Students who wish to pursue K-6 teacher certification in Elementary Education must apply and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Once admitted, students will be matriculated into the B.A. in Elementary Education program as a second major.
Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required sequence of courses and other program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students are advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Major GPA requirements differ depending on field of study. Consult the Teacher Education Program Handbook for more information.
For details about this program, including program description, admission requirements, and contact information, click here.
Degree Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| SEEDS General Education Requirements | 12-15 | |
| Major Requirements | 40 | |
| Teacher Education Program Requirements | 54-58 | |
| Free Electives | 13-6 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ANTH 100 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 101 | Physical Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 102 | Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 103 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 200 | Key Issues in Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 301 | Methods in Anthropological Research and Practice | 3 |
| ANTH 302 | Seminar in Anthropological Theory | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| 200-Level Anthropology Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Applied Anthropology | ||
| Disability in US Popular Culture | ||
| Indigenous Languages and Lifeways | ||
| Urban Anthropology | ||
| Historical Archaeology | ||
| Theory and Methods | ||
| Complete 15 semester hours (5 courses) from the list below. | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Theory and Methods Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 310 | Migration: An Anthropological Perspective | 3 |
| ANTH 320 | Caribbean Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 325 | North American Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 330 | The Anthropology of Food and Nutrition | 3 |
| ANTH 335 | Bioarchaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 340 | The Anthropology of Work | 3 |
| ANTH 350 | Anthropology of Aging and the Aged | 3 |
| ANTH 360 | Environmental Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 370 | Experimental Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 380 | Anthropology: Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| ANTH 390 | Anthropology of Childhood and Youth | 3 |
| ANTH 404 | Planetary Health | 3 |
| ANTH 410 | Public Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 414 | Special Topics in Anthropology | 3-6 |
| ANTH 421 | Communities in Transition | 3-4 |
| ANTH 422 | Environment and Community | 3-4 |
| ANTH 423 | Community and Health | 3-4 |
| ANTH 429 | Building Sustainable Communities | 3-4 |
| ANTH 430 | Analyzing Ethnographic Discourse and Interaction | 3 |
| ANTH 440 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 460 | Field Methods: Visual Anthropology | 3 |
Co-Major in Elementary Education
New Student Seminar
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students in the Adult Learner program must take GNED 100. | ||
| Complete one course from the following. Some courses may be restricted by major. Consult with an academic advisor. | 1 | |
| Pathways to Success | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | ||
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Adult Academic Success Seminar | ||
| New Student Seminar | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education | ||
| Pathways to Adult Learning | ||
| New Student Seminar | ||
| New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences | ||
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | ||
| Introduction to Nursing | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | ||
SEEDS General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| Effective Writing I | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing I course. | 3 | |
| Effective Writing II | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing II course. | ||
| Interactive Communication | ||
| Complete one Interactive Communication course. | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Fulfilled by MTHM 201 in the co-major. | ||
| Political and Civic Life | ||
| Fulfilled by ECEL 200 in the co-major. | ||
| World Language | ||
| Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. | 3-6 | |
| Exploration | ||
| Complete one course from four different Exploration categories: | 3 | |
| Analyzing Cultures and Societies | ||
| Fulfilled by ANTH 100 in the major. | ||
| Creative Expression | ||
| Ethical Inquiry | ||
| Historical Thinking | ||
| Literary and Artistic Analysis | ||
| Fulfilled by READ 209 in the co-major. | ||
| Scientific Reasoning | ||
| Fulfilled by ANTH 101 in the major. | ||
| Total Credits | 12-15 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Program of Study Completion
This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their program of study requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and must be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 | ANTH 101 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration - Scientific Reasoning) | 4 |
| New Student Seminar | 1 | SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective | 3 |
| SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 | PSYC 101 | 3 |
| ANTH 100 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration – Analyzing Cultures and Societies) | 3 | SEEDS: Effective Writing II | 3 |
| SEEDS: World Language 1 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 3 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Apply to Teacher Education Program by February 1 of 2nd year. | 200-level major elective | 3 | |
| ANTH 200 | 3 | ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 1 | 3 |
| FSHD 214 | 3 | ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 2 | 3 |
| ECEL 200 (Fulfills SEEDS: Political and Civic Life) | 3 | ANTH 102 | 3 |
| ANTH 103 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| Free Elective | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ANTH 301 | 3 | ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 3 | 3 |
| MTHM 201 (Fulfills SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 | ANTH 302 | 3 |
| READ 399 | 3 | MTHM 302 | 3 |
| ECEL 279 | 3 | READ 408 | 3 |
| ECEL 408 | 3 | ECSE 339 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 4 | 3 | ECEL 414 | 9 |
| ANTH Theory/Methods Elective 5 | 3 | ECEL 421 | 3 |
| ECEL 410 | 3 | ||
| ECEL 412 | 3 | ||
| ECEL 427 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||