Elementary Education, K-6 Major (ELEM), BA

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 41 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

PHS 1070/1070L or PHS 1010 / PHS 1010L satisfies 3 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning.
EDFD 2030 satisfies 3 hours of Self and Society.

Note:

MATH 1200 or higher is required to satisfy 3 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning in accordance with the Liberal Arts policy.
GEOG 2506 or GEOG 2551 is recommended to satisfy 3 hours of Self and Society.

Major: 72 Hours

May be taken prior to admission to program: 25 Hours

EDFD 2020 - The Teaching Profession and Technology - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 2030 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 3110 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2131 - Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers Credit Hours: 3
MATH 3070 - Geometry for Elementary and Middle Level Educators Credit Hours: 3
PHS 1070/1070L - Physical Science for Educators Credit Hours: 4
or PHS 1010 - Earth Science Credit Hours: 3
and PHS 1010L - LAB: Earth Science Credit Hours: 1
RDNG 3500 - Children’s Literature Credit Hours: 3
SPED 3030 - Teaching the Child with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3

To be taken after admission to the Teacher Preparation Program: 47 Hours

BIOL 4080 - Science for the P-8 Teacher Credit Hours: 3
ECED 3100 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
ECED 4110 - Curriculum Design and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 4400 - Education Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
ELED 3170 - Teaching Young Writers Credit Hours: 3
ELED 3200 - Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Arkansas History Credit Hours: 3
ELED 4140 - Learning Environments and Experiences Credit Hours: 2
ELED 4310 - Residency I: Elementary Education K-6 Credit Hours: 3-6
ELED 4410 - Supervised Teaching: Elementary Internship II Credit Hours: 6-12
(12 total hours are required for Supervised Teaching: Internships.)
MATH 2231 - Math Applications for P-8 Teachers Credit Hours: 3
RDNG 3120 - Foundations of Reading Credit Hours: 3
RDNG 4130 - Adolescent Literacy Credit Hours: 3
SPED 4160 - Literacy Interventions for Students with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3
SPED 4190 - Professional Educator Elementary/Middle Level/SPED B-K/SPED K-12 Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives: 7 Hours

EDFD 4400 , counted above in the major, satisfies the Bible Class Enrollment requirement in the semester it is taken. Bible is not required during the supervised teaching semester.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.

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