Elementary Education Degree 4-Year Plan
The 4-Year Plan is a model for completing your BS in Elementary Inclusive Education degree in a timely manner. The plan below is one of several possible ways for you to complete the Elementary Inclusive Education degree. Your individualized plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements. Check your Financial Aid as it may require additional term credits for full-time funding. You must complete all university and program requirements successfully to complete this degree (GPA, 120 credits, LASC, WI, residency).
- Program: Bachelor of Science: Elementary Inclusive Education
- Total Credits: 120
- Catalog: 2024-2025
First Year
| Curriculum | Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall (1st Fall) | |||
| Core Requirement: | ED 205 | Intro to Education | 3 |
| Core Requirement: | ED 294 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| First-Year Experience Course | FYE 101 | First Year Experience | 3 |
| LASC Goal 1B | ENGL 101 | English Composition | 3 |
| Related Requirement: LASC Goal 4 | MATH 110 | Intro to Mathematics | 3 |
| Related Requirement: LASC Goal 3 | GEOS 170 | Earth Science Today | 3 |
| Total Credits: 16 | |||
| Spring (1st Spring) | |||
| Core Requirement: | SPED 225 | Individuals with Exceptionalities | 3 |
| Core Requirement: | STL 226 | Social Studies for Teachers | 3 |
| Related Requirement: LASC Goal 1A | COMM 100 | Speech Communication | 3 |
| Related Requirement: LASC Goal 3 | PSCI 170 | Physical Science I | 3 |
| LASC Goal 5/9 | 3 | ||
| Total Credits: 15 | |||
Second Year
| Curriculum | Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall (2nd Fall) | |||
| Core Requirement: | STL 230 | Child Development and Learning | 3 |
| Core Requirement: | STL 295 | Foundations of Language and Literacy | 3 |
| Related Requirement: | MATH 303 | Number Systems | 3 |
| LASC Goal/WI 6/8 | 4 | ||
| LASC Goal 5 | 3 | ||
| Total Credits: 16 | |||
| Spring (2nd Spring) | |||
| Core Requirement: | STL 325 | Principles of Inclusive Responsive Teaching | 2 |
| Core Requirement: | ART 350 | Art for the Elementary Classroom | 3 |
| Related Requirement: | MATH 304 | Informal Geometry | |
| Related Requirement: LASC Goal 10 | BIOL 370 | Exploring Biology | |
| LASC Goal 6 | |||
| Writing Intensive: 200-level or higher | |||
| Total Credits: 17 | |||
Third Year
| Curriculum | Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall (3rd Fall) | |||
| Core Requirement: | STL 365 | Responsive Teaching I | 3 |
| Core Requirement: | STL 380 | Models of Teaching & Assessment | 3 |
| Core Requirement: | STL 395 | Literacy Methods | 3 |
| Core Requirement: | ED 310 | Social Foundations of Education | 3 |
| LASC Goal 2 | 3 | ||
| Total Credits: 15 | |||
| Spring (3rd Spring) | |||
| Core Requirement: | STL 474 | Methods in Teaching: Elementary Science/Environmental Ed | 3 |
| Core Requirement: | STL 476 | Methods for Teaching: Elementary Social Studies | 3 |
| Core Requirement: | STL 495 | Literacy Methods II | 3 |
| Core Requirement: | STL 441 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| LASC Goal/WI 7 | 3 | ||
| Total Credits: 15 | |||
Fourth
| Curriculum | Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall (4th Fall) | |||
| Core Requirement: | STL 465 | Responsive Teaching II | 3 |
| Core Requirement: | STL 480 | Advanced Models of Teaching & Assessment | 3 |
| Core Requirement: WI for major | STL 482 | Behavior, Trauma and Mental Health in the Classroom | 3 |
| Core Requirement: | STL/SPED 452E | Senior Level Field Experience | 2 |
| Core Requirement: | MATH 406 | Mathematics in Elementary School | 3 |
| Total Credits: 14 | |||
| Spring (4th Spring) | |||
| Student Teaching: | STL 481E | Student Teaching | 12 |
| Total Credits: 12 | |||