Elementary Education, B.S.

Requirements

Students majoring in elementary education earn a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. Elementary education majors are required to complete coursework for K-6 licensure. Additional coursework may be taken to complete endorsements in reading K-12, mild and moderate disabilities K-12, English 7-12, social studies 7-12, mathematics 7-12, or science 7-12. This is subject to change by the Mississippi Department of Education’s licensure requirements.

K-6 Candidate Program of Study

All elementary education majors are required to complete the teacher education liberal arts core (44 hours); additional university requirements (11-12 hours); an interdisciplinary concentration (21 hours); specialty/clinical courses (33 hours); and professional education courses (12 hours). In addition, two concentrations must be completed. A concentration (except for
mathematics) consists of 18 semester hours of academic content courses, a total of which can include three semester hours of academic pedagogy courses in each of the concentration areas and EDR 474 . The K-12 reading endorsement requires EDR 474 .

Prek-K Endorsement (Early Childhood)

21 hours of early childhood academic content courses

ECE 311 - Birth-5 Instructional Strategies Credit Hours: 3
ECE 315 - Human Development Birth–Five Years Credit Hours: 3
ECE 411 - Administering Early Childhood Programs Credit Hours: 3
or
EDU 409 - Principles of Early Childhood Credit Hours: 3
ECE 430 - Assessing Young Children Credit Hours: 3
ECE 445 - Preschool Practicum Credit Hours: 3
ECE 446 - Infant and Toddler Practicum Credit Hours: 3
EDR 308 - Early Literacy Instruction I Credit Hours: 3

7-12 Endorsement

21 hours of academic content courses, total of which can include three hours of pedagogy, except for mathematics. This is subject to change by the Mississippi Department of Education’s licensure requirements.

Special Education (Mild/Moderate Disabilities) Add-on Endorsements

An elementary education or secondary education major can add certification in special education (mild/moderate disabilities) by completing the following additional courses:

EDU 460 - Organizational Procedures for Special Education Credit Hours: 3
EDU 463 - Learning Disabilities Credit Hours: 3
EDU 464 - Teaching the Individuals with Learning Disabilities Credit Hours: 3
EDU 468 - Intellectual Disabilities Credit Hours: 3
EDU 469 - Teaching the Individuals with Mild Intellectual Disabilities Credit Hours: 3

Math Education Endorsement for Elementary Education Majors

A math endorsement would require the completion of required Elementary Education Math concentration courses and the following:

MAT 150 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 3
MAT 151 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Credit Hours: 3
MAT 152 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II Credit Hours: 3
MAT 270 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MAT 341 - Linear Algebra I Credit Hours: 3
MAT 345 - Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School Credit Hours: 3
MAT 436 - Geometry Credit Hours: 3

Secondary Education Requirements For Teaching High School Subjects

Students completing these courses also receive a minor in secondary education. Secondary teaching licensure is offered in biology/chemistry, English, mathematics, and social studies. Teacher candidates who plan to teach at the high school level should major in a secondary subject matter field. Secondary teaching certification requirements include the university core (outlined elsewhere in this catalog for the B.A., B.S., or B.M. degree), additional teacher education core courses, the specialty area courses (outlined under the respective department sections of this catalog), and all professional education courses including the following:

EDU 300 - Introduction and Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 2
EDU 300.1 - Pre-Teaching Field Experience Credit Hours: 1
EDU 436 - Classroom Management Credit Hours: 3
EDU 450 - Tests, Measurements, and Evaluation Credit Hours: 3
EDU 372 - Survey of the Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3
EDU 446 - Teaching in the Secondary School Credit Hours: 3
EDU 484 - Student Teaching Internship in the Secondary School Credit Hours: 6-12
PSY 203 - Adolescent Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 204 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 205 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Biology Education with Chemistry Endorsement, Teacher Licensure

To be licensed to teach biology and chemistry at the secondary level, a student must meet the following requirements: 1) completion of all core curriculum requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree; 2) completion of all professional requirements mandated by the State of Mississippi licensure standards, and 3) completion of the content course requirements including

BIO 114 - Zoology Credit Hours: 4
BIO 234 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
BIO 235 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
BIO 250 - Botany Credit Hours: 4
BIO 470 - Cell Physiology Credit Hours: 3
BIO 320 - Ecology Credit Hours: 4
BIO 340 - Teaching Science in the Secondary School Credit Hours: 4

Upper Level Biology Course

choose from one upper level biology course

CHE 111 - Inorganic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHE 112 - Inorganic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHE 211 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHE 411 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 4
PHS 201 - Earth and Space Science Credit Hours: 3
or
PHS 151 - Physical Science Credit Hours: 3

Teacher Candidate

Students must be advised by the School of Education secondary coordinator. Students wishing to be a teacher candidate must meet all School of Education admission standards including

EDU 300 - Introduction and Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 2
EDU 300.1 - Pre-Teaching Field Experience Credit Hours: 1
EDU 372 - Survey of the Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3

Other Required Education Courses

EDU 436 - Classroom Management Credit Hours: 3
EDU 450 - Tests, Measurements, and Evaluation Credit Hours: 3
EDU 478 - The Teaching Residency I Credit Hours: 3
EDU 484 - Student Teaching Internship in the Secondary School Credit Hours: 6-12

Chemistry Endorsement

To obtain the chemistry endorsement, students must also complete

CHE 212 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHE 301 - Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 4