Requirements for a Major in Elementary Education


Major in Elementary Education
The major in elementary education prepares students to be recommended by the Concordia College department of education for Minnesota licensure to teach in grades K-6. To be eligible to take 300-level EDUC prefix courses and complete this major, the student must first be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. (See education for program requirements, information, and course descriptions.)

The requirements for a major in Elementary Education requires 65 credits:
• EDUC 201 – Art Education: Elementary, 4 credits
• EDUC 210 – Foundations in K-12 Education, 2 credits
• EDUC 221 – Teaching in the Middle School, 2 credits
• EDUC 322 – Children's Literature, 2 credits
• EDUC 332 – Teaching in the K-6 Classroom, 2 credits
• EDUC 333 – Communication Arts in the K-6 / Middle Classroom, 4 credits
• EDUC 334 – Mathematics in the K-6 / Middle Classroom, 4 credits
• EDUC 336 – Social Studies in the K-6 / Middle Classroom, 4 credits
• EDUC 337 – Science in the K-3 Classroom, 2 credits
• EDUC 338 – Science in the 4-6 Classroom, 1 credit
• EDUC 359 – Kindergarten Education, 2 credits
• EDUC 399 – Orientation to Student Teaching, no credit
• EDUC 421 – Advanced Reading Methods, 2 credits
• EDUC 425 – Education of the Exceptional Child, 2 credits
• EDUC 439 – Human Relations, 2 credits
• EDUC 496 – Student Teaching, 10 credits
• BIOL 101 – General Biology, 4 credits OR
BIOL 121 – Cell Biology, 4 credits AND
BIOL 122 – Evolution and Diversity, 4 credits
• MATH 102 – Fundamental Concepts of Modern Mathematics, 4 credits
• MUS 227 – Fundamentals of Music for Classroom Teachers, 2 credits
• PSYC 212 – Educational Psychology, 4 credits
• PED 301 – Elementary Physical Education, 2 credits
• PHYS 215 – Physical Science, 4 credits

Add-on Endorsement Options for Elementary Education Majors: K-8 World Language and Culture Endorsement License
Students majoring in elementary education have the option of completing an add-on endorsement in one of the five World Languages. Each add-on endorsement program prepares students to be recommended for licensure in that world language in grades K-8. Each add-on endorsement requires a separate application for licensure. All students (except those seeking licensure in Latin) must attain the intermediate-high level of oral proficiency as defined by the Minnesota Board of Teaching. Students demonstrate oral proficiency through an examination given by the respective language department. Students who do not attain the intermediate-high level will not be eligible to be recommended for this licensure. Concordia College offers this add-on endorsement in French, German, Latin, Norwegian, and Spanish.

World Languages – French requires 24 to 26 credits:
• FREN 211 – Intermediate French I, 4 credits
• FREN 212 – Intermediate French II, 4 credits
• FREN 250 – Pre-May Seminar, 4 credits OR
FREN 255 – Pre-May Seminar, 2 credits
• FREN 311 – Intensive Oral and Written Communication, 4 credits
• FREN 331 – French Culture and Civilization, 4 credits
• FREN 340 – French Phonetics and Other Linguistics Issues, 2 credits
• EDUC 363 – FLES Methods of Teaching, 4 credits

World Languages – German requires 24 credits:
• GER 211 – Intermediate German I: Culture and Society through the Media, 4 credits
• GER 212 – Intermediate German II: Culture Through Literature, 4 credits
• GER 311 – Advanced Composition and Style, 4 credits
• GER 320 – German Cultural History in Overview, 4 credits
• GER 330 – Introduction to German Literature, 4 credits
• EDUC 363 – FLES Methods of Teaching, 4 credits

World Languages – Latin requires 24 credits:
• LAT 111 – Fundamentals of Latin I, 4 credits
• LAT 112 – Fundamentals of Latin II, 4 credits
• LAT 223 – Latin Prose, 4 credits
• LAT 224 – Vergil, 4 credits
• LAT 301 – Latin Language and Composition, 4 credits
• EDUC 363 – FLES Methods of Teaching, 4 credits

World Languages – Norwegian requires 24 credits:
• NORW 211 – Intermediate Norwegian I, 4 credits
• NORW 212 – Intermediate Norwegian II, 4 credits
• NORW 311 – Norwegian Conversation and Composition, 4 credits
• SCAN 201 – Readings in Norwegian Literature with a Grammar Review, 4 credits
• 4 credits from the following courses:
– SCAN 215 – Scandinavian Fiction and Art, 4 credits
– SCAN 271 – Nordic Mythology and the Viking Age, 4 credits
– SCAN 272 – Troll Within Us: Scandinavia Through Folklore, 4 credits
– SCAN 337 – Reel Norden: Scandinavian History and Film, 4 credits
– NORW 480 – Independent Study, 4 credits
– Other SCAN course upon approval from departments of education and Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies
• EDUC 363 – FLES Methods of Teaching, 4 credits

World Languages – Spanish requires 28 credits:
• SPAN 211 – Intermediate Spanish I, 4 credits
• SPAN 212 – Intermediate Spanish II, 4 credits
• SPAN 320 – Spanish Grammar In Context, 4 credits
• SPAN 321 – Composition and Conversation in Cultural Contexts, 4 credits
• SPAN 341 – The Culture of Spain, 2 credits
• SPAN 361 – Latin American Views, 2 credits
• 4 additional credits in Spanish, 200-level or above
• EDUC 363 – FLES Methods of Teaching, 4 credits
• A minimum of one semester of study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country is required.

Core Content add-on endorsements to Elementary Education Major
Approval to offer middle-level (grades 5-8) add-on endorsements has been given by the Concordia College Faculty Senate. At the time this catalog went to press, the process of approving these programs from the state of Minnesota Board of Teaching was in progress.