Liberal Arts in Elementary Education, BA (CUS)

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EducationBachelor of Arts

Program Requirements

Simple Requirements

General Education Requirements (27 credit hours)

Completion requirement

Arts and Humanities (3 credit hours)

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Biblical Studies (12 credit hours)

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Communication (6 credit hours)

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Integrative Studies (3 credit hours). Please see the First-Year Integration (FYI) page for specific information about the required INT 101 course.

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Social Sciences (3 credit hours)

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Liberal Arts Major Core (34 credit hours)

Completion requirement

Core requirements

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Elementary Education Professional Core (60 credit hours)

Completion requirement

Professional Core

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Classical Elementary Education Track

Completion requirement

Classic Elementary Education Track

Elementary education licensure students have the option of completing the Classical Elementary Education Track. This unique track provides students the opportunity to study traditional approaches to education rooted in western civilization and culture, employing the historic curriculum and pedagogy of the seven liberal arts in order to cultivate men and women characterized by Truth, wisdom, virtue, and eloquence. Students also choose 2 philosophy courses as part of this track. This track does not yield eligibility to apply for a K-12 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education endorsement. The Classical Elementary Education Licensure program, with an endorsement in K-6 Elementary Education, requires the following 121 credit hours, including 850+ Clinical Practice Hours in schools: General Education (27 credit hours), Liberal Arts Major Core (40 credit hours), and Elementary Classical Education Professional Core (54 credit hours). In addition to the General Education core courses listed above, students in the Classical Elementary Education Licensure program take the following Liberal Arts Major and Classical Elementary Education Professional core classes.

Liberal Arts Major, Classical Education Core (40 credit hours)

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Required courses

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

AND

Choose 2 of the following courses:

Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:

Classical Elementary Education Professional Core (54 credit hours)

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Elementary Licensure Emphases and Endorsements

Completion requirement

Program Information

CCU Graduates completing the Elementary Licensure Program earn four CCU areas of emphasis: Biblical Studies, English, Reading Literacy, and Social Studies. CCU Graduates completing the Elementary Licensure program earn an institutional recommendation for an Initial Colorado Teacher License with the following two endorsements: Elementary Education and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education. CCU Graduates completing the Classical Elementary Education Licensure program earn an institutional recommendation for an Initial Colorado Teacher License with the following endorsement: Elementary Education.