Pre-Elementary Education

A Guide for Students Enrolling in or after Fall Semester 1998

Open Admission: All students admitted to Ball State University will be admitted to the Pre-Elementary Education Program by declaring their interest in a program in Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education

 

First Year                         (30 semester hours)

EDEL 100: Education in a Democratic Society (3):
                  I-book required on all EDEL100 (with Community Service Practicum)

    
MATHS 201: Numbers, Algebra, and Probability for the Elementary Teacher (4)

ENG 103: English Composition 1 (3)

ENG 104: English Composition 2 (3)

COMM 210: Fundamentals of Public Communication (3)

Other University Core Courses (12)

Electives (2)

Concentration Areas

Elementary Reading
English as a Second Language
Home/School/CommunityRelations
Kindergarten / Primary
LanguageArts
Mathematics
Modern Language-(Chinese, Classical Culture,Classicalt Languages, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin or Spanish)
Psychology and Counseling
Science
State/WorldConnection
Technology
Wellness-(Nutrition and Family or Physical Education)

By the end of the first year, each student should have:

1.   Passed the Preprofessional Skills Test;

2.  Identified a major in Early Childhood or in Elementary Education; and

3.   Identified a Content Concentration Area to pursue as part of the Elementary Education program; (Early Childhood majors do not have a Concentration Area.) and

4.  Met all Department and College Standards to continue in the program.

   

Second Year       (35 semester hours ELED majors)

                           (33 semester hours EC majors)

EDPSY 260: Human Growth and Development for Elementary Education (3)

MATHS 202: Data Analysis, Geometry, and Measurement
                   For the Elementary Teacher (K-6) (3) (ELED)

MATHS 203: Data Analysis, Geometry and Measurement 
                   For the Primary Teacher (K-3) (2) (EC) 

HSC 350: Elementary School Health Program (3) 

EDEL 200: Planning for the Elementary Classroom/Practicum (2)                    
(Departmental Permission Required) (Prerequisites:  EDEL 100)

University Core Courses (18)

Elementary Education majors – Concentration Area (6)
Elective (2)

Early Childhood Education majors – (5)

PEFWL (2)
FCSFC 265 Infant/Toddler Development and Education (3)
Elective (2)

 

By the end of the second year, each student should have:

1. Complete all Department and College Standards, while enrolled in EDEL 200;

2. Achieved at least a 2.5 overall G.P.A.;

3. Completed EDEL 200 with at least a grade of "C"; and

4. Been admitted into the Teaching Curriculum with an identified major of Elementary Education (including a designated Concentration Area), or with an identified major of Early Childhood Education.