)
SPED 308 - Students with Exceptionalities and Diverse Learning Styles Credits: (4)
Choose 2 from the following:
- GNSCI XXX Biological-Laboratory Science Credits: (4)
- GNSCI XXX Physical-Laboratory Science Credits: (4)
- GNSCI XXX Earth Science or Astronomy-Laboratory Science Credits: (4)

Electives

15 credits

Note

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Continuing Studies, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must also earn a cumulative GPA of 2.75.

All Mathematics and Laboratory Science courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher.