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Each program has four components: general studies, professional
studies, internship/student teaching, and teaching field/major studies.
Completion of the Teacher Education Program is necessary, but not
sufficient, for recommendation for a teaching certificate. A student must
also satisfy the following conditions:
(1)
Completion of the College’s graduation requirements.
(2)
Achieve a minimum 2.50 cumulative grade point average in
professional studies and in the teaching field with no grade below
“
C” in professional studies. A grade of “C-” is not acceptable.
(3)
Demonstrate proficiency in teaching by achieving a grade of “B-” or
better in all student teaching internships.
(4)
Pass written comprehensive examinations on knowledge of the
field(s) and knowledge of professional education practices.
Elementary/Collaborative Education (Bachelor of Science)
Professors Jacobs, Lewis-Ferrell, Russell, and Spencer, Advisors
The major in elementary/collaborative education prepares students
to teach children in grades kindergarten through 6. The program leads
to recommendation to the Alabama State Department of Education for
Class B teaching certificates in Collaborative Teacher and in Elementary
Education K-6.
I. General Studies
Students must complete the general education curriculum
requirements of the College. Additional courses in mathematics,
English language arts, social science, and science are also required to
meet state certification requirements.
II. Professional Studies (6 units)
ED 299 Exploring Teaching
ED 201 Introduction to Education
ED 210 Curriculum Design
EPY 223 The Developing Child in the Twenty-first Century
EPY 260 Survey of Exceptional Children
EPY 320 Educational Psychology
III. Teaching Field and Major Studies (9 units)
ED 219 Creative Arts in Teaching
ED 315 Reading I: Developmental Reading
ED 316 Reading II: Reading Practicum
ED 317 Teaching Social Studies
ED 318 Children’s Literature
ED 320 Teaching Mathematics
