Course Listing
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.