Elementary Education
Curriculum Requirements - Florida
General Education Requirements
(Note: General education requirements for an education major offered in the state of Florida are established and revised by the Florida State Legislature. The following general education requirements are currently in effect. Please consult the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program for the latest information about General Education specific program requirements.)
COMP 1500 College Writing |
3 credits |
LITR Elective |
3 credits |
LIFE SCI Elective |
3 credits |
PHYSICAL SCI Elective |
3 credits |
MATH 1040 Algebra for College Students |
3 credits |
MATH 1050 Concepts in Geometry and Logic |
3 credit |
PSYC 1020 Introduction to Psychology |
3 credits |
PSYC 2380 Child and Adolescent Development |
3 credits |
Philosophy Elective |
3 credits |
Fine Arts Elective |
3 credits |
General Education Subtotal 30 credits
Program Requirements
SCI LAB |
1 credit |
SPCH 1010 |
3 credits |
Earth/Space Science |
3 credits |
HIST 1030 or 1040 (American) |
3 credits |
MATH 1060 Statistics |
3 credits |
ESOL 2903 Cross Cultural Studies |
3 credits |
EDUC 1100 Exploration of the Education Profession |
3 credits |
Program Requirements Subtotal 16 credits
Program Benchmarks and Major Requirements
Students in the state-approved program in Elementary Education must also register for program benchmarks simultaneously with courses in the program. There are four benchmarks, coinciding with four blocks of courses in the state-approved program. At these four benchmarks, students provide documentation showing completion of program requirements. Each benchmark requires an on-line component. For specific requirements of each benchmark, see the course descriptions for EDUC 3001, 3501, 4001, and 4501.
EDUC 3000: Clinical Experiences
EDUC 3001: Benchmark I
EDUC 3330: Integrating Instructional Technology in the Classroom
ESOL 3340 : Survey of TESOL for Teachers
EDUC 3350: Survey of Exceptional Student Education
EDUC 3360: Educational Psychology
EDUC 3500: Clinical Experiences
EDUC 3501: Benchmark II
EDUC 3520: Principles and Practices of Instruction and Assessment I
ELEM 3530: Methods of Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
ELEM 3540: Principles and Practices of Instruction and Assessment II
ELEM 3550: Methods of Teaching Science in the Elementary School
ESED 3561: Families, Professionals and Exceptionalities
EDUC 4000: Clinical Experiences
EDUC 4001: Benchmark III
EDUC/ESED 4320: Classroom Management for Typical and Atypical Learners in the Multicultural Classroom
ELEM 4340: Methods of Teaching Language Arts Through Childrens Literature in the Elementary School
ELEM 4350: Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
ELEM 4360: Methods of Teaching Literacy in the Elementary School
EDUC 4500: Clinical Experiences
EDUC 4501: Benchmark IV
ELEM 4530: Integrating Art, Music, and Health Education Across the Curriculum
ELEM 4540: Reading Assessment I
ELEM 4560: Methods of Teaching Reading Across the Elementary Curriculum
ESOL 4565: 2 nd Language Learning: Theory, Methods, and Evaluation
EDUC 4570: Internship/Seminar
MAJOR SUBTOTAL 63 credits
OPEN ELECTIVES 9 credits
TOTAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: 121 credits |
