College of Education
Department of Instruction and Teacher Education
Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Semester One (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
		Carolina Core ARP Requirement3 (CC-ARP)	3
		Carolina Core AIU Requirement3 (CC-AIU)	3
	HIST 111 or HIST 112	U.S. Hist. to 1865 or U.S. History Since 1865 (CC-GHS)	3
		Elective (UNIV 101 The Student in the University) or Carolina Core Req.3 (and/or Foreign language5) (PR/CC)	3

Semester Two (15-16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW, CC-INF)	3	C		C or better in ENGL 101
		Carolina Core ARP Requirement3 (CC-ARP)	3
	GEOG 121 or GEOG 210 or GEOG 561	Geographies of Global Change or People, Places, & Environments or Contemporary Issues in Geography Ed. (PR)	3
		Life Science4 (CC-SCI)	3-4
	EDPY 401	Learners and the Diversity of Learning (MR)	3	C	*

Progression: Prepare for and take Praxis Core exams if SAT or ACT minimum score not met⁶.

Semester Three (15-16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	EDTE 201	Issues & Trends in Teaching & Learning (MR)	3	C	*
	EDFI 300	Schools in Communities (MR)	3	C	*
	EDTE 500 or MATH 221	Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching I: PK-8 or Basic Concepts of Elem. Mathematics I (PR)	3	C		C or better in MATH 111/111I or through placement exam
	POLI 101 or POLI 201 or GEOG 103 or GEOG 221	Intro. to Global Politics or American National Government or Introduction to Geography or Geography of South Carolina (CC-GSS)	3
		Physical or Earth Science4 (PR)	3-4

Progression: Take and pass the EEDA Assessment.

Semester Four (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	EDEL 306	Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy for the Elem. Classrooms7 (MR)	3	C	*
	EDTE 501 or MATH 222	Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching II: PK-8 or Basic Concepts of Elem. Mathematics II (PR)	3	C		C or better in MATH 221 (MATH 222); C or better in EDTE 500 (EDTE 501)
		Elective or Carolina Core3 (and/or Foreign language5) (PR/CC)	3
		Elective (PR)	3
		Carolina Core CMS/VSR Requirement3 (CC-CMS/VSR)	3

Progression: Apply for Professional Program (all requirements for Professional Program must be met by deadline prior to sixth semester).

Semester Five (14 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	EDEL 305	Nature and Mgmt. of Elem. Classrooms (MR)	3	C		EDPY 401 & EDTE 201
!	EDRM 423	Intro. to Classroom Assessment (MR)	2	C	*
	EDEX 523	Introduction to Exceptional Children (MR)	3	C	*
	ARTE 520 or ARTE 530 or MUED 555	Art for Elementary Schools or Art of Children or Integrating Music into the Elem. Classroom (PR)	3	C
	ISCI 325 or ENGL 431A or ENGL 431B	Children’s Literature or Children’s Literature or Picture Books (PR)	3	C		C or better in ENGL 101 & 102 (ENGL 431A & 431B)

Semester Six (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	EDEL 440 or EDEL 450 or EDEL 460	Elementary Mathematics Instruction or Elementary Science Instruction or Elementary Social Studies Instruction7 (MR)	3	C	*	Adm. to Professional Prog.; & C or better in EDTE 500 or MATH 221 (EDEL 440 only)
!	EDEL 441	Introductory Elementary Internship7 (MR)	3	C	*	Adm. to Professional Prog.
!	EDRD 430	Elementary Literacy Instruction I7 (MR)	6	C	*	Adm. to Professional Prog.
	PEDU 575	Physical Education for the Classroom Teacher (PR)	3	C		EDTE 201

Progression: Apply for Internship and SC Teacher Licensure (including fingerprinting).

Semester Seven (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!		Choose remaining 2: EDEL 440 Elementary Mathematics Instruction or EDEL 450 Elementary Science Instruction or EDEL 460 Elementary Social Studies Instruction7 (MR)	6	C	*	Adm. to Professional Prog.; & MATH 221 (EDEL 440 only)
!	EDRD 431	Reading Assessment7 (MR)	3	C	*	Admission to Internship I
!	EDEL 471	Internship in Environments, Planning, & Motivation for Teaching & Learning7 (MR)	6	C	*	Admission to Internship I

Progression: Take required Praxis Certification exams during senior year.

Semester Eight (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	EDEL 491	Seminar on Teaching7 (MR/CC-INT)	3	C	*	Admission to Internship II; Coreq: EDEL 490
!	EDEL 490	Internship in Elementary Education7&8 (MR)	12	C	*	Admission to Internship II; Coreq: EDEL 491

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	College & Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours3 & 5	Minimum Institutional GPA
120	62	21-27	31-37	2.75

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses. Courses indicated below are included in the major GPA for this program of study. A 3.0 GPA must be achieved in all education courses.
3. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students. Although students may take up to 43 hours to meet all Carolina Core requirements, students in the Elementary Education program must complete two Carolina Core approved “overlay-eligible” courses in order to graduate on time and avoid summer courses or taking more than five courses in some semesters. 
4. One Life Science and one Physical or Earth Science are required. 
   • Life Science: BIOL 110, BIOL 120 & 120L, BIOL 220
   • Physical or Earth Science: ASTR 101, CHEM 101, CHEM 105, CHEM 107, CHEM 111, PHYS 101 & 101L, PHYS 201 & 201L, ENVR 101 & ENVR 101L, ENVR 200, GEOG 104, GEOG 201, GEOG 202, GEOL 101, GEOL 103, MSCI 210 & 210L, MSCI 215 & 215L. 
5. The Carolina Core requires either two approved courses in one Foreign Language or a score of two or higher on the foreign language placement test. If not exempted, additional courses may be required to meet all Carolina Core components.
6. Information for the Praxis Core exam can be found on the College of Education, Office of Student Services website.
7. Must meet all professional program and internship admissions requirements by set deadlines prior to participation in these courses. Professional program and internship admission requirements can be found on the Bulletin. 
8. For admission to EDEL 490, completion of EDEL 440, 450, 460, 471 and 431 with a grade of C or better is required.

Program Notes

• Courses designated as “critical” (!) must be taken in the semester in which they are listed.
• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin. 
• Upon completion of 60 hours of course work, including courses specified by the Elem. Education Program, the candidate may apply for admission to the Professional Program in Elem. Education. For admission requirements, please visit the Bulletin.
• Students in the Department of Instruction and Teacher Education will be allowed to repeat one time only, one course offered through a department in the College of Education for which an unsatisfactory grade was earned.  If after the first unsatisfactory grade, a student makes an unsatisfactory grade in the repeated course or any other College of Education course, he/she will no longer be eligible to progress in the program.
• All initial teacher licensure programs in the College of Education require extensive field experiences in P-12 schools.  All students must read and understand the rules and expectations outlined in the Preservice Teacher Education Clinical Experiences Manual.  Prior to participating in school field experiences, students must have been cleared through a criminal background check and must have a negative test for TB on file with the College of Education.  

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement