Catalog 2015-2016

Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education with Reading and ESOL Endorsements - S0160

124 Credits

As an elementary teacher, you will help children gain the foundation necessary to be successful throughout their academic career. You will have the opportunity to shape lives and futures. This program will prepare you to teach various subject to elementary-aged children.

Requirements for graduation from the Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education with Reading and ESOL Endorsements are:

  1. Satisfactory completion of all three (3) parts of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE).

  2. Students must achieve a cumulative GPA of not less than a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale in all courses attempted (including transfer hours, but, excluding college preparatory courses) and in all courses attempted at Indian River State College.

  3. Successful completion of Student Teaching (MAE 4945, EEX 4940, EDE 4940, or SCE 4941).

  4. All Baccalaureate Education majors must achieve a grade of "C" or better in all content area courses within their declared Program of Study. Content area courses for Elementary Education with ESOL majors are: LAE 4416, EDF 4782, EDE 4223, EDE 4220, EDG 4377C and EDG 4376.

Refer to General Education Requirements for additional requirements.

Also required: Completion of all lower-division state-mandated common prerequisites including the three (3) Education prerequisites: EDF 2005, EDF 2085EME 2040 as well as EEX 2010.

Transfer from Associate Degree: 24 credits

General Education Requirement: 36 credits

Major Concentration Courses: 64 credits

Degree Requirements

Major Concentration (64 credits)

EDF 3214Human Development and Learning

3 credits

EDF 4430Measurement, Evaluation and Assessment

3 credits

EME 3410Integrating Technology in the Classroom

3 credits

TSL 4081Second Language Acquisition and Cross-Cultural Communication

3 credits

TSL 4100ESOL Methods, Curriculum and Assessment

3 credits

EDG 4410Classroom Management and Communication

3 credits

RED 3009Early and Emergent Literacy

3 credits

RED 4348Literacy Development K-12

3 credits

RED 4519CDiagnostic and Instructional Interventions in Reading

3 credits

EEX 4601Effective Behavioral Interventions and Practices in Exceptional Students

3 credits

EDG 3620Curriculum and Instruction

3 credits

LAE 4416Children's Literature in Elementary Education

3 credits

EDF 4782Ethics and Law

3 credits

EDE 4223Integrated Music, Art and Movement

3 credits

EDE 4220Integrated Health and Recreation

3 credits

EDG 4377CIntegrating Mathematics and Science

3 credits

EDG 4376Integrating Language Arts and Social Science

3 credits

EDE 4936Seminar in Elementary Education

3 credits

EDE 4940Internship in Elementary Education

10 credits