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Elementary ED (Spring Student teaching) 2026-2027 CatalogCore 2020Additional Information
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The Elementary Education major prepares students to teach effectively and provides an essential understanding of child development and learner behavior.Core 2020 is the foundation of the Catholic, liberal arts education students receive at Carroll College. The Core engages students in a broad spectrum of quantitative, scientific, aesthetic, & humanities disciplines. See additional notes & contact information here.
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Fall 1st YearSpring 1st YearIntro Course (take in semester 1-3)Notes
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ED 102 - Foundations of ED (Fall, Summer Option)3PSY 227 or PSY 203 (SS)3CORE-110Work with your advisor to meet educational
and career goals. Consider applying for study
abroad (Shannon Ackeret) and internship
(Laurie Rodriguez) opportunities.
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ED 103 - Inst. Media & Tech. (Fall)3*SPED 200 - Exc Child (Spring, Summer and Winter Opt)3PR - Philosophical Reasoning
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ED 201 - Science Concepts (Fall Even) OR ED-202 - Social Studies Concepts (Fall Odd)3Earth Science w/Lab (*NS)4OC - Oral Communications
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CORE-110 or PR3CORE-110 or PR3TH 101 - Theological Foundations
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*CO 101 (OC) or TH 1013*CO 101 (OC) or TH 1013All students must complete the program and core
requirements and earn a minimum of 122 credits to receive the degree.
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Total15Total163 Intermediate Courses (sem. 3-5)Please see the Catalog for more information,
or visit with your academic advisor.
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Fall 2nd YearSpring 2nd YearIW - Intermediate Writing (Can also count toward a distribution, if appropriate)
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ED 250 Middle School Teaching3ED 221 (Spring Even, Wntr Opt.) OR ED 228 (Spring Odd, Wntr Opt.)3CD - Cultural Diversity (Can also count toward a distribution, if appropriate)Major Specific Information
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ED 229 - Educational Psychology (Fall, Winter and Summer option)3SPED 206 - Collab/Conf (Spring, Summer and Winter Opt) (IW)33 Advanced Courses (sem. 5-8)
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MA 201 - Math for Elem (Fall)3MA 202 - Math for Elem. Ed. II (QA) (Spring)3PR and one CD course must be taken prior to Ethical Reasoning; Intermediate Writing must be taken prior or concurrently.
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*HIS - U.S. History Course3Distribution (LIT, FAR, PHIL, THE, CD)3AW - Advanced Writing (Will likely be a course in the major)*If you cannot fit both SPED 200 and a PSYCH class into your Spring Schedule of your first year, prioritize SPED 200. SPED 200 is a prereq to SPED 206.
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ED 201 - Science Concepts (Fall Even) OR ED-202 - Social Studies Concepts (Fall Odd)3Distribution (LIT, FAR, PHIL, THE, CD)3ER - Ethical Reasoning (Will count toward either Faith and Reason-PHIL or Faith and Reason-THEO distribution)* All Elementary Ed students must take Earth Science w/Lab
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*ED 245 Diversity (Fall/Spring, Summer/Winter opt.)
1C4 - CORE-400 (Will be offered alongside major senior seminar course)*All Elementary Ed students must take a course in U.S.History (NOT Topics in Global History)
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Total15Total16SV - Sed Vitae (1)*CO 101 is a Program Requirement for all ED Majors
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Fall 3rd YearSpring 3rd Year*ED 245 talk to advisor the semester prior
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ED 305 - Class Management (Fall, TEP Admission Req.)2MA 301- Teaching Math (Spring)3Distribution (8-10) Could also be major requirementsEducation Majors are NOT required to take PSY 105 - General Psychology
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ED 323 Teach. Com. Arts I (Fall, TEP Admission Req.) 2ED 312 - Elem. Science/Soc. Studies (Spring)4FAR - Arts and Letters - Fine ArtsSummer Options: ED 102, ED 229, SPED 200, SPED 206, ED 245, and ED 316
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ED 325 - Teach. Com. Arts II (Fall, TEP Adm Req.) (AW)3ED/SPED 324 - Diag-Based Interv in Lit. Inst. (Spring)3HIS - Arts and Letters - HistoryWinter Options: ED 228, ED 229, ED 245, ED 321, SPED 200, and SPED 206
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Distribution (LIT, FAR, PHIL, THE, CD)3ED 316 - Meas/Assess in Teaching (Spring, Summer Opt)3LIT - Arts and Letters - Literature
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AN/SO 218 - Intro to Native American Studies (CD) (SS)3ED 221 (Spring Even, Wntr Opt.) OR ED 228 (Spring Odd, Wntr Opt.)3PHIL - Faith and Reason - Philosophy
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Elective3THE - Faith and Reason - Theology
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Total16Total16NS - Natural Science with Lab
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Fall 4th YearSpring 4th YearQA - Quantitative Analysis
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ER (accounts for PHIL or THE)3Core Project(C4)0SS - Social ScienceContact Information
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ED 215 - PE & School Health in Elem. School (Fall Annual)3ED 405 - ED Seminar (concur w/ ED410)2SS - Social Science
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Distribution (LIT, FAR, PHIL, THE, CD)3ED 410 - Student Teaching (acceptance to S.T. Req.) (SV)12CD - Cultural Diversity
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Distribution (if needed)3CD - Cultural Diversity
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