Elementary Education:

master of arts in teaching

The Elementary Education Program prepares students for licensure
in preschool/kindergarten-6th grade. It is a 5-year MAT program.
As undergraduates, students must major in Interdisciplinary Liberal
Studies (IDLS) and minor in Elementary Education (ELED).

PROGRAM SEQUENCE

YEAR	ELED Program Courses
1	30 hours of IDLS coursework from the core & concentration
2	EDUC 360 Foundations of American Education *30 hours of IDLS coursework and electives
3	Either fall or spring semester (the other semester will be for IDLS courses--15 hours) ELED 308 Child Development: Birth Through Adolescence ECED 372 Introduction to Early Childhood Education ELED 310 Diversity in Elementary Education (with service learning practicum) ELED 311 Practicum with a Focus on Learners and Learning READ 366 Early Literacy Development & Acquisition
4	Either fall or spring semester (the other semester will be for IDLS courses--15 hours) ELED 432 Children & Science ELED 433 Children & Math I: Numbers, Operations, Algebric & Geometric Reasoning ELED 411 Practicum & Seminar: Focus with a Focus on Curriculum Connections & Guiding Behavior ELED 434 Children & Social Studies READ 436 Literacy Learning in the Elementary Grades

*Plan your IDLS courses so that you do not have to take more than 2-3 upper level courses in any semester. Humanities and Social Science concentrators will take IDLS 400 in the senior year and all core courses should be complete before enrolling.

GRADUATE SEQUENCE

OPTION A	OPTION B
Summer ELED 632 Inquiry in ELED ELED 501/601 or approved elective	Summer ELED 533 ELED 570 Learning & Teaching in Elem School
Fall ELED 570 Learning & Teaching in Elem School READ 590 Reading Across the Curriculum ELED 510 Creativity in Arts ELED 533 Children & Math II: Data, Chance, & Space ELED 621 Practicum & Seminar: Focus on Inquiry (2) ELED 622 Inquiry Project (1)	Fall ELED 641 Families, Schools, & Communities ELED 690 Internship in Teaching (8) - 16 weeks
Spring ELED 641 Families, Schools, & Communities ELED 690 Internship in Teaching (8) - 16 weeks	Spring ELED 501/601 or approved elective READ 590 Reading Across the Curriculum ELED 510 Creativity in Arts ELED 621 Practicum & Seminar: Focus on Inquiry ELED 632 Inquiry in ELED