ELEMENTARY TEACHING
NOTE: The requirements for Elementary majors are changing for students graduating and
applying for a license AFTER September 1, 2015. Any students entering Luther College in the
Fall of 2012, or later, will follow this plan. Students currently enrolled in Luther College and
receiving licensure BEFORE September 1, 2015 may experience credit overages and the College
will adjust the charges accordingly. Please consult your advisor.
Endorsement Name
Department
License area [ State of Iowa]
Required
Updated
Elementary Education
Education
K-6 Elementary Education
Elementary Major
12/1/15
EDUC 185/215: Clinical Experience I in the Schools
EDUC 220: Introduction to Education and the Psychology of Learning
EDUC 221: The Diverse and Exceptional Learner
EDUC 222: Instructional Strategies with Computer Applications K-6
EDUC 223: Children’s Literature
EDUC 226: Introduction to Reading (Used to be EDUC 320)
EDUC 321: Clinical Experience II: Literacy in Elementary/Middle Schools
EDUC 322: Clinical Experience II: Mathematics in Elementary/Middle
Schools
EDUC 325: Elementary Mathematics Methods
EDUC 326: Elementary Language Arts Methods
EDUC 328: Elementary Social Studies Methods
EDUC 329: Elementary Science Methods
EDUC 376: Advanced Literacy: Assessment and Instructional Design
EDUC 486: Teaching Practicum, Elementary: General
[An additional 2 credits if student teaching during January]
PCAP 450: Making Decisions for U.S. Schools
Art 228: Art in the Elementary Schools
MUS 227: Music in the Elementary Schools
PE 229: Physical Education, Health & Wellness in the Elementary Schools
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HIST 101: Introduction to Social Studies for Elementary School Teachers
HIST 126: Human Geography
MATH 123: Math for Elementary School Teachers
Two Lab Sciences [one life and one physical]
EDUC 490: Senior Project [portfolio]
 Elementary majors who want to be endorsed K-6 instead of 1-6 in the
State of Minnesota must have EDUC 330: Early Childhood Education I
AND Student Teach in Kindergarten
 At least 19 course equivalents (76 hours) must be completed outside
of the education discipline.
 EDUC 321-EDUC 329 must be taken within one year of student teaching.
 Some states may require more weeks student teaching (i.e. 18
weeks for Wisconsin) to be certified.
Achievement of a “C” or above is required for the “content knowledge”
courses required for licensure. (See the content courses listed above.)
All Elementary Majors MUST have either an academic endorsement OR a
special endorsement and an academic concentration.
Academic Endorsement:
If the student selects one of the academic endorsements, he or she must complete the
approved courses for a K-8 academic endorsement.
OR
Special Endorsement:
Early Childhood, Pre-kindergarten-Kindergarten, Elementary Reading, Middle School
Specialist, [must select two of the following areas: Math, Language Arts, Social Studies and
Science], ESL/Bilingual, and Instructional Strategist II: BD&LD
AND
Academic Concentration:
-12 s.h. in one academic department outside of Education
OR
-12 s.h. in science [made up of a combination of Biology, Chemistry, or Physics, or Physical
Science courses]
OR
-12 s.h. in social sciences [made up of a combination of Economics, Accounting and Business,
History, Anthropology, Sociology/Social Work, and Psychology courses]
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