Language, Literacy, and Cultural Studies, BAE

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Department of Elementary Education, Woodring College of Education

45-56 credits

Introduction

This major must be accompanied by the professional preparation program in elementary education. Program admission, completion, and teacher certification requirements are provided within this Elementary Education section of the catalog.

Satisfactory completion of the professional Elementary Education Sequence and this major include course requirements for recommendation for a qualifying endorsement in Elementary Education and additional endorsements in both English Language Learners (ELL) (or Bilingual Education) and Reading.

Grade Requirements

Students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in the elementary education professional program and in all courses required for the endorsement.

Requirements

❑ ELED 456 - Literacy Assessment
❑ ELED 486 - Literacy Difficulties in the K-12 Classroom
❑ ENG 446 - Teaching Writing in the Elementary School
❑ TESL 402
❑ TESL 410 - Second Language Acquisition Theory for TESOL
❑ TESL 420 - Methods and Materials for Basic Communication
❑ Two from the following (or quarter abroad/cultural experience with advising)
AMST 202 - The American Indian Experience
AMST 203 - The Hispano/a-American Experience
AMST 204 - The African-American Experience
AMST 205 - The Asian-American Experience
AMST 314 - Contemporary Latino/a Issues
AMST 315 - Contemporary American Indian Issues
AMST 316 - Contemporary African American Issues
AMST 362 - Asian-American History
ELED 464 - Multicultural Education for Teachers
❑ One course from:
ENG 370 - Introduction to Language
TESL 401 - Introduction to English Linguistics for TESOL
❑ One course from:
ELED 405 - Books and Materials for Elementary Schools
ENG 441 - Children’s Literature for the Elementary and Middle School Teacher
❑ One of the following options:
TESL 430 OR
TESL 425 - Methods and Programming for the Bilingual Classroom and
TESL 431 - Seminar and Practicum in Bilingual Education (required for the bilingual endorsement)

Additional Requirements

Woodring College of Education

Elementary Education Professional Program Requirements (106 credits)

Professional Studies Core (25 credits)

Elementary Program — Methods, Curriculum Content, and Field Experiences (81 credits)

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS)
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement