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Planned fifth (non-degree) year
Elementary Education (P-5)

Note: Program leads to rank change in Kentucky, but it may not be recognized by other states.

A. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMPONENT (14 hrs.)
  1. Required (8 hrs.)
    Elementary Education 503 Online Course Organization of the Elementary School Curriculum
    Exceptional Education 516 ** Online Course The Child with Exceptionalities: Perspectives and Issues
    Education 501 Online Course Seminar: Designing the Professional Development Plan 2 Hr. (1st semester)
    Education 596 Evaluation of the Professional Development Plan 1 Hr. (Last semester)
       
  2. Restricted General Electives (3 hrs.) CHOOSE ONE
    Psychology 510 Online Course Advanced Educational Psychology
    Psychology 511 Online Course

Psychology of Learning

    Psychology 519 *** Psychological Perspectives on Classroom Behavior
    Psychology 540 Behavioral Problems of Childhood and Adolescence
       
  3. Restricted Elective (3-9 hrs.) +
    Elementary Education 505 Advanced Materials and Methods in Modern Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
    Elementary Education 506 Seminar in Elementary School Science
    Elementary Education 507 Advanced Materials and Methods in Social Studies
    Elementary Education 509 Advanced Methods and Materials for Early Childhood Education
    Literacy 519 Online Course Reading Foundations of Reading Instruction
 
B. SPECIALIZED COMPONENT (12 hrs.)
  In consultation with an elementary education advisor, the candidate will select a minimum of 12 hrs. of graduate level, subject-related courses pertinent to the grade levels of their certification.  All subject related courses must be approved by the advisor. 
Courses may be selected from the following:
 

ART 511, 512
COUSELOR EDUCATION (CNS 580 & 586 ONLY)
ENGLISH 597 & 598
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
GEOLOGY 451G
HEALTH EDUCATION (PH 465G, 467G, 468G ONLY)
HISTORY 456G, 554
INDUSTRIAL ARTS (IT 465G)
LIBRARY MEDIA EDUCATION 410G, 411G, 535, 537, 518
MATH 403G, 411G, 413G
MUSIC 509, 511, 512
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE 508)
PHYSICS 475G (INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE FOR ELED)
PSYCHOLOGY (PSY 421/422G, 432G, 520, 521)
SCIENCE (AST 405G)
THEATRE 491G
WORKSHOPS
ECON 505W
JOUR 481G

       
 

2. General Content Electives (6 hrs.) Any course(s) not previously selected from the above listings may be used as electives. In addition, the following courses are elective options in education (major).

    Counseling 551 Classroom Guidance
    Counseling 565 Elementary Guidance Services
    Educational Foundations 576 Social Foundations of Education
    Educational Foundations 577 Philosophy of Education
    Education 524 Online Course Educational Assessment
    Education 522 icon Fundamentals of Differentiated Instruction
    Education 544 Online Course

Classroom Teaching Strategies

    Elementary Education 545

Investigations in Classroom Teaching
(Dept. Head Approval Required)

    Elementary Education 570w Workshop on Elementary Education
    Elementary Education 599 Thesis Research and Writing (6 hrs.)
    Gifted Education 536 Nature and Needs of Gifted, Creative, and Talented Students
    Gifted Education 537 Curriculum, Strategies, and Materials for Gifted Students
    *Gifted Education 538 Practicum for Teachers of Gifted Students
    Literacy 520 Clinical Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties
    Literacy 523 Diagnostic Reading Procedures for Classroom Teachers
    Education 597 The Organization and Supervision of Student Teaching
    Education Administration 677 School Law
       
   

*     Only students seeking endorsement in Gifted Education may take this course.

**   An approved elective may be substituted if an Introductory Exceptional Child Education course is on student’s transcript.

+     Not required for students seeking Gifted Education Endorsement.

***  Prerequisite PSY 510

PROGRAM COMPONENTS: TOTAL HOURS  = 32

ENDORSEMENTS INCLUDE:
Gifted and Talented Education
Driver’s Education

Note: Will Require 30 Additional Graduate Credit Hrs. for Rank I Program.


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Online Course: Course available online
Online Course: Hybrid Course

School of Teacher Education, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Western Kentucky University
328A TPH, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #61030, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1030 | Phone: 270-745-5414
 
   
   
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