Elementary Education Major (ELEJ)

Michigan Standard Teaching Certificate

The Elementary Education Curriculum is designed to prepare students to assume teaching responsibilities in two certified Michigan Department of Education Grade Bands: PK-3 and 3-6. Completing the requirements for the major in Elementary Education will allow for certification in both grade bands. Graduates of this program will be eligible to teach all subjects to PK-6 students in self-contained classrooms. This program does not require a minor.

Additional information on admission policies and course sequencing can be obtained from the CEHD Office of Admissions and Advising, 2421 Sangren Hall, wmich.edu/education/advising.

Elementary Education Major (104 hours)

Pre-Education Courses

A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in all Pre-Education courses.

ENGL 1050 - Foundations in Written Communication: Strategies, Behaviors, Success Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3690 - Writing in the Elementary School Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3890 - Teaching Children’s Literature Credits: 3 hours
MATH 1140 - Essential Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3 hours
MATH 1520 - Early Mathematical Reasoning Credits: 3 hours
MATH 2530 - Number and Computation I Credits: 3 hours
MATH 2540 - Number and Computation II Credits: 3 hours
SCI 2070 Credits / Units: 3 hours
SCI 2080 Credits / Units: 3 hours
SCI 3090 - Explorations in Earth Science Credits: 3 hours
LS 2900 - Literacy Learning through Reading and Writing Credits: 3 hours
SPED 2270 - Foundations of Inclusive Education in Elementary Education Programs Credits: 3 hours
ED 2002 - Elementary Teaching Lab 1: PK-6 Credits: 1 hour
ED 2500 - Human Development: Applications in Education Credits: 3 hours
ED 2900 - K-8 Teaching as a Profession Credits: 3 hours
ED 3002 - Elementary Education Lab 2: Grades PK-3 Credits: 3 hours
ED 3003 - Elementary Teaching Lab 3: Grades 3-6 Credits: 3 hours

Professional Education Courses

Students must meet Elementary Education admissions requirements in order to take the Professional Level Elementary Education courses below.

A minimum grade of “CB” must be earned in all Professional Level Elementary Education courses.

MATH 3550 - Fractions and Decimals Credits: 3 hours
LS 4150 - Foundations of Literacy Credits: 3 hours
LS 4200 - Literacy Assessment and Instruction Credits: 2 hours
LS 4210 - Literacy Assessment and Instructional Practice Credits: 1 hour
LS 5190 - Elementary Disciplinary Literacy Credits: 3 hours
ED 3011 - Elementary Education Science Methods 1: Investigative Practices Credits: 3 hours
ED 4002 - Instructional Design & Integrated Assessment I Credits: 3 hours
ED 4003 - Instructional Design & Integrated Assessment II Credits: 3 hours
ED 4012 - Elementary Education Science Methods 2: Scientific Model Creation and Engineering by Design Credits: 4 hours
ED 4071 - Teaching Grades PK-3: Social Studies 1 Credits: 3 hours
ED 4072 - Teaching Grades 3-6: Social Studies 2 Credits: 3 hours
ED 4073 - Teaching Grades 3-6: Social Studies 3 Credits: 3 hours
ED 4100 - Seminar in Education Credits: 1 to 2 hours
ED 4300 - Creativity in the Elementary Classroom Credits: 3 hours
ED 4501 - Pre-Internship 1: Grades PK-3 Credits: 3 hours
ED 4502 - Pre-internship 2: Grades 3-6 Credits: 4 hours
ED 4710 - Intern Teaching: Elementary/Middle School Credits: 5, 8, or 10 hours
ES 3950 - School and Society Credits: 3 hours