Required courses for elementary and secondary students are listed below. In order to be accepted for student teaching, more than satisfactory completion of course work is required. The complete list of requirements for acceptance into the program and for acceptance into student teaching is detailed in the next section of this handbook.
Course work in both biological and physical sciences.
Education 221, Education 250, and most of the methods courses listed below include field experiences in area schools. See individual course descriptions in Section IV of this handbook for details. Students in the elementary program will observe and work with students in public school classrooms for approximately 120 hours during the course of their studies in education. Students in the secondary program will work with public school students for approximately 90 hours. In addition to these field experiences in schools, you may find it is to your advantage to work with children or youth in camps and educational programs during the summer as well.