Elementary Education, K-6 Comprehensive
Course Requirements
Effective fall 2021, all elementary education majors will enter the Yearlong Residency Clinical Experience Model. This model will be built into schedules and give a minimum of 875 clinical hours in the elementary classroom. During the last year as an education major, Resident I candidates will spend a minimum of 14 weeks/250 hours per the first semester of the residency in a classroom placement and Resident II candidates will spend a minimum of 14 weeks/500 hours per the second semester of the residency in the same classroom placement.
The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Core 1: Critical Thinking | ||
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| HST 230 | American History to 1877 (CT) | 3 |
| HST 231 | American Hist From 1877 (CT) | 3 |
| Core 2 | ||
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| CMM 103 | Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| MTH 127 | College Algebra-Expanded | 3-5 |
| or MTH 130 | College Algebra | |
| BSC 105 | Human Biology | 3 |
| BSC 105L | Human Biology Lab | 1 |
| Core II Humanities | 3 | |
| HST 103 | The World Since 1850 (CT) (Core II Social Science) | 3 |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Additional University Requirements | ||
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| CI 321 | ECE Curr and Methods (Writing Intensive) | 3 |
| HST 103 | The World Since 1850 (CT) (Multicultural or International) | 3 |
| CI 405 | Student Teaching-Elem Ed (Capstone) | 12 |
| Teaching Specialization | ||
| ART 335 | Art Ed 2D-3D | 3 |
| CI 101 | Math for Elem Teachers I | 3 |
| CI 201 | Math for Elem Teachers II | 3 |
| CI 342 | Lit & Lang Arts Methods | 3 |
| CI 343 | The Process of Reading Part I | 3 |
| CI 446 | The Process of Reading Part II | 3 |
| WELL 305 | HE & PE in Early Child Prog | 3 |
| GEO 317 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| HST 103 | The World Since 1850 (CT) | 3 |
| HST 230 | American History to 1877 (CT) | 3 |
| HST 231 | American Hist From 1877 (CT) | 3 |
| MUS 342 | Mus in Elementary Classroom | 3 |
| BSC 105 | Human Biology | 4 |
| BSC 105L | Human Biology Lab | 1 |
| CI 248 | Intro to Science Elem Ed | 4 |
| CI 348 | Phy Sci & Engr for Elem Ed | 4 |
| Professional Education Core | ||
| EDF 200 | Pre-Residency Clinical (40 hour clinical each semester for four semesters) | 0 |
| EDF 201 | Ed Psych Developing Learner | 3 |
| CISP 421 | Child with Exceptionalities | 3 |
| CI 301 | Teach Elem/Middle Mathematics | 3 |
| CI 360 | Social Studies Methods Elem | 3 |
| CI 448 | Science Methods: Elem Edu | 3 |
| CI 321 | ECE Curr and Methods | 3 |
| CI 442 | Instr & Clrm Mgt in Elem Ed | 3 |
| CISP 422 | Differentiate Instruction | 3 |
| EDF 435 | Classroom Assessment | 3 |
| EDF 475 | Schools in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| CI 447 | Inte Read/Lang Arts: Elem Edu | 3 |
| CI 471 | Residency I Clinical | 0 |
| CI 407 | Residency II - Elementary | 12 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
Major Information
Admission Requirements for ADMI 4
- Grade Point Average of 2.80 or higher (both MU and overall),
- EDF 201 Ed Psych Developing Learner (grade “C” or better) and EDF 200 Pre-Residency Clinical (credit),
- Passing scores on the PRAXIS Core exam – all 3 areas OR exemption,
- Portfolio in LiveText which includes:
- Self-Assessment,
- Writing Sample and
- Three Recommendations,
- 21 ACT composite score,
- MU students: Completion of 26 credit hours,
- Transfer students: Completion of 12 Marshall University credit hours.
Admission Requirements for ADMI 5
- 12 hours of completed Professional Education Core courses,
- 2.8 GPA overall, at MU, and in Teaching Specialization,
- 3.0 GPA in Professional Education Core
Admission Requirements for Student Teaching
- At least 90% of Teaching Specialization courses completed,
- Minimum of 100 credit hours completed,
- 2.8 GPA overall, at MU, and in Teaching Specialization,
- 3.0 GPA in Professional Education Core,
- Completion of all Professional Education Core Courses
- Many courses require clinical experience in public school during normal school hours. Schedule open time accordingly.
- Students should monitor their program of study carefully due to ongoing curricular changes.
- All coursework in Teaching Specialization and Professional Education Core must be completed with a grade of C or better.
- West Virginia law mandates that all persons entering a school or having contact with students must have completed a background check and have not been found on the sexual offender registry prior to entering a school. Each county and school can also use the results of that background check as a basis for admitting or denying admittance. It is the procedure of the Marshall University College of Education and Professional Development that every student will obtain a background check prior to being placed in a school setting.
Semester Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| CMM 103 | Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| HST 103 | The World Since 1850 (CT) (Core II Social Science) | 3 |
| MTH 127 | College Algebra-Expanded or College Algebra | 3-5 |
| UNI 100 | Freshman First Class | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16-18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BSC 105 | Human Biology | 3 |
| BSC 105L | Human Biology Lab | 1 |
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| HST 231 | American Hist From 1877 (CT) | 3 |
| CI 342 | Lit & Lang Arts Methods | 3 |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CI 101 | Math for Elem Teachers I | 3 |
| CI 248 | Intro to Science Elem Ed | 4 |
| CI 343 | The Process of Reading Part I | 3 |
| EDF 200 | Pre-Residency Clinical | 0 |
| EDF 201 | Ed Psych Developing Learner | 3 |
| Core II Humanities (WI, 200-level) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CI 201 | Math for Elem Teachers II | 3 |
| CI 446 | The Process of Reading Part II | 3 |
| CISP 421 | Child with Exceptionalities | 3 |
| HST 230 | American History to 1877 (CT) | 3 |
| EDF 200 | Pre-Residency Clinical | 0 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CI 321 | ECE Curr and Methods | 3 |
| WELL 305 | HE & PE in Early Child Prog | 3 |
| GEO 317 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| CI 348 | Phy Sci & Engr for Elem Ed | 4 |
| EDF 200 | Pre-Residency Clinical | 0 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART 335 | Art Ed 2D-3D | 3 |
| CI 301 | Teach Elem/Middle Mathematics | 3 |
| CI 442 | Instr & Clrm Mgt in Elem Ed | 3 |
| CI 448 | Science Methods: Elem Edu | 3 |
| CISP 422 | Differentiate Instruction | 3 |
| EDF 200 | Pre-Residency Clinical | 0 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CI 360 | Social Studies Methods Elem | 3 |
| CI 447 | Inte Read/Lang Arts: Elem Edu | 3 |
| CI 471 | Residency I Clinical | 0 |
| EDF 435 | Classroom Assessment | 3 |
| EDF 475 | Schools in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| MUS 342 | Mus in Elementary Classroom | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CR 407 | 12 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 121-123 | |