Required Courses for Undergraduate Minors and Post-Baccalaureate Students

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Prerequisite (Undergraduates Only)

• EDU 2350 - Educational Psychology 

Elementary (Early Childhood - Grade 6)

• EDU 5121 - Field Experience I 
• EDU 5122 - Field Experience II 
• EDU 5123 - Field Experience III 
• EDU 5318 - Formative/Summative Assessment 
• EDU 5327 - Integrating Teaching and Learning 
• EDU 5331 - Content Area Studies for Elementary School 
• EDU 5349 - Learning Environment and Professionalism (EC-12) 
• EDU 5355 - Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School 
• EDU 5357 - Emergent Literacy 
• EDU 5358 - Conventional Literacy 
• EDU 5363/5364 - Student Teaching 
• EDU 5385/5386 - Internship I and II: EC-6

Additional Requirements

• Completion of 6 hours of mathematics, including MATH 1305 - Math for Elementary and Middle Grades Teachers with final grade no lower than a C (2.0)
• Completion of 3 hours of social studies and PLSC 3387 Political Geography with a final grade no lower than a C (2.0)

Secondary (Middle and High School)

• EDU 5124 - Field Experience I 
• EDU 5125 - Field Experience II 
• EDU 5126 - Field Experience III 
• EDU 5318 - Formative and Summative Assessment
• EDU 4300 - Foundations of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• EDU 5327 - Integrating Teaching and Learning 
• EDU 5348 - Introduction to Diverse Learners 
• EDU 5367 - Creating Successful Classrooms 
• EDU 5349 - Learning Environment and Professionalism (EC-12)
• EDU 5371 - Secondary Instruction: Content Area Methods 
• EDU 5373/5374 - Student Teaching 
• EDU 5375/5376 - Internship I & II 

Special Note: The required courses in the teacher education program at SMU are 5000-level courses. Education courses taken at other institutions generally are not eligible to fulfill SMU's program requirements. Some courses might be eligible for "free elective" credits.