WSU Tri-Cities

College of Education

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

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*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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