The Elementary Education track provides preparation for teaching in public school grades 2-6. Students move through the Elementary Education program as a cohort, taking prescribed courses during sequenced semesters. Each candidate is required to fulfill at least 100 hours of observation/direct teaching at the elementary level prior to their student internship.

Students are provided practical experience with children of different age levels and in different types of public school settings.

In addition to the general education course requirements (found in the elementary education section of the FMU Course Catalog), students in the Elementary Education Program will be required to take the follow courses:

Pre-Professional Education (6 hours)

• EDUC 190 – Foundations of Education (3)
• EDUC 192 – Foundations of Curriculum and Instruction (3)
• EDUC 310 – Using Technology Effectively in the Classroom (3)
• EDUC 311 – Foundations of Instructional Planning and Assessment (3)
• EDUC 322 – Foundations in the Instruction of Reading (works well with Block A)
• EDUC 420 – Introduction: Exceptional Learner
  • Courses in blue have a pre-requisite of EDUC 190 and EDUC 192.

Professional Education (41 hours) *

*Requires admission to the Professional Education Program (PEP).

• EDUC 313 – Field Experiences in Instructional Planning and Assessment (2)
• EDUC 324 – Reading Assessment (3)
• EDUC 326 – Strategies for Reading Instruction PreK-12 (3)
• EDUC 392 – Field Experience: Elementary (2)
• EDUC 411 –  Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (3)
• ELEM 315 – Methods of Instruction for Social Studies (3)
• ELEM 316 -Methods of Instruction for Mathematics (3)
• ELEM 317 -Methods of Instruction for Science (3)
• Student Teaching Block * (Requires completion of ALL education courses)
  • EDUC 487 – Classroom Management
  • EDUC 490 – Directed Teaching
• Supporting Courses
  • ARTE 217 – Creative Arts for Elementary School Teacher
  • ENGL 315 – Literature for Children
  • ENGL 341 – Advanced Composition for Teachers
  • MATH 370 – Intuitive Geometry
  • PSYC 315 – Child Behavior: Growth and Development

*All Student Teaching Block courses must be taken together.

Concentration (8-9 hours) *

This concentration requires eight (2 4-hour courses) or nine (3 3-hour courses) hours of additional coursework beyond General Education Requirements and support courses in one of the following areas of concentration:

• English (three courses) – Select from above English 200 literature and/or writing courses.
• Foreign Language (three courses)
• Learning Disabilities (three courses) – EDUC 421, 423, & 425 (EDUC 420 is pre-requisite for these courses)
• Mathematics (three courses) – Select from above Mathematics 131 with at least one course above the 200 level.
  • Mathematics 170, 270, and 370 will not count as part of this concentration.
• Science (two courses) – Select from the physical sciences and/or biological science.
• Social Studies (three courses) – Select from history, political science, geography and/or economics.