Elementary Education B.A. — Teacher Licensure (K-Grade 6) Emphasis at the Center for Urban Education
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Contact: Rosanne Fulton, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Urban Education
Location: 1059 Alton Way #758, Denver, Colorado 80230
Telephone: 303.637.4334 or 303.637.4336
Website: www.unco.edu/urbaned
Advising Information:
The Center for Urban Education is an elementary teacher, special education and early childhood education teacher preparation program leading to a Bachelor’s degree and Colorado licensure. Housed in the UNC Campus at Lowry in Denver, the Center offers a broad-based course of study that ensures its graduates are academically well-rounded and practically prepared for teaching in a full range of elementary classroom environments. Students are employed in area schools as paraprofessionals every morning (a four-year apprenticeship with college credit) and attend academic classes in the afternoon at the Center.
The program consists of four parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits — All transferred courses that are accepted by the Admissions Office upon admission are credited towards the Center for Urban Education LAC requirements.
- Required Elementary Education Major Credits
- Areas of Concentration — All Center for Urban Education Elementary majors must pursue ESL as their concentration area.
- Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) Credits
Program Description:
The Elementary Education - Teacher Licensure Emphasis is required for all students pursuing licensure in elementary education (K-6). It provides the broad academic background all elementary teachers need. This plan of study equips future teachers to address in their teaching the full range of the Colorado Model Content Standards in mathematics, science, history and the social sciences, language and literature, and the arts. All Center for Urban Education Elementary majors must pursue ESL as their concentration area. To complete the elementary licensure program, students also complete the Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) courses.
Program Admission Requirements:
The Elementary Education major requires academic good standing. Admission to the Literacy Block and Student Teaching in the PTEP program require a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Degree Requirements — 126 Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required Specified LAC — 40 credits
LAC area 1.a. — Elementary Composition
LAC area 1.b. — Intermediate Composition
LAC area 2 — Mathematics
| MATH 181 | Fundamentals of Mathematics I: Number and Operations | 3 |
| MATH 182 | Fundamental Mathematics II: Algebra, Probability and Data Analysis | 3 |
LAC area 3.a. — Arts
LAC area 3.b. — Literature and Humanities
LAC area 4 — History
| HIST 100 | Survey of American History from Its Beginnings to 1877 | 3 |
LAC area 5.a. — Economic and Political Systems
| PSCI 100 | United States National Government | 3 |
LAC area 5.b. — Geography
LAC area 6 — Physical and Life Sciences (Take 7 credits)
| ESCI 265 | Earth Science Concepts for Elementary Teachers | 3 |
| SCI 265 | Physical Science Concepts | 4 |
LAC area 7 — International Studies
| | One International Studies 3-hour class except BA 251 | |
In order to minimize the number of credits taken, students completing the ESL Concentration and/or the TESL Endorsement would need to choose a course from the following list that would also count for their World Language Course requirement: CHIN 201, CHIN 202, FR 201, FR 202, GER 201, GER 202, JAPN 201, JAPN 202, SPAN 201, SPAN 202.
LAC area 8 — Multicultural Studies
| MCS 101 | Multiculturalism in the United States: Concepts and Issues | 3 |
2. Required Elementary Education Major — 27 credits
Take all of the following courses:
| BIO 265 | Life Science Concepts | 3 |
| EDEL 320 | Teaching With Writing | 3 |
| EDRD 314 | Literature for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults | 3 |
| EDRD 319 | Language and Literacy Development of Preschool and Elementary School Children | 3 |
| HIST 224 | History of Colorado | 3 |
| MATH 283 | Fundamental Mathematics III: Geometry and Measurement | 3 |
| PVA 310 | The Arts in Contemporary Society | 3 |
| SCI 465 | Principles of Scientific Inquiry: Finding Order in Chaos | 3 |
| SOSC 300 | Social Science and Historical Perspectives | 3 |
3. ESL Concentration — 15 Credits
Take all of the following courses:
| ENG 318 | Traditional and Modern Grammars | 3 |
| MAS 275 | Education of Mexican American Students | 3 |
| TESL 101 | Admission to ESL Endorsement (Linguistically Diverse Education) | 0 |
| TESL 350 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| TESL 400 | Methods and Approaches of ESL/EFL | 3 |
| TESL 401 | TESL Practicum | 3 |
World Language Requirement
| | World Language Requirement* | 3 |
*To minimize the number of credits taken for the ESL concentration, the world language course must be 200-level or above and fulfill LAC area 7. The following courses would fulfill both LAC area 7 and the World Language Requirement simultaneously: CHIN 201, CHIN 202, FR 201, FR 202, GER 201, GER 202, JAPN 201, JAPN 202, SPAN 201, and SPAN 202. Please note that these 200-level courses all have prerequisites.
