Elementary Education General Program (BS)

Requirements.

1. Completion of all School of Education and Human Services general education requirements  and University of Michigan-Flint graduation requirements.
2. Completion of 128 credits, including at least 80 in non-education and/or EDM courses, to include:
   1. A course in United States history (HIS 220 , HIS 221  recommended). See the Education Department  office or website for the complete list of acceptable courses.
   2. PSY 100 .
   3. EDM 120 , EDM 121 .
   4. SCI 125  or SCI 126 .
   5. EHS 120  (preferred) or ENG 112 ; EHS 220 .
   6. A course in the history or culture of American ethnic minorities: AFA 270  / SOC 270 ; AFA 331 ; AFA 334  / HIS 334 ; ENG 213 , ENG 374 ; EDE 432  / PUB 438 . (This list is subject to change. See the Education Department  office or website for the current list of acceptable courses.)
   7. A course in the study of the English language: ENG 200  / LIN 200 , ENG 244  / LIN 244 , ENG 447  / LIN 447 , ENG 409  / LIN 409 ; LIN 346 ; LIN 290  / ANT 290 , ANT 335  / LIN 335 ; LIN 284  / COM 284 ; LIN 351  / ENG 351 . (This list is subject to change. See the Education Department  office or website for the current list of acceptable courses.)
   8. A teaching major and a teaching minor, or three teaching minors, or two teaching minors and a specialization in early childhood education.  (Note: The Michigan Department of Education does not allow a course to be counted toward the total credit requirements of both a minor and a major or another minor.)
      The majors, minors, and specialization are:
      Fine Arts: Elementary Education Major 
      Integrated Science: Elementary Education Major 
      Language Arts: Elementary Education Major 
      Mathematics: Elementary Education Major 
      Social Studies: Elementary Education Major 
      Early Childhood Education Specialization 
      Fine Arts: Elementary Education Minor 
      French-Foreign Language: Elementary Education Minor 
      Integrated Science: Elementary Education Minor 
      Language Arts: Elementary Education Minor 
      Mathematics: Elementary Education Minor 
      Social Studies: Elementary Education Minor 
      Spanish-Foreign Language: Elementary Education Minor 
   9. Approved courses in first aid and adult and child CPR, taken through the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association  www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683_14795-118868–,00.html.
3. Completion of the following courses in professional education, to be taken in the student’s third and fourth years:
   1. EDE 300 , EDE 302 , EDE 360 , EDE 469 , EDE 499 ; EDR 343 , EDR 344 ; EDM 341 ; EDN 410 ; EDT 401  or EDT 420 .
   2. Four courses from: EDE 340 , EDE 343 , EDE 344 , EDE 402 , EDE 432 , EDE 433 , EDE 440 , EDE 441 ; EDR 430 , EDR 435 , EDR 437 , EDR 441 .
4. The requirements in the section “General Requirements for Teacher Certification .”