First-Year Colloquium (0-3 hours)

Required of full-time freshmen entering college for the first time and transfer students with less than 12 hours of credit. Recommended First Year Colloquium course is TCED 1100 Introduction to Teaching and Learning .

University Core (35)

Must be completed before admission into this program as well as passing the Praxis 1 examination. Click here for additional program admissions requirements. 

(See General Education Requirements .)

Majors have the option to take ACOM 1300  or any Humanities course to fulfill the core requirements.

Second Language Proficiency

(none required)

Major (85 hours)

Minor

None Required

Unrestricted General Electives

• Remaining hours, if any, to reach 120 minimum total hours, 45 of upper-level courses (3-4000 level), or 30 hours in residence. The School of Education recommends the following electives:

• HHPS 3311 - Health and Safety in Early Childhood
• HHPS 3330 - Teaching PK-6 Physical Education
• ACOM 4330 - Listening and Civil Dialogue
• ACOM 4312 - Intercultural Communication
• ACOM 3322 - Communicating & Working in Teams
• ACOM 3330 - Professional Communication
• ARED 4326 - Art, Children and Youth
• GEOG 3315 - Geography of Arkansas
• SOWK 3302 - Social Work and Diversity

• or other courses in consultation with an ELEM advisor.