ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
Teacher Certification Program for Post-Baccalaureates

Professional Education Coursework (39 credit hours)
EDFN 305 - Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Public Education OR
    EDFN 405 - Development of Educational Thought
EDFN 306 - Education and Individual Differences OR
    EDFN 406 - Human Development and Learning
EDFN 307 - Psychology of Instruction and Learning OR
    EDFN 407 - Learning Theories and Educational Practice
ELED 301 - Curriculum of the Elementary School
ELED 302 - Methods of Teaching Language Arts - Elementary School
ELED 304 - Methods of Teaching Social Studies - Elementary School
ELED 305 - Methods of Teaching Science - Elementary School
ELED 310 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics - Elementary School
ECED 306A - Methods of Teaching Reading - Elementary School with Clinical Experiences
EDFN 313 - Problems, Issues and Practices in Education OR
    ELED 319 - Student Teaching in Elementary Education
ELED 329 - Student Teaching in Elementary Education
 

(See course descriptions in the University Catalog which is available from the Admissions Office.  Northeastern Illinois University
and the TCP program are not responsible if students take courses out of sequence, before admission to the TCP program or
against advisor recommendations.)

*EDFN 300 level courses will be allowed ONLY if the 400 levels are closed.
 
 

Required Area of Concentration:  18 credit hours (9 cr hr must be at the 100 and 200 level and 9 hours at the 300 and 400 level)

Anthropology	Foreign Language	Physics
Art (studio)	Geography (exc. environmental studies)	Political Science
Biology	History	Psychology
Chemistry	Linguistics	Sociology
Earth Science	Mathematics	Theater
Economics	Music	*
English	Philosophy	*

(See the University Catalog for further information on the above Areas of Concentration.)

When accepted to the program, please make an appointment with your TCP advisor for further information on any outstanding coursework.

Illinois General Education Requirements for Elementary Education Certification:  (50 credit hours)
NEIU courses are indicated.  Equivalent courses will be accepted from previous university/college coursework.

Written Communication (6 cr):
    ENGL 101 and 102, Writing I and Writing II

Oral Communication (3 cr):
    SPCH-COMM 101 or 202

Biological/Physical Sciences (12 cr):
    lab course
    Biology
    Physical Sciences

Mathematics (6 cr):
    MATH 103
    College level Math (See advisor for specific approval.)

Humanities (9 cr):
    English literature
    Literature Electives, Foreign Language, Linguistics, Philosophy

U.S. History (3 cr):
    HIsT 214 or 215

U.S. Government (3 cr):
    PSCI-AMER 216

Social Science (3 cr):
    Elective

Non-Western/Third World (3 cr):
    Elective

Health and Physical Development (2 cr):
    HPER-HLED 107, Health for Effective Living

Art (3 cr):
    ART 170

Music (3 cr):
    MUS-104 Music Concepts

Physical Education Activity (1 cr):

(See the University Catalog for course descriptions)