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ELEMENTARY
AND MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM
The
Department of Education, Special Education, Social Work, and Communication
Disorders offers a 40-credit program in elementary education and in middle
school education. Students completing these programs will be licensed to teach
in Virginia with an endorsement in nursery school and kindergarten through sixth
grade (N, K-6) and/or sixth through eighth grade (6-8).
The Liberal Studies Major has been designed specifically for students
seeking licensure to teach with an Elementary or Middle School Endorsement and
is required. Requirements for the B.A. or B.S. Degree in Liberal Studies are
listed elsewhere in the Catalog. By carefully planning each semester's course
work, students can use their electives to meet the requirements of the 40-credit
elementary or middle school education program.. After completing the degree and
program requirements, students receive a B.A. or B.S. Degree in Liberal Studies
and a license to teach with an endorsement in N, K-6, 6-8; or both.
Students seeking teacher licensure and majoring in Liberal Studies will
be assigned an academic advisor in Liberal Studies or Education. Such students
declare Liberal Studies as their major by the end of the sophomore year and
inform the Office of Registration that they will be majoring in Liberal Studies
and seeking teacher licensure with an Elementary School Endorsement, a Middle
School Endorsement or both .
Elementary Endorsement
Requirements
The
40-credit Elementary School program consists of the following education courses:
| EDUC
245
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Human Growth and Development/3 credits
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| EDUC
260
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Introduction to the Teaching Profession/2credits
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| EDUC
325
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Teaching Reading and Language Arts in the Elementary School/2 credits
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| EDUC
326 |
Teaching
Reading and Language Arts in the Elementary Grades (N,K-6)/2 credits |
| EDUC
450
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Principles of Instruction (N,K-8)/2 credits
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| EDUC 451
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Curriculum in the Elementary School (N,K-6)/2 credits
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| Practica:
Two practica are required: one on the primary level and one on the
middle school level
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| Take
in first session of summer school at end of freshman or sophomore year:
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| EDUC
265
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Practicum
I – Primary or Middle School level/3 credits
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| Take
fall or spring semester:
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| EDUC
305
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Practicum
in Early Childhood/3 credits (Prerequisite: EDUC 265)
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| OR
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| Take
in first session of summer school at end of sophomore or junior year:
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| EDUC
370
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Practicum
II – Primary or Middle School Level/3 credits (Prerequisite: EDUC 265)
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| EDUC
480
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Classroom Assessment/2 credits
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| EDUC
484
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Media and Technology/1 credit
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| EDUC
487
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Classroom Management and System Issues/3 credits
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| EDUC
489
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Survey of Exceptional Children/3 credits
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| (All
of the above will be taken prior to enrolling in the Professional Semester. A
minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA is required. See undergraduate catalog for other
requirements.)
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Professional Semester:
| EDUC
400 |
Directed
Teaching in the Elementary and Middle School /11
credits
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| or
EDUC
401 |
Directed
Teaching in the Elementary School / 11 credits
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| EDUC
488
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Education Seminar/1credit
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| TOTAL
CREDITS/40
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Middle School Endorsement
Requirements
Students
wishing an endorsement to teach at the middle school level, grades 6-8, must
complete in addition to the liberal studies courses above and the 40 credit
education component below, designated courses in at least two areas.
The
40 credit Middle School program consists of the following education courses:
| EDUC
245
|
Human Growth and Development/3 credits
|
| EDUC
260
|
Introduction to the Teaching Profession/2credits
|
| EDUC
325
|
Teaching Reading and Language Arts in the Elementary School/2 credits
|
| EDUC
327 |
Teaching
Reading and Language Arts in the Middle School Grades (6-8)/2 credits
|
| EDUC
450
|
Principles of Instruction (N,K-8) /2 credits
|
| EDUC
452
|
Curriculum in the
Middle School (6-8)/2 credits
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|
Practica: Two practica
are required: one on the primary level and one on the middle school level
|
| Take
in first session of summer school at end of freshman or sophomore year:
|
| EDUC
265
|
Practicum
I – Primary or Middle School level/3 credits
|
| Take
fall or spring semester:
|
| EDUC
305
|
Practicum
in Early Childhood/3 credits (Prerequisite: EDUC 265)
|
| OR
|
|
| Take
in first session of summer school at end of sophomore or junior year:
|
| EDUC
370
|
Practicum
II – Primary or Middle School Level/3 credits (Prerequisite: EDUC 265)
|
|
|
|
| EDUC
480
|
Classroom Assessment/2 credits
|
| EDUC
484
|
Media and Technology/1 credit
|
| EDUC
487
|
Classroom Management and System Issues/3 credits
|
| EDUC
489
|
Survey of Exceptional Children/3 credits
|
| (All
of the above will be taken prior to enrolling in the Professional Semester. A
minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA is required. See undergraduate catalog for other
requirements.)
|
Professional Semester:
| EDUC
400
|
Directed
Teaching in the Elementary and Middle School /11
credits |
| or
EDUC
405 |
Directed
Teaching in the Middle School / 11 credits
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| EDUC
488
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Education Seminar/1credit
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| TOTAL
CREDITS/40
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