Elementary Education B.A.
Program description
A separate admissions process must be completed and admission granted before students enroll in this program.
The elementary education major leads to Minnesota licensure as a teacher of grades K-6. Students obtaining a K-6 license may also pursue an optional endorsement in one of the following five areas: 1) preprimary, 2) middle-level communication arts and literature, 3) middle-level mathematics, 4) middle-level science, and 5) middle-level social studies.
Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs)- Coursework in elementary education is designed to meet standards of effective practice required for licensure and provide prospective teachers with opportunities to do the following:
- Understand central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of disciplines taught in the elementary school
- Understand child and adolescent development theory, individual and group motivation, and diversity among learners
- Create instructional opportunities adapted to learners from diverse cultural backgrounds, and with exceptionalities
- Use instructional strategies and technologies that reflect personal knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques
- Encourage development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills
- Understand and use formative and summative methods of student assessment
- Plan and manage instruction
- Engage in reflection and self-assessment
- Collaborate with parents/guardians, families, school colleagues, and the community in an ethical manner
Students pursuing Minnesota teaching licensure at the elementary K-6 level and optional endorsement areas must have successfully completed content area licensure requirements in the elementary teacher education program and passed state and federally mandated examinations for new teachers. A minimum GPA of 2.50 overall with 2.75 minimum GPA in elementary education major and licensure area(s) is required for program admission. The GPA includes all course work. All courses that fulfill requirements for teaching licensure in elementary education (discipline/content, professional education, or other courses) must be completed with a grade of C- or better. Required courses must be taken A-F, unless they are offered S/N only.
The elementary education major leads to Minnesota licensure as a teacher of grades K-6. Students obtaining a K-6 license may also pursue an optional endorsement in one of the following five areas: 1) preprimary, 2) middle-level communication arts and literature, 3) middle-level mathematics, 4) middle-level science, and 5) middle-level social studies.
Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs)- Coursework in elementary education is designed to meet standards of effective practice required for licensure and provide prospective teachers with opportunities to do the following:
- Understand central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of disciplines taught in the elementary school
- Understand child and adolescent development theory, individual and group motivation, and diversity among learners
- Create instructional opportunities adapted to learners from diverse cultural backgrounds, and with exceptionalities
- Use instructional strategies and technologies that reflect personal knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques
- Encourage development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills
- Understand and use formative and summative methods of student assessment
- Plan and manage instruction
- Engage in reflection and self-assessment
- Collaborate with parents/guardians, families, school colleagues, and the community in an ethical manner
Students pursuing Minnesota teaching licensure at the elementary K-6 level and optional endorsement areas must have successfully completed content area licensure requirements in the elementary teacher education program and passed state and federally mandated examinations for new teachers. A minimum GPA of 2.50 overall with 2.75 minimum GPA in elementary education major and licensure area(s) is required for program admission. The GPA includes all course work. All courses that fulfill requirements for teaching licensure in elementary education (discipline/content, professional education, or other courses) must be completed with a grade of C- or better. Required courses must be taken A-F, unless they are offered S/N only.