Elementary Education General Program (BS)

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The Elementary Education program, leading to a Bachelor of Science, emphasizes human development and its importance in teaching children in the age span from birth through grade 8, and focuses on constructivist teaching and place-based education.

Two options are available. Option 1 consists of a major in elementary education and includes a Language Arts Elementary Education Minor and a Mathematics Elementary Education Minor . Option 2 consists of a comprehensive major focused on early childhood education and includes a Specialization in Early Childhood Education (ZS endorsement).

The 128-credit program if a five-year course of study. Once accepted, students complete the program in cohorted groups.

Requirements

A minimum of 128 credits, including all School of Education and Human Services General Education requirements and University of Michigan-Flint graduation requirements .
Grades of C (2.0) or better in all Pre-Education coursework (years 1-2); grades of B- (2.7) or better in all courses in all Elementary Education cohort program coursework (years 3-5).
Passing score on the measure of basic skills required by the Michigan Department of Education and completion of the Pre-Education curriculum required prior to application to the program.
GPAs of B- (2.7) or better in the program, in all minors and/or specializations, and at UM-Flint overall are required for progression through and completion of the program. (Note the Education Department uses grades in transferred courses in its GPA computations.)
Courses in First aid and in Adult/Child CPR taken from a state-approved vendor: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-5683_14795-118868–,00.html.
Approved application for Student Teaching Internship.

Pre-Education

Prior to entering the program, students must complete the following courses, typically in the first two years. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required in each course.

ECE 200 - Child Development and Learning (3)
ECE 240 - Child Guidance and Classroom Management (3).
ECE 343 - Emergent Literacy (3).
ECE 344 - Emergent Mathematical Thinking (3).
EDE 201 - Women, Education and Globalization (3)
EDE 300 - Educational Psychology (3).
EDM 100 - Problem Solving for College Students (4)
EDM 120 - Mathematics for K-8 Teachers I (4).
EDM 121 - Mathematics for K-8 Teachers II (3-4).
EDN 410 - Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom (3).
EDR 230 - Genre and Diversity in Children’s Literature (3)
EDR 341 - Teaching in the Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Classroom (3).
HIS 220 - United States to 1898 (3)
LIN 200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3)
MTH 100 - A Survey of High School Mathematics (3)
PSY 100 - Principles of Psychology (3)
SCI 125 - Scientific Inquiry I (4)
UNV 100 - First Year Experience (3-4).
One from:
EHS 120 - Ecology of Teaching and Social Work (3). (preferred)
ENG 112 - Critical Writing and Reading (3).
One from:
COM 204 - Argumentation and Debate (3)
THE 210 - Introduction to Public Speaking (3)
For students in Option 1, one from:
ECE 235 - Working with Families, Children and Community (3).
SEC 200 - Community, Family, Self (3).
For students in Option 2:
ECE 100 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education (3).
ECE 225 - Play and Learning in Early Childhood Education (3).
ECE 233 - Infant/Toddler Learning Environments (3).
ECE 235 - Working with Families, Children and Community

Year 3, Semester 1

Elementary Education General Program (BS)

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Pre-Education

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Year 4, Spring/Summer (Option 1 only)

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Year 5, Semester 2