Elementary Education

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Program Background
The Department of Teaching and Learning at WSU Tri-Cities offers a bachelor's degree in elementary education. Students are encouraged to meet with a WSU Tri-Cities education advisor to discuss prerequisites, admissions, and transfer course equivalencies.

The bachelor’s degree in education is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and the State of Washington.

Courses to be taken after admission to the major can be found here.

Program Course Requirements and Course Equivalencies at Area Community Colleges
The following courses are required for graduation from the Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education program at WSU Tri-Cities. In addition to the requirements listed on this document, students are required to fulfill WSU’s General Education Requirements (GERs) or to have an Associate of Arts and Sciences DTA (direct transfer agreement). Please contact a WSU advisor for an evaluation of your coursework. This sheet is not a substitute for personalized advising.

REQUIREMENT	WSU System	Columbia Basin College	Big Bend Comm. College	Blue Mountain Comm. College	Walla Walla Comm. College	Yakima Valley Comm. College
English Composition [W] 6 Semester Credits	Engl 101 & 201, 301, 302, or 402	Eng 101 & 102 or 235	Eng 101 & 102 or 201	WR 121, 122, & 123 or 227	Eng 101 & 102	Engl 101 & 102
Public Speaking	ComSt 102 or HD 205	CMST 101 or 220	CMST 220 or 229	Sp 111	CMST 220	CMST 220
General Psychology	Psych 105	Psy 100	Psy 100	Psy 201 & 202	Psy 100	Psych 100
Human Development	Psych 361 or HD 101	Psy 200	Psy 200	Psy 237	Psy 200	Psych 213 & 214
Math for Elementary School Teachers 6 Semester Credits	Math 251 & 252	Math 121, 122, and 123 (Math & 171, 172, and 173 beginning Winter ’11	No equivalency -see advisor	Mth 211, 212, & 213	Math 205 & 206	Math 211 & 212
Music Proficiency (recommended)	Mus 153	Mus 105	Mus 100 or 105	Mus 101 or 105	Mus 102 or 105	Mus 100 or MUCS 105
U.S. History	Hist 110, 111, 150, 216 or AmSt 216 — US history	Hist 146, 147 or 148	Hist 136 or 137	Hst 201 & 202 or Hst 202 & 203	Hist 146, 147, or 148	Hist 136 or 137
World Civilizations WSU System note * CC System note	Gen Ed 110 or 111	Hist 126., 127, or 128	Hist 116, 117, or 118	Hist 104 & 105 or Hist 105 & 106	Hist 126, 127, or 128	Hist 116, 117, or 118
American Government	Pol S 101 or 102	POLS 202	Pol 202	PS 201	Psci 202	Pols 202
***Geography	Not applicable	Geo 101 [P] or Geo 150 [S]	Ggr 101 [P]	Geog 101 [P] or Geog 103, 106, 107, or 120 [S]	Geo 105[P] or Geo 170 or or Geo 201 [S]	Geog 102 [P] or Geog 101 or 108 [S]
Economics	EconS 101 or 102	Ec 110, Ec 201 or 202	Eco 200, 201, or Econ 202	Ec 201 or 202	Econ 200, 201 or 202	Econ 201 or 202
****Sciences	See Below	See Below	See Below	See Below	See Below	See Below

*WSU System – WSU students who take Gen Ed 110 and 111 plus a US History will fulfill the requirements for American Government, Geography, Economics and US History.
**CC System – Community college students earning an Associate of Arts or Sciences DTA will need to take two courses, in two different disciplines, from the following four areas: World Civilizations, American Government, Geography, and Economics. Students not earning an AA-DTA should consult a WSU advisor.
***Geography – Students taking a [P] geography course may use this as their 4th science class if the other 3 science courses taken total 10 semester credits and fulfill the biological, physical, and lab requirements.
****Sciences – 12 semester credits (equivalent to 18 quarter credits) total
A minimum of four science classes is required, with each course being the equivalent of 3-4 semester credits.

EXCEPTION: Community college students can use three 5-quarter credit classes and one 3-quarter credit class to meet this requirement (rather than four 5 credit classes).
At least one course must transfer as a biological science [B].
At least one course must transfer as a physical science [P].
At least one course must transfer as a lab science [L].

Admission to the Major

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Successful completion of program course requirements alone does not guarantee admission to the teacher preparation program. In order to be considered for admission, students must submit a WSU Undergraduate Application (if not already a WSU student) as well as a Departmental Application in accordance with departmental deadlines. Departmental application deadlines are:

October 1 for Spring semester admission

March 1 for Fall semester admission

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required. All program requirement courses must be passed with a grade of C (2.0) or higher. Students must have completed the equivalent of 45 semester credits prior to admission to the major.

To be considered for admission to the teacher preparation program at WSU Tri-Cities, applicants must have completed or have in progress at the time of application the following courses: 6 semester credits of English composition, public speaking, general psychology, human development psychology, 3 semester credits of Math for Elementary School Teachers, and three science courses, and T&L 301 (for current WSU students only).

Additionally, prior to admission, applicants must have 80 hours of supervised work with children or youth (between ages 4-18, and during the three years prior to the date of application), and achieve a passing score on the Washington Educators Skill Test – Basic (WEST-B). Information on this exam can be found at www.west.nesinc.com.

It is the desire of the College of Education, as well as the State of Washington, to prepare the best possible teachers. Thus, we reserve the right to seek the most highly qualified individuals for admission to the program. Simply meeting the application requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.

For more information, please contact:

Lindsay Lightner, MA
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Advising and Learning Center
WSU Tri-Cities
2710 Crimson Way
Richland, WA 99354-1671
Phone: 509-372-7366
Fax: 509-372-7100
llightner@tricity.wsu.edu

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