Elementary Education, BA, Concentration: Reading

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About the Program

You can earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education at Purdue University Northwest. A student must meet Gate requirements in order to proceed with their education degree. One requirement of the Gate System is the successful completion of the CASA tests. The degree meets licensing requirements of the Indiana Professional Standards Board and the Purdue University School of Education. It includes a 16-week student teaching requirement, completed at an area elementary school.

Degree Requirements

120 Credit Hours
Minimum grade of C required for all courses, with the exception of HIST 15100, HIST 15200, HIST 10400/10500, and ENGL 20100/23100/23800/35000
Minimum GPA of 2.5 required for graduation

PNW General Education Core (30 Credits)

English Composition (6 Credits): ENGL 10400 - English Composition I and ENGL 10500 - English Composition II
Speech Communication (3 Credits): COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits): MA 13700 - Mathematics For Elementary Teachers I
Natural Sciences (3 Credits): SCI 11200 - Introduction To The Physical Sciences I
Technology (3 Credits): EDCI 32300 - Educational Technology For Teaching And Learning
Humanities (3 Credits): HIST 15100 - American History To 1877 or HIST 15200 - United States Since 1877
Social Sciences (3 Credits): POL 10100 - American Government And Politics
Gen Ed Elective (3 Credits): HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World or HIST 10500 - Survey Of Global History
First-Year Experience (FYE) (3 Credits): EDST 20000 - History And Philosophy Of Education

Major Core (59 Credits)

Other Required Courses (18 Credits)

Concentration Required Courses (13 Credits)

Total 120 Credits Required

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Requirements

Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA): Minimum grade of C required for all courses, with the exception of HIST 15100, HIST 15200, HIST 10400/10500, and ENGL 20100/23100/23800/35000; 2.5 GPA

Experiential Learning (EL): One EL course required. EL courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.

General Education Core: General Education notations can be found within the course description. Please click on a course to see if it meets a Gen Ed requirement.

Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study.

Courses that are only offered on one campus will be noted by an (H) for Hammond, or (W) for Westville.

Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.

Semester 1 (15 Credits)

COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication
EDST 20000 - History And Philosophy Of Education (m)
MA 13700 - Mathematics For Elementary Teachers I (m) - Fall Only
SCI 11200 - Introduction To The Physical Sciences I or SCI 11400 - Introduction to Life Science
ENGL 10400 - English Composition I (m)

Semester 2 (15 Credits)

Semester 3 (15 Credits)

Semester 4 (15-16 Credits)

Semester 5 (16-17 Credits)

Semester 6 (17-18 Credits)

Semester 7 (14-15 Credits)

Semester 8 (12 Credits)

EDCI 49700 - Supervised Teaching

Additional Information and Guidelines

Note: Admission to program required to begin Semester 3 courses. Admission requirements include passing CASA score, 2.5 GPA, and minimum C in all milestone courses.

Resources

The 8 semester plan of study is a recommended sequence of classes designed to show how this program can be completed within four years.

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For Financial Aid eligibility, click here. Annual FAFSA filing deadline is March 10. Financial Aid recipients are required to complete 30 credits per calendar year to stay eligible for the standard financial aid award.

Financial Guarantee: If you follow the degree map and find a course unavailable, you may be able to take the course for free in a future semester. Certain exclusions apply.