Elementary Education (Grades 1-6), B.S.

The Program

The Elementary Education Certification Program offers courses and learning experiences designed to prepare teaching candidates for an elementary school teaching career. These courses and experiences are designed to enable the candidate to demonstrate:

1. Mastery of the content of the elementary school subjects.
2. Skill in implementing basic principles of teaching and learning, integrating theory relating to curricula with practice.
3. Ability to plan effective teaching-learning activities for the elementary school learner by stating objectives in terms of expected behavioral outcomes and by evaluating elementary school instruction in terms of stated objectives.
4. Knowledge of the changing role expectations that society holds for elementary school education by exhibiting an understanding of widely accepted articulated goals of education and curricular organization as reflected by these goals.
5. Commitment to continuous professional growth by regularly examining his/her academic knowledge and competence and by assuming responsibility for his/her learning and development.
6. Knowledge of the elementary school curriculum in relation to the learner’s development and his/her social, cultural and linguistic background as related to the larger society.
7. Ability to use first-hand experiences, media, and technology in developing concepts and skills taught in the elementary schools.
8. Knowledge of the multitudinous ways in which learners differ and of the procedures available for adapting instruction to complement learner diversity.
9. Ability to use a variety of instructional strategies aimed toward enhancing the learner’s higher ordered learning and performance skills.
10. Knowledge and implementation of diverse motivational strategies that are aimed toward enhancing the learner’s self-motivation and ability to engage in positive social interaction.

Students must follow the extant program at the time of Morgan State Matriculation. Students may not enroll in 300 and above level education courses without first having passed (grade “C” or better) EDUC 200. A fee for LIVE TEXT is associated with some of the courses. Eligibility for the 100 consecutive day internship practicum requires mandatory fingerprinting. A fee is required for fingerprinting. In order to be eligible for graduation, all students must: earn a grade of at least “C” on all major, supporting and developmental courses; 3) complete 100 consecutive days of the internship practicum; 4) complete all MSU/Departmental Outcome Assessments; 5) complete all Major Exit and Program Developmental Surveys; 6) earn a GPA of 2.75 or better.  Students who fail to satisfy all graduation criteria will not be permitted to participate in the graduation exercises.

Requirements for the Elementary Education, B.S. Degree:

A minimum of 120 credit hours are required of students pursuing the Elementary Education, B.S. degree.  These credit hours are distributed as follows:

General Education and University Requirements    42

Supporting Courses    22

Major/Core Requirements    56

Total Credits    120