University Requirements:

See University General Requirements for Baccalaureate degrees 

First Year Making Connections Course:

• UC 1013 - Making Connections Sem. Hrs: 3

General Education Requirements:

• See General Education Curriculum for Baccalaureate Degrees  Sem. Hrs: 35

Professional Education Requirements:

Courses denoted below with an asterisk (*) require admission to the Teacher Education Program. Students must earn a grade of at least a “C” for each course in the Professional Education Requirements. Once admitted to the Teacher Education Program, students must maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.7 for program continuation.

• ELED 2113 - Child Growth and Learning Sem. Hrs: 3
• ELED 3103 - Effective Assessment in Elementary Grades Sem. Hrs: 3 *
• ELED 3113 - Children’s Literature in Elementary Grades Sem. Hrs: 3 *
• ELED 3143 - Integrating the Curriculum and Instructional Strategies for Elementary Students Sem. Hrs: 3 *
• ELED 3163 - Characteristics of and Differentiation of Instruction for Diverse Learners Sem. Hrs: 3 *
• ELED 3183 - Technology in the Elementary Classroom Sem. Hrs: 3 *
• ELED 4102 - Methods of Teaching Language Arts in Elementary Grades Sem. Hrs: 2 *

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• ELED 4104 - Teaching Internship I, Elementary Sem. Hrs: 4 *

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• ELED 4204 - Residency Internship I Elementary Education Sem. Hrs: 4 *

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• ELED 4112 - Methods of Teaching Social Studies in Elementary Grades Sem. Hrs: 2 *
• ELED 4122 - Methods of STEM, Mathematics Sem. Hrs: 2 *
• ELED 4132 - Methods of STEM, Science Sem. Hrs: 2 *
• ELED 4142 - Classroom Management for Elementary Grades Sem. Hrs: 2 *
• ELSE 3643 - The Exceptional Student in the Regular Classroom Sem. Hrs: 3
• RDNG 3203 - Foundations of Reading Instruction Sem. Hrs: 3 *
• RDNG 3223 - Content Area Reading and Writing in Elementary School Sem. Hrs: 3 *
• RDNG 4103 - Literacy Assessment, Diagnosis and Development Sem. Hrs: 3 *
• TE 2003 - Introduction to Education Sem. Hrs: 3

Additional Requirements:

• ARED 3702 - Children and Art Sem. Hrs: 2
• GSP 3203 - Science for Teachers Sem. Hrs: 3
• MATH 2113 - Mathematics for School Teachers I Sem. Hrs: 3
• MATH 2123 - Mathematics for School Teachers II Sem. Hrs: 3
• MATH 3133 - Mathematics for School Teachers III Sem. Hrs: 3
• MUED 3612 - Music and Methods for the Classroom Teacher Sem. Hrs: 2
• PE 3802 - Physical Education for Teachers of Young Children Sem. Hrs: 2
• Additional General Education Laboratory Science Elective AND Lab Sem. Hrs: 4

Licensure Requirement:

• HIST 3083 - History of Arkansas Sem. Hrs: 3

Total Required Hours: 125