MAJORS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS

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Majors for Elementary Teachers
To be admitted to these broad field majors, students must meet the admission requirements of both the School of Education and the appropriate school or department in which the courses are offered. For initial advising, contact the School of Education certification advisor. The majors listed below are specially designed for students who are seeking elementary certification. However, students seeking an elementary endorsement are not limited to these majors. A student must complete the major requirements in effect when the student is admitted to the major.

Family and Consumer Sciences
Barbara Bovy (bbovy@spu.edu), Advisor, Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS)
Requirements for Family and Consumer Sciences

Fine and Applied Arts
Andrew Ryder (aryder@spu.edu), Advisor, Theatre Department
Requirements for Fine and Applied Arts
Note: Fine and applied arts majors need to plan carefully so as to meet the University “W” requirement for graduation.

Language Arts
Luke Reinsma (lreinsma@spu.edu), Advisor, English Department
Requirements for Language Arts
Note: Language arts majors need to plan carefully so as to meet the University “W” requirement for graduation.

Note: Students choosing the language arts major must fulfill the requirement for proficiency in a second language. The requirement, equal to the completion of the third quarter of a University-level language course, may be met by the study of any modern or classical language other than English.

Mathematics Education
Sharon Young (syoung@spu.edu), Advisor, Mathematics Department
Requirements for Mathematics
Note: Mathematics majors need to plan carefully so as to meet the University “W” requirement for graduation.

Note: MAT 1521 is highly recommended; a maximum of 2 credits in MAT 4930 may be applied.

General Science
Eleanor Close (closee@spu.edu), Advisor, Physics Department
Requirements for General Science
Note: General science majors need to plan carefully so as to meet the University “W” requirement for graduation.

Social Science
Donald Holsinger (dholsing@spu.edu), Advisor, History Department
Requirements for Social Science
Note: Social science majors need to plan carefully so as to meet the University “W” requirement for graduation.