Elementary Education Program Planning Guide

Valparaiso University- Elementary Education Program Planning Guide

Freshman Fall

Freshman Spring

Courses

General Education Requirements, including:

CORE

COM 145

General Education Requirements, including:

CORE

PSY 110

Professional Requirements

PPST Test

Sophomore Fall

Sophomore Spring

Courses

Block 1

         ED 203          (3 cr.)

         ED 204          (3 cr.)

         ED 328          (3 cr.)

    +  General Education Requirements, including:

MATH 213         (4 cr.)

MATH 211         (0 cr.)

 ED 200         (3 cr.)

+ General Education Requirements, including:

MATH 214             (4 cr.)

MATH 212             (1 cr.)

THEO 200-level class

Professional Requirements

  

*Checkpoint 1 – Application for Admission to the Teacher Education Program

Junior Fall

Junior Spring

Courses

Block 2 - Junior Block

         ED 305      (2 cr.)

         ED 323      (3 cr.)

         ED 324      (3 cr.)

         ED 327      (3 cr.)

         ED 361      (3 cr.)

Block 3

         ED 370     (3 cr.)

         ED 466     (4 cr.)

         SPED 440 (3 cr.)

+ General Education Requirements, including:

THEO 300-level class

Professional Requirements

*ED 385        (0 cr.)

Checkpoint 2 – Application for Admission  to the Professional Semester

Senior Fall

Senior Spring

Courses

Block 4 – Prof’l Semester

     Student Teaching:

      ED 439 or SPED 449

                            (12 cr.)

       ED 485          (2 cr.)

General Education Requirements

Professional Requirements

*Checkpoint 3 – Professional Semester Portfolio

Praxis II Test

Note: Generally, the four blocks may be moved forward or backward a semester but the blocks may not be resequenced.