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Elementary Education

The major in elementary education prepares students to be recommended by the Concordia College department of education for Minnesota licensure to teach in grades K-6. To be eligible to take 300-level EDUC prefix courses and complete this major, the student must first be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. 

 

The requirements for a major in elementary education are 70-74 credits.

Required Courses

  • EDUC 201 - Art Education: Elementary
  • EDUC 212 - American Education in a Diverse World
  • EDUC 318 - Foundations of Literacy
  • EDUC 322 - Children's Literature
  • EDUC 332 - Teaching in the K-6 Classroom
  • EDUC 333 - Communication Arts in the K-6 Classroom
  • EDUC 334 - Mathematics in the K-6 Classroom
  • EDUC 336 - Social Studies in the K-6 Classroom
  • EDUC 337 - Science in the K-3 Classroom
  • EDUC 338 - Science in the 4-6 Classroom
  • EDUC 359 - Kindergarten Education
  • EDUC 399 - Orientation to Student Teaching Lecture
  • EDUC 421 - Advanced Reading Methods of Teaching for the Elementary School
  • EDUC 425 - Education of the Exceptional Child
  • EDUC 488 - Assessment and Reflection on Student Teaching Practice
  • EDUC 496 - Student Teaching: Elementary Education
  • BIOL 101 - General Biology
  • BIOL 121 - Cell Biology
  • BIOL 122 - Evolution and Diversity
  • MATH 102 - Fundamental Concepts of Modern Mathematics
  • MUS 227 - Integrating Music into the Elementary Classroom
  • PSYC 212 - Educational Psychology
  • PED 301 - Elementary Physical Education
  • SCIE 215 - Physical Science

Additional Requirements

* Students who do not complete student teaching should see the chair of the department of education for options.

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