Master of Education
Initial Teacher Licensure
Program of Study for K-6 Elementary Education
General Education Core – Courses must meet LMU general education standards and have a grade of
C or better to count toward general education core.
English
English
Math
Math
History
History
Science
Science
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Total Semester Hours
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
24
EDUC 572 Early Childhood Development - Fall
EDUC 574 Methods of Teaching Elem. Reading – Fall
EDUC 573 Methods of Teaching Elem. Math - Spring
EDUC 575 Methods of Teaching Elem. Language Arts - Spring
EDUC 576 Methods of Teaching Elem. Science - Summer
EDUC 577 Methods of Teaching Elem. Social Studies - Summer
Total Semester Hours
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
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Elementary Education Methods Core
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CORE
10 Combined observation hours required (5 during Fall semester and 5 during Spring semester)
CREDIT HOUR
TERM COMPLETED
EDUC 570 Intro to Learning/Teaching
Fall ONLY
6
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EDUC 571Extending/Refining Teaching
Spring ONLY
6
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All PRAXIS testing must be taken & passed BEFORE enrolling in EDUC 591 – No Exceptions
Solo Clinical Placement
(Prerequisite: Successful completion of EDUC 570 & EDUC 571 and all program requirements, including all Praxis tests; refer to Student
Teacher Handbook for program requirements)
EDUC 591Enhanced Student Teaching - Fall or Spring
EDUC 591Seminar
Total Semester Hours
Professional Education Core
Elementary Education Methods Core
Deficiency hours in Major Core
6
0
18
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18 hours
18 hours
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Total Semester Hours
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Masters of Education (Optional)
EDUC 501 Foundations of American Education, 3 sem. hrs.
EDUC 511 Research and Statistics, 3 sem. hrs.
Required Praxis II exams - All exams must be passed by the end of March in order to continue into EDUC 591 for
Fall.
0622 or 5622– PLT and 0011 or 5011- CI&A and 0014 or 5014- Content Knowledge and or 5203- Teaching
Reading: Elementary Education.
0 indicates a paper based exam and 5 indicates a computer based exam