Nov 23, 2024

2020-2021 Catalog

2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Education, Early Childhood/Elementary Teaching Preparation, B.S.

Professors: Mary Bucy, Carmen Cáceda, Maria Dantas-Whitney, Mark Girod, Rachel Harrington, Chloë Hughes, Marie LeJeune, Adele Schepige, Dana Ulveland
Associate professors: Kenneth Carano, Xiaopeng Gong, Melanie Landon-Hays, Cindy Ryan, Joshua Schulze, Alicia Wenzel, Greg Zobel
Assistant professors: Andrea Emerson, Jaclyn Hernandez, Katrina Hovey, Annie Ittner, Kristen Pratt

Mission

Principled upon educational equity, cultural sensitivity, professionalism and an intellectually vital community. Committed to facilitating the learning and development of our candidates who, in turn, can successfully affect the learning and development of PK-12 students in schools.

Learning Outcomes

The program prepares caring, competent professionals who:

Demonstrate evidence of appropriate content knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary for attaining high achievement for all PK-12 students.
Create a climate where diversity is valued.
Successfully affect the learning and development of PK-12 students in schools.

There are special requirements for admission to the education programs. Contact the Division of Education and Leadership representatives for more information. The College of Education’s Policy Analysis and Review Committee establishes policies and standards that students must meet before being admitted to teacher education courses. Students may explore their interest in teaching during their freshman and sophomore years by enrolling in ED 200 , ED 220 , ED 230 , ED 240 .

The university has found it necessary to evaluate a person’s background to determine his or her likelihood of maintaining standards of professional conduct necessary in the discipline. An evaluation may take into consideration current performance as well as past experiences and actions that could affect a student’s ability to perform in the particular course or program.

Complete with Early Childhood, Early Childhood/Elementary, Elementary/Middle Level, Middle Level/High School or High School Teaching Preparations.

Age 3 through grade eight in an elementary school only.

Core Courses

Test requirements: passing score on all required tests. See wou.edu/educationtests.

Psychology

3-4 credits of Psychology

Science

BI 101 General Biology: The Diversity of Life Credits: 4
GS 325 Learning Science Through Scientific Practices Credits: 3

Choose Two

ES 104 Exploring the Physical Earth Credits: 4 *
ES 105 Discoveries in Earth Science Credits: 4 *
ES 106 Exploring the Oceans and Atmosphere Credits: 4 *

Social Science

Choose One

GEOG 105 Nature & Society Credits: 4 *
GEOG 106 Sustainable World Credits: 4 *
GEOG 107 People, Space and Place Credits: 4 *

Choose Two

HST 201 History of the United States: Native American Cultures to Early 19th Century Credits: 4 *
HST 202 History of the United States: Reform and Progress Credits: 4 *
HST 203 History of the United States: First World War to the Present Credits: 4 *

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PS 201 American National Government Credits: 4
PS 202 State and Local Government Credits: 4

Initial Licensure

Education majors are required to complete all pre-education courses (all 200, 300 and 400 level with a grade of B- or better) required for the major (early childhood only, early childhood/elementary, elementary/middle, middle/high or high only) prior to entry to the education core.

Requirements for admission into the professional education core include: (1) a minimum overall (or last 90 hours) GPA of 2.75, (2) a minimum GPA of 3.0 in education coursework and (3) for middle and high preparations a minimum of 3.0 in endorsement area content courses.

The professional education core includes three quarters of intensive classes and clinical experiences organized in the following fashion, by authorization level and major. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in education coursework and grades of B- or better in all courses while enrolled in the professional education core.

Professional Education Core

Term I

ED 404 Clinical Experience Seminar I Credits: 2
ED 411 Clinical Experience I Credits: 3
ED 418 Assessment, Planning and Instruction Credits: 3
ED 443 Supporting Language, Literacy and Culture Credits: 3
ED 446 Environments for Diverse Learners Credits: 3

Term II

ED 405 Clinical Experience Seminar II Credits: 2
ED 412 Clinical Experience II Credits: 3
ED 421 Technology Integration Credits: 3
ED 444 Content Literacy Credits: 3
ED 450 Methods for Classroom Management Credits: 3

Term III

ED 429 Professional Development Seminar III Credits: 2
ED 498 Clinical Experience III Credits: 10

Education, Early Childhood/Elementary Teaching Preparation, B.S.

Mission

Learning Outcomes

Core Courses

Creative Arts

Education

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Health Choose One

Humanities/Language Arts

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Mathematics

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Physical Education

Psychology

Science

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Social Science

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Initial Licensure

Professional Education Core

Term I

Term II

Term III

Total Credits: 156-158