Elementary Education & Early Childhood (B.S.Ed.)

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Student Learning Outcomes

78 Elementary Education Major Hours, 124 Degree Hours

Additional Departmental Requirements

ELED 311 - Introduction to Early Childhood 3
ELED 412 - Kindergarten Education (C) 3
ELED 413 - Early Childhood Curriculum (C) 3
ELED 488 - K-8 Student Teaching (C) 8 (part of student teaching assignment must be in a kindergarten setting)
ELED 495 - Practicum (C) 3
SPED 460 - Family Systems and Professional Collaboration (C) 2

Note:

A student must have a Cumulative GPA of 2.6 to co-register for EDFN 338 and ELED 296 , and a CGPA of 2.7 to be admitted to the Teacher Education Program.

Several early childhood courses are not offered each semester. Therefore, follow the catalog carefully and when in doubt, contact an academic advisor in the School of Education.

Must be admitted into Teacher Education to be enrolled in courses in the junior year and beyond.

Teacher candidates submit an application for student teaching/residency in December if planning on student teaching in the upcoming fall, or in April if planning on student teaching the following spring. Prior to student teaching, students must have all major/minor coursework completed, and a 2.7 cumulative and major GPA. All coursework in the major/minor must be completed with a “C” or better.

Majors must complete the Natural Science/Natural World requirement by completing the following four courses each with a lab component: PHYS 104; CHEM 104; ESCI 104; BIOL 104. Each of these two- credit hour courses runs eight-weeks; two courses should be taken in one semester.

System General Education Requirements Elementary Education (15 credit hours*)

ENGL 101 - Composition I (C) [SGR #1, HSDC]
Advanced Composition Course in addition to ENGL 101, SGR Goal #1 (3 cr.)
Oral Communication SGR Goal #2 (3 cr.)
Arts and Humanities (excluding English) fulfilling SGR Goal #4 (6 cr.)-3 credit hours must be in Arts and 3 credit hours must be in Humanities.

Four-Year Program Guides and Costs

USD encourages students to take 15 credits per semester or 30 credits within the year in order to graduate in 4 years. To help students complete their academic degree program in four years, we provide a sample academic plan. Please work with your academic advisor to confirm your plan.

Elementary Education & Early Childhood Education, B.S.Ed. 4-year plan guide

Courses or Programs Leading to Professional Licensure or Certification

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If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference the USD’s State Authorization webpage.

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