Portland-State-University 2024-2025 Bulletin

Elementary Education B.A./B.S.

All students who complete the Licensure in Elementary Education Program successfully will earn a B.A./B.S. in Elementary Education and a recommendation for an Oregon teaching license with endorsements in multiple subjects (elementary) and teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).

The following 112 credits account for the major requirements in Elementary Education along with the general education requirements for the Junior Cluster and the Senior Capstone. For students transferring from community colleges, the first six courses may be accounted for through the completion of the AAOT MTM for education.

Degree Requirements

Mth 211Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics I

4

Mth 212Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics II

4

Mth 213Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics III

4

CI 116Foundations of Education

3

CI 169Special Education and Inclusion

3

Psy 311UHuman Development

4

Note: The below courses require junior standing and a declared major in Elementary Education.
ITP 357UCulture, Law, and Politics

4

ITP 360USocial Studies Methods Teacher as Activist

4

ITP 361UMethods for Teaching Science, Health, and Environmental Justice

4

ITP 409Elementary Practicum

1

ITP 409Elementary Practicum

1

ITP 409ESOL Practicum

3

ITP 456Identity and Social Emotional Learning

3

ITP 458Using Technology in the Elementary Classroom

3

ITP 459Inclusive Practices

2

ITP 462Arts, Music, and Movement Methods

3

ITP 463Literacy Methods 1 Reading and Spelling Words

4

ITP 464Literacy Methods 2 Meaning Making, Identity Building, and Criticality

5

ITP 465Equity-Centered Mathematics Methods 1 for Elementary Educators

3

ITP 466Equity-Centered Mathematics Methods 2 for Elementary Educators

4

ITP 467ESOL Bridges in Elementary Classrooms

3

ITP 470Curriculum Design

3

ITP 471Equitable Assessment Practices

3

ITP 472Teacher Performance Assessment

4

ITP 473Community Engagement and Collaboration

3

ITP 474Classroom Community and Routines

3

ITP 482Student Teaching Seminar 1

2

ITP 483Student Teaching Seminar 2

3

ITP 484Student Teaching Seminar 3 Equity in Classroom Teaching Capstone

2

ITP 485Student Teaching Seminar 4

3

ITP 492Student Teaching 1

1

ITP 493Student Teaching 2

3

ITP 494Student Teaching 3 Equity in Classroom Teaching Senior Capstone

4

ITP 495Student Teaching 4

9

Total Credit Hours: 112

Mth 211, Mth 212, Mth 213, CI 116, CI 169, and Psy 311U are prerequisites to the 400-level courses. Students may take either CI 116 or Ed 420 to address the foundations of education content.

ITP 357U, ITP 360U, and ITP 361U are approved Junior Cluster courses under the Understanding Communities Cluster that may count as meeting both major requirements and general education Junior Cluster requirements.

The following courses are prerequisites for admission to Student Teaching 1 and Student Teaching Seminar 1: ITP 357U, ITP 360U, ITP 361U, ITP 409, ITP 456, ITP 458, ITP 459ITP 462, ITP 463,  ITP 464, ITP 465, ITP 466, ITP 470, ITP 473, ITP 474.

Co-requisites: Student Teaching 1 is a co-requisite for Student Teaching Seminar 1. Student Teaching 2 is a co-requisite for Student Teaching Seminar 2. Student Teaching 3 is a co-requisite for Student Teaching Seminar 3. Student Teaching 4 is a co-requisite for Student Teaching Seminar 4.

Successful completion of Student Teaching 2 and Student Teaching Seminar 2 is a prerequisite for Student Teaching 3 and Student Teaching Seminar 3.

Successful completion of Student Teaching 3 and Student Teaching Seminar 3 is a prerequisite for Student Teaching 3 and Student Teaching Seminar 4.