Elementary Education Transfer Program (BA) - Summer 2025 Cohort

Tentative Course Sequence

The course rotation below is a sample and may differ depending on the cohort and any prior courses that you have taken. 

Consult with an academic advisor to create a plan tailored to your prior coursework and desired workload. 

Prerequisite Courses

  • LITED 1044 Children’s Literature (3)
  • TEACHING 2020 Introduction to Teaching (or equivalent)

Summer 2025

Fall 2025

Spring 2026

  • ELEMCML 3120 Classroom Management K-8 (3)
  • LITED 3115 Methods of Teaching Early Literacy (3)
  • MATH 2204 Mathematical Reasoning for Elementary Teachers II (3)
  • EDPSYCH 2068 Development and Learning in Sociocultural Contexts (3)

Summer 2026

  • MATH 3204 Mathematical Reasoning for Elementary Teachers III (3)
  • TEACHING 3177 Collaborative Partnerships for Educators (3) 

Fall 2026

  • EDUC 3523 Teaching Methods ll: Teaching Elementary Science (3)
  • EDUC 3524 Teaching Methods ll: Teaching Elementary Social Studies (3)
  • EDUC 3602 Teaching Internship ll: Elementary Methods (3)
  • MATH 3203 Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School (3) 

Spring 2027

  • EDUC 4134 Elementary Teaching (12)

Additional Teacher Education Requirement: 

Minimum 9 credits in social sciences from three different areas: 

  • History
  • Economics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Geography
  • Political Science

Minimum 9 credits in sciences from three different areas: 

  • Life Science
  • Physical Science
  • Earth/Space Science

Students have the opportunity to add a Middle Level Education Dual Major or Early Childhood Education, Literacy Education, or Social and Emotional Learning minor in consultation with their academic advisor.