This requirement may also be met through AP, IB, CLEP, or transfer credits. Students may also choose any of the following options with the knowledge that their credits for the degree will increase:
NOTES: Students must complete MAS 100 Introduction to Mexican American Studies to satisfy the LAC Area 8 requirement and as a prerequisite to MAS 275.
MAS 275 and TESL 350 must be completed before TESL 400. TESL 400 must be completed prior to doing the TESL Practicum courses.
Students must student teach in an ESL-based classroom.
Students in this Concentration area are expected to complete the ESL Endorsement.
Students may use courses to satisfy multiple requirements in the LAC, Elementary Education Major credits, Elementary Education ESL Concentration, and/or the TESL Endorsement.
4. Required Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) — 44 credits
Take all of the following courses:
| EDFE 170 | Introduction to Field Based Experience | 1-3 |
| EDFE 370 | Advanced Field Based Experience | 1-3 |
| EDFE 444 | Supervised Teaching | 1-15 |
EDFE 170: Take for three semesters, 1 credit each semester
EDFE 370: Take for three semesters, 1 credit each semester
EDFE 444: Take 6 credits
Integrated Methods
| EDEL 303 | Health Education in the Elementary School | 1 |
| EDEL 359 | Emergent Literacy, Pre-K Through Grade 3 | 1 |
| EDEL 461 | Integrated Science Methods I | 1 |
| EDEL 462 | Integrated Science Methods II | 1 |
| EDEL 463 | Integrated Science Methods III | 1 |
| EDEL 464 | Integrated Literacy Methods - Writing Process | 1 |
| EDEL 465 | Integrated Literacy Methods -Literature Response and Classroom Application | 1 |
| EDEL 466 | Integrated Literacy Methods - Strategic Literacy and Instruction | 1 |
| EDEL 467 | Integrated Literacy Methods - Diagnosis, Individualism and Assessment | 1 |
| EDEL 468 | Integrated Literacy Methods - Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum | 1 |
| EDEL 471 | Integrated Instruction in Elementary School Social Studies - Geography | 1 |
| EDEL 472 | Integrated Instruction in Elementary Social Studies - History | 1 |
| EDEL 473 | Integrated Instruction in Economics and Citizenship Education | 1 |
| EDEL 474 | Integrated Elementary Math Education I | 1 |
| EDEL 475 | Integrated Elementary Math Education II | 1 |
| EDEL 476 | Integrated Elementary Math Education III | 1 |
| EDEL 477 | Integrated Elementary Art Education | 1 |
| EDEL 478 | Integrated Elementary Music Education | 1 |
| EDEL 479 | Integrated Elementary Physical Education | 1 |
Additional Professional Preparation Classes
| EDF 370 | Social Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDSE 430 | Exceptional Student in the Elementary Classroom | 2 |
| ET 247 | Technology in Education for Elementary Teaching | 1 |
| ET 347 | Educational Technology Applications for Elementary Teaching | 1 |
| PSY 347 | Educational Psychology for Elementary Teachers | 3 |
| SPAN 103 | Spanish for Professionals | 3 |
Program Checkpoints (0 hours)
| EDFE 110 | Application for Initial Admission to PTEP | 0 |
| EDFE 120 | Application for Full Admission to PTEP | 0 |
| EDFE 130 | Application for Student Teaching | 0 |