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B.S. Elem. Education Degree Requirements

Mayville State’s Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education consists of courses in general education, the major, a required minor, and an information technology certificate.
Elementary Education majors seeking kindergarten endorsement must complete at least five semester hours of student teaching at that level. Elementary Education majors seeking secondary certification in another major area must complete at least five semester hours of student teaching in that major at the secondary level. Students seeking the Reading Credential must complete EDUC 351—Remedial Reading Practicum and EDUC 425—Reading in the Content Area.
Elementary Education majors must complete 36 hours of general education including COMM 110, ENGL 110, ENGL 120, GEOG 103, MATH 103, PSYC 111, SCNC 101 & 101L, and SCNC 102 & 102L, and a History course other than ND History.

Lake Region State College

Students can complete the following general education and program requirements at Lake Region State College. Some of these courses are also offered online through Mayville State.

General Education
ENGL 110—College Composition I (3)
ENGL 120—College Composition II (3)
COMM 110—Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
MATH 103—College Algebra (3)
PSYC 111—Introduction to Psychology (3)
HIST 103 or 104—U.S. to 1877 or U.S. from 1877 (3)

Institutional Requirements
HPER 210—First Aid & CPR (1)

Program Courses
EDUC 250—Introduction to Education (2)
EDUC 298—Pre-professional Experience (1)
ENGL 238—Children’s Literature (3)
HIST 220—North Dakota History (3)
MATH 277—Math for Elementary Teachers (3)
PSYC 250—Developmental Psychology (3)

* HPER 210 takes the place of HPER 210—First Aid & CPR,
ENGL 238 takes the place of ENGL 317—Children’s Literature,
HIST 220 takes the place of EDUC 324—North Dakota Studies,
and PSYC 250 takes the place of PSYC 255—Child & Adolescent Psychology.

Core Requirements
EDUC 250—Introduction to Education (2)
EDUC 272—Education Technology (1)
EDUC 298—Pre-professional Field Experience (1)
EDUC 301—Strategies in the Elementary School I (3)
EDUC 302—Social Studies Strategies (3)
ENGL 317—Children’s Literature (3)
EDUC 318—Reading in the Elementary School (3)
EDUC 319—Language Arts in the Elem. School (3)
EDUC 323—Music for Elementary Teachers (2)
EDUC 324—North Dakota Studies (1)
EDUC 325—Elementary Classroom Art (2)
EDUC 350—Remedial Reading (3)
EDUC 380—Race & Multicultural Minorities (3)
EDUC 390—Special Needs in an Inclusive Environment (3)
EDUC 400—Student Teaching (10)
EDUC 401—Electronic Portfolio, Assessment & Seminar (2)
EDUC 422 — Learning Theory and Evaluation (3)
GEOG 300—World Reg. Geography & Anthropology (3)
HPER 319—Health & Phys. Ed. For Elem. Teachers (2)
MATH 277—Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (4)
MATH 307—Math Strategies in Elem. & Middle School (2)
PSYC 255—Child & Adolescent Psychology (3)
SCNC 320—Science for Elementary Teachers I (3)
SCNC 321—Science for Elementary Teachers II (3)
Total (68)

Minors Available
Psychology — Online/arranged study/IVN

Library Media & Information Science — Offered completely online.

Early Childhood Education — If completed with the
Elementary Education major you are eligible for certification
as a kindergarten teacher. Without kindergarten student
teaching and EDUC 436, this minor is considered a
non-teaching minor.

Science for the Elementary Teacher — Consists of 20
semester hours of approved science courses.

Business Administration — Online/IVN

Institutional Requirements

Fitness/Wellness Requirement

HPER 100 Concepts of Fitness and Wellness (2)
HPER 210 First Aid and CPR (1)

Information Technology Certificate Requirement
The Information Technology (IT) Certificate Program will
ensure you have the technological knowledge and skills to
compete effectively.