Elementary Education Major (K-6 or K-8)

Teacher Licensure Gates

Gate 1 - Gain Admissions into Franklin Pierce University	Open an account with the NH DOE and let us know your EdID number Pass ED112 with a C or higher Pass ED105 with a C or higher. Pass your basic New Hampshire background check
Gate 2 - Acceptance into the Teacher Licensure Program	Pass your NH Basic Assessment of Academic Skills (BASA) tests Be in good academic standing Pass ED224 with a C or higher Submit your Teacher Licensure Program Application Get fingerprinted for the New Hampshire Department of Education
Gate 3 - Acceptance as a Student Teacher	Submit an Application for Student Teaching. (term prior to student teaching) Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 Complete all required courses in Education with a C grade or higher Successfully complete all field experience requirements Complete all other non‐education courses required for your degree
Gate 4 - Graduation	Complete student teaching seminar and New Hampshire TCAP Successfully complete the student teaching experience Complete all NH subject area testing (this is recommended but not required)

Elementary Education Major (K-6 or K-8)

Students may elect to major in Elementary Education (K-6 or K-8). These majors require a combination of education courses with field experiences and specified courses in other University departments. An Elementary Education K-6 or K-8 major leads to recommendation for New Hampshire State Educator Certification.

For an Elementary Education K-8 degree and recommendation for K-8 certification, students must complete a concentration of at least 15 credits in English, History, Mathematics, or Science courses. General and Liberal Education requirements and Education major requirements may be counted toward meeting the concentration.

Required Education Courses for a K-6 or K-8 Elementary Education
ED105 Educational Psychology 3 Credits
ED112 Teaching and Learning in a Democratic Society 3 Students may elect to major in Elementary Education (K-6 or K-8). These majors require a combination of education courses with field experiences and specified courses in other University departments. An Elementary Education K-6 or K-8 major leads to recommendation for New Hampshire State Educator Certification.

Specific Testing for Certification
For K-6: Basic Academic Skills Assessment (BASA) and Subject Area Testing, Foundation of Reading
For K-8: Basic Academic Skills Assessment (BASA) and Subject Area Testing, Foundations of reading, MS Content area testing in concentration area.

Suggested General and Liberal Education Core

Elementary Education (K-6 or K-8) and Education Studies majors are suggested to take the following courses to meet general and liberal education core requirements. These courses will better prepare students for the content-areas taught in elementary and middle school, as well as for the Praxis exams and the Foundations of Reading Test required for teaching certification.

First Year Experience, Composition I, and Second-Year Composition 9 Credits

Mathematics 3 Credits MT151 College Algebra Humanities 9 Credits

(Select HS202 or HS204 and two others) EN110 Many Voices: Multicultural Literature EN270 Women Writers

GLE210 Ancient and Medieval Worlds
HS202 American History in the Age of Slavery and the Civil War HS204 U.S. History Since 1945
Arts and Design 6 Credits Open Choice
Natural Sciences (Select 2 courses) 8 Credits
ES103 Introduction to Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation GL101 General Geology I (laboratory) or
GL102 General Geology II (laboratory) GL115 Global Change: The Oceans
GL120 Global Change: The Atmosphere (laboratory) Social Sciences 6 Credits
ED112 Teaching and Learning in a Democratic Society or ED105 Educational Psychology
PO201 U.S. Government

Recommended Curriculum Guide – Elementary Education K-6 or K-8

First Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
GLE101	First-Year Inquiry Seminar	3	HS202 or 204	U.S. History	3
GLE110	First-Year Composition	3	ED112	Teaching & Learning in a Democratic Society	3
ED105	Educational Psychology	3	EN204	American Literature	3
MT130	Math for K-8 Educators	3	MT151	College Algebra, (GLE Math)	3
______	GLE Humanities	3	______	Elective	3
	Total	15		Total	15
Second Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
ED224	Design and Management of the Learning Environment	3	ED263	Methods in Teaching Mathematics	3
ED231	Primary Literacy	3	GLE230	Second-Year Composition	3
______	GLE Natural Science	4	ED314	Scientific Inquiry and Teaching Methods	3
PO201	US Government	3	______	GLE Natural Science	4
	Elective	3	______	Elective	3
	Total	16		Total	16
Third Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
ED316	Methods in Teaching Social Studies	3	ED350	Teaching Literacy Across the Curriculum	3
EN232	Teaching of Writing	3	HS308	From Sea to Shining Sea: the Geography of the United State	3
HS319	History of New England	3	______	GLE Art and Design	3
ED 308	Introduction to Assessment	3	ED312	Understanding and Teaching Exceptional Learners	3
______	GLE Humanities	3	______	GLE Humanities	3
	Total	15		Total	15
Fourth Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
______	GLE Art and Design	3	ED483	Elementary Student Teaching Seminar	1
______	Elective	3	ED490	Elementary Student Teaching	14
______	Elective	3
______	Elective	3
______	Elective	3		Total	15
	Total	15		Total Credits	122