Major Requirements
All Elementary Education majors must complete the following undergraduate and graduate level courses:
Undergraduate courses:
EDU 446: One (1) credit hour course taken six different semesters
CS 150, ECON 201, ENGL 203, HIST 150, MATH 110, MATH 112, MATH 114, MATH 140, PHIL 101, PHYS 104, PHYS 116 and POL 205: Courses marked with an asterik (*) are specific courses that satisfy both JU Core Curriculum requirements and State of Florida Department of Education requirements and may not be substituted.
Graduate courses:
Total Credit Hours: 137-138
Elementary Education Major Important Notes:
- The B.S./M.Ed. Elementary Education Program requires a minimum of 152 credit hours. For full details see POS below.
- All courses with a prefix of EDU and ELE must have a grade of “C” or better. The School of Education does not grant +/ – grades.
- All core courses except International Studies (IS), Humanities (HUM), and Fine Arts must have a grade of C- or better.
- The Elementary Education Teaching major prepares students in the Teacher Education Program for certified positions as elementary education teachers in public and private school settings, grades K-6.
- Final 60 hours must be completed at Jacksonville University.
Program of Study (POS)
Due to the large number of required major courses and the semester specific major courses, the following Program of Study (POS) is required for Elementary Education majors. Any deviation from this plan may lead to additional semesters at Jacksonville University. Transfer students and students changing majors must meet with an Education Faculty Advisor to develop a Program of Study prior to registration for Education courses.
Freshman-Semester One requirements (Fall):
| EDU 103 | PM 1 - Intro Found in Educatn | 3 |
| EDU 102 | Human Development & Learning | 3 |
| MATH 110 | Mathematics of Motion & Change | 3 |
| ENGL 103 | Introductory Writing | 3 |
| CS 150 | Personal Prod Using Technology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Freshman-Semester Two requirements (Spring):
Sophomore-Semester Three requirements (Fall):
| EDU 202 | PM 3- Planning and Curriculum | 3 |
| ELE 202 | CM 1 - Mathematics I | 5 |
| EDU 248 | ESOL 2 - Methods of Teaching | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EDU 446 | Practicum in the Elem School | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Sophomore-Semester Four requirements (Spring):
| EDU 231 | Meeting Needs Diverse Lnrnrs | 3 |
| EDU 302 | PM 4-Instr Strat Classrm Mgt | 2 |
| POL 205 | American Natnl Govrnmnt & Pol | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
IS xxx
| International Studies - JU Core | 3 |
EDU 446-2
| | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Junior-Semester Five requirements (Fall):
| ELE 301 | CM 3: Social Studies | 5 |
| ELE 303 | CM 4: Technology | 5 |
| EDU 349 | ESOL 3 - Curr and Materials | 3 |
| ELE 311 | Foundations Reading Instruct | 3 |
| EDU 446 | Practicum in the Elem School | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Junior-Semester Six requirements (Spring):
| ELE 305 | CM 5 - Mathematics II | 5 |
| ELE 307 | CM 6 - Science | 5 |
| ELE 313 | App Rsrch Based Instrctn Prac | 3 |
| EDU 446 | Practicum in the Elem School | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Senior-Semester Seven requirements (Fall):
| ELE 413 | Foundations of Reading Assmnt | 3 |
ELE 455
| | 3 |
| EDU 416WI | PM 5- Best Practices Teaching | 2 |
HUM xxx
| Humanities-JU Core | 3 |
XXX xxx
| Fine Arts - JU Core | 3 |
| EDU 446 | Practicum in the Elem School | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Senior-Semester Eight requirements (Spring):
| ELE 417 | Foundatn and App Diffrntiated | 3 |
| EDU 417SI | PM 6-Assessment of Learning | 5 |
| EDU 456 | ESOL 5 - Testing and Eval | 3 |
ELE 403
| | 3 |
| EDU 446 | Practicum in the Elem School | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Masters Year - Semester Nine requirements (Fall):
The 15 credit hour semester is comprised of three (3) graduate level courses in addition to the 6 credit hour, 400 hour student teaching experience.
| ELE 501 | Clin Apps Demo Reading Endors | 3 |
| EDU 513 | Intro Action Research in Edu | 3 |
| EDU 524 | Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
| EDU 553 | PM 7 - Student Teaching | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Masters Year - Semester Ten (Spring)
Total Credit Hours: 152
Note: 152 total credit hours include (3) credit hours of free electives which are not included in program of study shown above.