| Elementary Education |
Grades K-6, up to grade 8 in self-contained classrooms |
Background Courses in child development, instructional techniques, planning, methods of teaching content areas like reading, math, science, social studies, etc. |
125 |
One semester, 12 credits |
| Early Childhood Unified |
Birth to grade 3 |
Much of the elementary curriculum above, plus specialized coursework in early childhood and special education |
129 |
One semester, 12 credits |
| Elementary Education with Early Childhood Education |
Birth to grade 3 and K-6 (grade 8 in self-contained classrooms) |
All of the elementary education curriculum plus specialized early childhood coursework |
27 hours beyond elementary education, plus an additional 6 hours of student teaching |
One semester, 20 weeks, 18 credits |
| Middle Level Education |
Grades 4-9 |
Much of the elementary curriculum plus 18-24 hours in each of two content areas, specialized methods classes for grades 7-12 |
144+ depending on the content areas selected |
One semester, 12 credits |