Elementary Ed BSEd

Program Overview

Valdosta State University's Elementary Education BSEd program equips students to become elementary school teachers. The four-year program includes courses in teaching methods, literacy, diversity, and technology integration. Graduates are eligible for teacher certification in Georgia and prepared for careers in elementary education.

Program Outline

Outline:

The Elementary Education BSEd program at Valdosta State University is designed to prepare students for careers as elementary school teachers. The program can be completed in four years and consists of the following courses:

Foundation Year

• Fall
• ENGL 1101(H) Composition I
• POLS 1101(H) American Government
• Area D Lab Science
• Area B PERS 2XXX
• EDUC 2000 Written and Verbal Communication for Education
• Spring
• ENGL 1102(H) Composition II
• Area E Social Science Elective
• EDUC 2120 Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity
• Area A - MATH Quantitative Math
• Area D Non-Lab Science or Math

Sophomore Year

• Fall
• EDUC 2130 Exploring Learning and Teaching
• HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 United States History to 1865 or since 1865
• ENGL 2111/ 2112/ or 2113 World Literature
• MATH 2008 Foundations of Numbers and Operations
• ELED 2500 Survey of Science Standards for Elementary Education
• Spring
• EDUC 2999 Teacher Education Requirements
• SPEC 2000 Serving Students with Diverse Needs
• Area D
• Fall
• ELES 3010 Planning for Effective Teaching and Learning
• LITR 3110 Emergent Literacy Through Children's Literature and the Arts
• LITR 3120 Early Literacy
• MATH 3161 Mathematics for Early Childhood Teachers I
• ELES 3100 Developmentally Appropriate Practices
• Spring
• ELES 3020 Assessment to Promote Student Learning
• EDUC 3110 Integrating Technology in Elementary Education
• ELES 3210 Introduction to the Management of Learning Environments
• LITR 3130 Developing Literacy
• MATH 3162 Mathematics for Early Childhood Teachers II

Senior Year

• Fall
• ELED 3300 Mathematics Methods in Elementary Education
• ELED 4400 Social Science Methods in Elementary Education
• ELED 4500 Science Methods in Elementary Education
• ELED 4690 Apprenticeship in Elementary Education
• ELED 4010 Differentiated Instruction
• LITR 4120
• Spring

Careers:

The Elementary Education BSEd program prepares students for careers as elementary school teachers. Graduates of the program will be eligible for teacher certification in Georgia.