St. Edward's University: The School of Education

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Master of Arts in Teaching

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Elementary (Early Childhood - Grade 4) Certification Requirements

Students completing the following academic programs will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in the specific area of concentration and will be recommended for Texas EC-Grade 4 teacher certification upon graduation and the successful completion of the appropriate licensure examinations. All students working toward EC–4 certification must meet the course requirements under:

General Education
Elementary Combination of Subjects for Language Arts OR Elementary Combination of Subjects for Spanish/Bilingual
Professional Education Language Arts OR Professional Education Spanish/Bilingual
As Well As Their Chosen Area of Academic Specialization (Major)

Elementary Combination of Subjects for Language Arts (21 hrs)
COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ARTS 2330	Arts for Children	3 hrs
GEOG 1303	World Geography	3 hrs
HIST 3301	History of Texas	3 hrs
KINE 3331	Health and Physical Education for Children	3 hrs
MATH 1335	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers	3 hrs
MATH 1336	Geometry for Elementary Teachers	3 hrs
EDUC 2337	Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary Classroom	3 hrs
EDUC 2339	Teaching Science in the Elementary School	3 hrs
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Elementary Combination of Subjects for Spanish/Bilingual (24 hrs)
COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ARTS 2330	Arts for Children	3 hrs
ENGL 3334	Children's Literature	3 hrs
GEOG 1303	World Geography	3 hrs
HIST 3301	History of Texas	3 hrs
KINE 3331	Health and Physical Education for Children	3 hrs
MATH 1335	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers	3 hrs
MATH 1336	Geometry for Elementary Teachers	3 hrs
EDUC 2337	Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School	3 hrs
EDUC 2339	Teaching Science in the Elementary School	3 hrs
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Professional Education Interdisciplinary Major in English, Language Arts and Reading (24 hrs)
COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
EDUC 2330	Foundations of Education	3 hrs
EDUC 3331	Learning Processes and Evaluation	3 hrs
PSYC 3308	Child Development	3 hrs
EDUC 3335	Early Childhood Education	3 hrs
EDUC 4337	Elementary Instructional Methods and Classroom Management	3 hrs
EDUC 4338	Curriculum and Evaluation in the Elementary School	3 hrs
EDUC 4650	Student Teaching in a the Elementary Classroom	6 hrs
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Professional Education Major in Spanish, Language Arts and Reading (Bilingual Education) (27 hrs)
COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
EDUC 2330	Foundations of Education	3 hrs
EDUC 3331	Learning Processes and Evaluation	3 hrs
PSYC 3308	Child Development	3 hrs
EDUC 3335	Early Childhood Education	3 hrs
EDUC 4337	Elementary Instructional Methods and Classroom Management	3 hrs
EDUC 4338	Curriculum and Evaluation in the Elementary School	3 hrs
EDUC 4340	Bilingual Elementary School Curriculum	3 hrs
READ 4651	Student Teaching in the Bilingual Elementary Classroom	6 hrs
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St. Edward's University
3001 South Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78704
512-448-8400