Teaching Grades 3-6 Major with Special Education Major, B.S.Ed. (Standard Certificate, B-6)
B.S.Ed. (B-6)
A minimum of a 2.8 GPA must be earned in all teaching majors.
The purpose of the Teaching Grades 3-6 major paired with a special education major is to prepare educators to address the needs of the whole-child; use relevant, research-based criteria to establish a supportive, engaging environment that fosters, learning; and use practices that meets the needs of all learners including students with disabilities. This Learner-Centered major prepares the educator in areas of Literacy, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies to teach students in grades 3-6 in a self-contained classroom or departmentalized setting.
The Teaching Grades 3-6 major, paired with Special Education Major: Teachers of Students with Cognitive Impairment or the Special Education Major: Teachers of Students with Emotional Impairment, will prepare candidates to be certified in grades 3-6 and special education K-12.
The Teaching Grades 3-6 major is housed in the Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development. The special education Cognitive Impairment and Emotional Impairment majors are housed in the Department of Counseling and Special Education. The Teaching Grades 3-6 major combines courses in the departments of Teacher Education and Professional Development, Sciences, English, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Special Education. A minimum 2.8 must be earned in this major. For information on the special education majors, refer to the Department of Counseling and Special Education.
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
- A minimum cumulative average of a 2.8 must be earned in the Teaching Grades 3-6 Major
- Complete EDU 107 with a B or higher.
- A minimum cumulative average of a 2.8 is required to complete the student teaching clinical experience.
- Students must adhere to the Teacher Candidate Dispositions set by the Education Preparation Program.
Classes that require a C+ or higher on the major: EDU 330, EDU 380WI, EDU 381WI, ENG 316.
Note: 12 credit hours double count on the University Program.
Program Requirements
Required Courses (56 hours)
| BIO 165 | Life Science for Elementary Teachers | 3(2-3) |
| EDU 330 | Foundations of Reading Instruction | 3(3-0) |
| EDU 380WI | Interdisciplinary Methods and Pre-Student Teaching (Math & Literacy, PK- | 6-10(Spec) |
| EDU 381WI | Interdisciplinary Methods and Pre-Student Teaching 6(Spec) | 6(Spec) |
| EDU 533 | Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Difficulties | 3(2-3) |
| ENG 316 | Teaching Writing and Grammar, Grades 3-6 | 3(3-1) |
| ENG 381WI | Children's Literature | 3(3-0) |
| GEO 350 | United States and Canada | 3(3-0) |
| HST 210WI | United States History through Michigan Eyes | 3(3-0) |
| MTH 150 | The Teaching of Counting and Whole Numbers | 3(3-0) |
| MTH 250 | The Teaching of Fractions, Decimals, and Proportional Reasoning | 3(3-0) |
| MTH 350 | The Teaching of Patterns, Shapes, Measurement and Data | 3(3-0) |
| PHS 151QR | Introductory Physical Science I | 3(2-2) |
| PSC 105 | Introduction to American Government and Politics | 3(3-0) |
| SCI 285 | Earth Systems Science for Elementary Teachers | 3(2-2) |
| SCI 385 | Science and Engineering Practices for Teaching PK-6 | 2(1-2) |
| SPE 311 | Foundations in Educational Assessment | 3(3-0) |
Total: 56 semester hours