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Our P-5 Education Dual License Program prepares you to excel as both a primary education teacher and an intervention specialist. This comprehensive program equips you with the knowledge and skills to support diverse learners in early childhood and elementary school settings.

Key Program Outcomes:

  • Develop a deep understanding of child development and learning theories.
  • Master effective instructional strategies and assessment techniques.
  • Gain expertise in diagnosing and addressing learning disabilities and behavioral challenges.
  • Acquire strong classroom management skills.
  • Develop a commitment to equity and social justice in education.
  • Become proficient in using technology to enhance teaching and learning.

Curriculum

Year 1

  • Fall: CORE 100- First Year Seminar
  • Fall: CORE 101- GOA
  • Fall: LANG 201- Second Language 201
  • Fall: PHIL 100- Ethics as Intro to Philosophy
  • Fall: EDFD 110- Human Growth and Development
  • Fall: ENGL 101 or ENGL 115- English Composition
  • Spring: CORE 102- GOA II Beyond the Frist Year Seminar
  • Spring: EDEL 260 or EDEL 352- Cultural Diversity or Culturally Responsive Teaching; Gender and Diversity Flag
  • Spring: THEO 111- Theological Foundations
  • Spring: EDSP 205- Foundations Early Childhood Special Education
  • Spring: EDEL 100- Intro to Education
  • Spring: EDEC 210- Early Childhood Development

Year 2

  • Fall: BIOL 130/13- Into to Life Sciences; Natural Science Elective
  • Fall:MATH 211- Number Sense for Elementary Teachers
  • Fall:EDRE 269- Phonics and Foundations of Literacy
  • Fall:EDRE 312- Reading Methods
  • Fall:EDEC 230/EDSP 381- Blended Play in Early Childhood Education
  • Spring: PHYS 114/115 Our Universe: Physical Science; Scientific Perspective; Quantitative Reasoning
  • Spring: MATH 212 Mathematics for Educators II
  • Spring:EDCH 324 Children’s Literature; Humanities Elective
  • Spring:EDSP 362 Mild/Moderate Support Services
  • Spring:EDEL 251 Instructional Technology
  • Spring:EDSP 365 Curriculum Practices: Mild Disabilities

Year 3

  • Fall: EDEC 325/EDSP 392 Blended Methods of Observation
  • Fall: EDEL 407/ EDSP 393 Blended Primary Math and Science Field Experience
  • Fall: EDEL 403 P-5 Primary Math Block; Oral Communication Flag
  • Fall: EDEL 404 P-5 Primary Science Block; Oral Communication Flag
  • Fall: EDRE 471 Content Area Literacy
  • Fall: THEO 316 History of Disability; Ethics Religion & Society Flag
  • Spring: EDSP 367 Behavior and Social Skills Management
  • Spring: EDEL 405 Primary Language Arts; Oral Communication Flag
  • Spring: EDEL 406 Primary SS Block; Oral Communication Flag
  • Spring: EDEL 408 Primary Language Arts/Social Studies Field Experience
  • Spring: EDEC 350 Primary Integrated Art; Creative Perspective Flag
  • Spring: EDRE 478 Literary Assessments: Administration, Analysis, & Application

Year 4

  • Fall: EDEC 450/ EDSP 403-  Blended Student Teaching Primary P-5/ Primary Intervention Student Teaching, 9 cr.
  • Fall: EDEC 451/EDSP 401- Blended Primary Student Teaching Seminar/P-5 Primary Intervention Student Teaching Seminar
  • Spring: CORE 499 Core Capstone FINAL SEMESTER (0 CR.)
  • Spring: ENGL 205 Lit & the Moral Imagination
  • Spring: PHIL 200 Philosophical Perspectives
  • Spring: EDSP 203 Communication and Collaboration
  • Spring: HIST 199 Historical Perspectives Elective
  • Spring: EDSP 372 Communication Strategies & Techniques