PreK to Grade 4 Education: Curriculum
Our coursework will prepare you to meet the following Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) principles:
- Knowledge of subject matter
- Knowledge of human development and learning
- Adapting instruction for individual needs
- Multiple instructional strategies
- Classroom motivation and management skills
- Communication skills
- Instructional planning skills
- Assessment of student learning
- Professional commitment and responsibility
- Partnerships
Get a description of each of Cal U's PreK to Grade 4 courses from our Course Catalog.
Below is a recommended framework of courses for completing the degree in four years.
First Semester – 16 credits| Course | Credits |
|---|
| UNI 100 First-Year Seminar | 1 cr. |
| ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 crs. |
| MAT 120 Elementary Topics in Math I | 3 crs. |
| PSY 216 Child Psych Birth to Age 4 | 3 crs. |
| GEO/POS/ECO 102 Social Sciences | 3 crs. |
| General Education course | 3 crs. |
Second Semester – 15 credits| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MAT 130 Elementary Topics in Math II | 3 crs. |
| British or American Literature course | 3 crs. |
| PSY 217 Child Psych Age 5 -9 | 3 crs. |
| EDU 150 Intro to Electronic Portfolio | 3 crs. |
| General Education course | 3 crs. |
Third Semester – 15 credits| Course | Credits |
|---|
| ELE 200 Intro Pre-K to Grade 4 | 3 crs. |
| ELE 220 Instruction & Assessment Pre-K | 3 crs. |
| HSC 250 Health and Phys Ed. for Pre-K | 3 crs. |
| PSY 208 Educational Psychology | 3 crs. |
| General Education course | 3 crs. |
Fourth Semester – 15 credits| Course | Credits |
|---|
| ELE 300 Emerging Literacy | 3 crs. |
| ELE 310 Teach Math/Science Pre-K | 3 crs. |
| ELE 410 Pre-K Field Experience | 3 crs. |
| ESP 210 Special Ed. Found. & Collaborat. | 3 crs. |
| General Education course | 3 crs. |
Fifth Semester – 18 credits| Course | Credits |
|---|
| ELE 221 Instruction and Assessment K-4 | 3 crs. |
| ELE 301 Literacy Foundations I: Lang. Arts | 3 crs. |
| ELE 302 Literacy Foundations II: Reading | 3 crs. |
| ESP 349 Field Experience: Low Incidence | 3 crs. |
| ESP 402 Life Skills Planning and Instruction | 3 crs. |
| ESP 403 Assessment and Prescriptive Teaching | 3 crs. |
Sixth Semester – 15 credits| Course | Credits |
|---|
| ELE 311 Teaching Math K-4 | 3 crs. |
| ELE 321 Teaching Science K-4 | 3 crs. |
| ELE 331 Teaching Social Studies K-4 | 3 crs. |
| General Education courses | 6 crs. |
Seventh Semester – 15 credits| Course | Credits |
|---|
| ESP 412 Evidence-Based Practices | 3 crs. |
| ELE 400 Issues, Advocacy & Leadership Pre-K | 3 crs. |
| EDU 310 Teaching in a Multicultural Society | 3 crs. |
| EDU 350 Supporting ELL in the Classroom | 3 crs. |
| MUS/ART/THE 372 Creative Arts | 3 crs. |
Eighth Semester – 12 credits| Course | Credits |
|---|
| ELE 461 Student Teaching | 12 crs. |
