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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, and SCNC 102.

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—Fund. of Public Speak. (3)
MATH 103—College Algebra (3)
PSYC 111—Intro to Psychology (3)

Program Courses
EDUC 250—Intro to Education (2)
EDUC 298—Pre-professional Exp. (1)
ENGL 238*—Children’s Literature (3)
HIST 220*—North Dakota History (3)
MATH 277—Math for Elem. Teachers (3)
PSYC 250*—Developmental Psych. (3)

* 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 201—Human Growth and Development.

Core Requirements

EDUC 250—Intro. to Education (2)
EDUC 272—Education Technology (2)
EDUC 298—Pre-professional Field Exp. (1)
EDUC 301—Strategies in Elem. School I (3)
EDUC 302—Strategies in Elem. School II (3)
ENGL 317—Children’s Literature (3)
EDUC 318—Reading in Elem. School (3)
EDUC 319—Lang. Arts in Elem. School (3)
EDUC 323—Music for Elem. Teachers (2)
EDUC 324—North Dakota Studies (1)
EDUC 325—Elem. Classroom Art (2)
EDUC 350—Remedial Reading (3)
EDUC 380—Race & Multicultural Minorities (3)
EDUC 390—Students with Special Needs (3)
EDUC 400—Student Teaching (11)
EDUC 401—Elec. Portfolio & Assessment (2)
GEOG 300—World Reg. Geog. & Anthro. (3)
HPER 220—First Aid and CPR (1)
HPER 319—Health & P.E. For Elem. Teachers (2)
MATH 277—Math for Elem. Teachers (3)
MATH 303—Math Strategies for Elem. Teachers (3)
PSYC 201—Human Growth and Develop. (3)
SCNC 320—Science for Elem. Teachers I (3)
SCNC 321—Science for Elem. Teachers II (3)
Total (68)

Minor Requirements

Elementary Education majors are required to complete a minor. The following Education minors are available.

Early Childhood Education
EDUC 200—Intro. to Early Childhood Educ. (3)
EDUC 201—Observation, Assessment Techn. (2)
EDUC 333—ECE Methods I: Curriculum (3)
EDUC 334—ECE Methods II: Lang./Literacy (3)
EDUC 336—Child Guidance (3)
EDUC 337—Preschool Children with Special Needs (3)
EDUC 376—Child Development Practicum (3)

Education Technology
BOTE 205—Keyboarding and Word Proc. Apps (3)
BUSN 332—Multimedia Tools and Techn. (2)
CIS 204—Programming I (3)
CIS 220—Hardware Troubleshooting (3)
CIS 260—Electronic Publishing Applications (3)
CIS 270—Computer Org. and Oper. Sys. (3)
EDUC 272—Educational Technology (2)
OR LMIS 250—Libraries and Info. Science (3)