Professional Education Program

Elementary or Secondary

Students should begin this program during the second or third quarter of their sophomore year.

Since EDCS 300 is offered only in August-September, students should enroll for EDCS 300 prior to their junior year. Student teaching is completed at one of the approved off-campus locations.

Check catalog for course descriptions, prerequisites, and requirements for completing courses. Some must be taken in sequence. See an advisor for more information.

Required Courses

EDCS 300 - Pre-Autumn Field Experience Credits: (4)
EDCS 311 - Teaching: Classroom Management and Assessment Credits: (5)
EDCS 424 - Reading in the Content Fields Credits: (3)
EDCS 424 is required only for secondary discipline-specific teaching majors.
EDCS 431 - Multicultural Education Credits: (3)
EDCS 442 - Student Teaching Credits: (5-16)
EDCS 444 - Educational Issues and Law Credits: (3)
EDF 301 - Teaching: An Orientation Credits: (3)
OR
EDF 301A - Introduction to Teacher Education Credits: (1)
EDF 302 - Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities Credits: (4)
PSY 314 - Human Development and the Learner Credits: (4)
PSY 315 - Educational Psychology Credits: (4)

Select Either

EDCS 316 - Educational Technology Credits: (3)

Note:

All of the above with the exception of EDF 302, EDCS 444, and EDCS 424 must be successfully completed prior to student teaching. EDCS 444, PSY 315 EDCS 311, EDCS/BSED 316 and EDCS 442 require completion of PSY 314 and EDF 301, or, if having completed an approved substitition for CWU’s EDF 301, EDF 301A as prerequisites. PSY 314 has a prerequisite of PSY 101.

Professional Education Program - Total Credits: 47 to 52

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