BAE in Elementary Education

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The Elementary Education Program is a six-quarter program culminating with a quarter of full-time student teaching. You may apply to begin the program during fall, winter, spring, or summer quarter. Completion of this program satisfies the State of Washington endorsement for teaching Kindergarten through grade 8. All Elementary candidates will choose a major, and a minor may be added if a second area of endorsement is desired.

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What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Elementary Education Major, Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)

This major satisfies the endorsement for Kindergarten through grade 8.

The Elementary Education major prepares students for certification as Elementary Education teachers in the state of Washington.

Elementary Education students must complete the required Elementary Education Core and the following courses.
Required Elementary Education Courses
EDUC 325INEQUALITIES AND IMPACTS ON EDUCATIONAL EQUITY4
EDUC 411LITERACY FOR LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE LEARNERS4
EDUC 462INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY3
EDUC 490LITERACY MAJOR CAPSTONE (A departmental approved capstone may be substituted.)5
or EDUC 490A NATURAL RESOURCES CAPSTONE
Total Credits16

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

First Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
EDUC 2013ENGL 2015MATH 2094
ENGL 1015MATH 2085SPED 3634
Humanities & Arts BACR 115Humanities & Arts BACR 215Natural Science BACR 115
  Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective4
 13 15 17
Second Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
CMST 200, 201, or 3404-5ART 3903MUSC 4503
MATH 2104PSYC 2045PHED 3903
Social Science BACR 115Natural Science BACR 215Social Science BACR 215
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective2Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Global Studies - graduation requirement15
 15-16 18 16
Third Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5EDUC 3043EDUC 3033
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5EDUC 4114EDUC 3104
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5EDUC 4623EDUC 3384
 Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5EDUC 3404
  EDUC 386A3
 15 15 18
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
EDUC 3083EDUC 325 (Diversity - graduation requirement)4EDUC 42312
EDUC 3804EDUC 4273 
EDUC 3814EDUC 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)5 
EDUC 386B3  
 14 12 12
Total Credits 180-181
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.