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2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Elementary Education General Program (BS)


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Requirements.

  1. Completion of all School of Education and Human Services General Education requirements , requirements in the section General Requirements for Teacher Certification , and University of Michigan-Flint graduation requirements as outlined below. 
  2. Completion of a minimum of 128 credits, to include both a Language Arts: Elementary Education Minor  and an Mathematics Elementary Education Minor .  A Specialization in Early Childhood Education  is also available.
  3. Grades of C (2.0) or better in each Phase I course and overall minor, education program, and UM-Flint GPAs of B- (2.7) or better are required for progression from Phase I to Phase II. Grades of B- (2.7) or better in all Phase II and Phase III courses and overall minor, program and UM-Flint GPAs of B- (2.7) or better are required to continue in the program. Note: The Education Department uses grades in transferred courses in its GPA computations.

PHASE I.  A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required in each course:

  1. ECE 200 , EDR 230 .
  2. EDE 201 EDE 300 
  3. EDM 100 EDM 120 , EDM 121 EDM 122 EDM 220 , EDM 222 .
  4. ENG 111 EHS 120  (preferred) or ENG 112 EHS 220 .
  5. EDR 341 .
  6. HIS 220  or HIS 221 .
  7. LIN 200 .
  8. PSY 100 
  9. SCI 125 , SCI 126 .
  10. UNV 100 .

PHASE II (following completion of phase I).  A minimum grade of B- (2.7) is required in each course:

  1. EDE 343 EDR 343 EDR 344 EDR 360 , EDR 361 .
  2. EDE 344 EDM 390 EDT 401 .
  3. EDE 302 EDE 340 /ART 336 /MUS 336 /THE 336 EDE 341 /HCR 341 .
  4. EDM 322 .
  5. Elementary Education electives.  To further enhance the educational experience, two from: ECE 120 /MUS 185 ECE 225 ECE 240 EDE 123 /MUS 180 EDE 432 EDE 440 EDE 461 EDM 320 EDR 435 /THE 449 EDR 437 /ENG 474 EDT 420 SWR 330 SWR 335 SWR 402 .  Students pursuing the Early Childhood Specialization are not required to take electives.

 PHASE III (following successful completion of Phase II).  A minimum grade of B- (2.7) is required in each course:

  1. EDE 460 EDN 410 EDR 440 .
  2. EDT 441 
  3. Application for Student Teaching Internship.
  4. EDE 469 EDE 499  (taken concurrently).
  5. Approved courses in first aid and in Adult/Child CPR approved and taken by the following state approved vendors:  www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-6530_5683_14795-118868–,00.html.                            

Minimum Credits For the Degree. 128 credits

 

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