Elementary Education Advisement Sheet

Suggested Undergraduate Degree Program Plan 
Teacher Certification for Grades P-5

SEMESTER 1 GEN ED/MJR  HOURS PSY 100 Category C 3 *Prerequisite for PSY 310 ENG 100 Category A 3 COMM 145 or 161  Category A 3 General Ed.  Category B 3 MATH  109 Category D 3 TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 15   SEMESTER 3  GEN ED/TED/MJR  HOURS EDU 250 TED 3 PSY 310 TED 3 ENG 300 Category A 3 CIS 141 or CS 145 MJR 3 MATH 206 MJR 3 General Ed. (Physical Sc) Category D 3 TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 18   SEMESTER 5  GEN ED/TED/MJR  HOURS General Ed. Category B 3 LME 318 MJR 3 HIST 456/GEOG 451 MJR 3 General Ed.* Category A (Foreign Language) 3 ART 310 MJR 3 General Ed. Category E 3 TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 18   SEMESTER 7 MJR/TED HOURS ELED 405 TED 3 ELED 406 TED  3 ELED 465 TED  3 General Ed. Category F 2 or 3 PE 354 MJR  3 TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 14 or 15

SEMESTER 2 GEN ED/MJR HOURS HIST 119/120 Category C 3 MATH 205 MJR 3 Category C Elective Category C 3 BIOL 113/114  Category D (Science w/Lab) 4 ENG 200 Category B 3 TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 16   SEMESTER 4 GEN ED/MJR/TED HOURS LTCY 320 TED 3 EXED 330 TED 3 MATH 308 MJR 3 ENG 302 MJR 3 MUS 311 MJR 3 ELED 345 TED 3 TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 18   SEMESTER 6 MJR/TED HOURS ELED 355 TED 3 ELED 365 TED 3 ELED 407 TED 3 MUS 314 MJR 3 LTCY 420 MJR 3 TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 15    SEMESTER 8 MJR/TED HOURS EDU 489 TED (Student Teaching Sem.) 3 ELED  490 TED (Student Teaching) 10 TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 13   TOTAL HOURS FOR DEGREE 128

PROGRAM NOTES

• TED – Professional Teacher Education Class
• MJR – Class Required for the Major
• GEN ED – General Education
• Students must be admitted to Teacher Education in order to register for Block I . This process will begin while enrolled in  EDU 250.
• Testing requirement must be complete  and students must obtain a 2.5 GPA before ELED 345 registration
• A grade of a C or better is required in all Professional Teacher Education Classes (noted as TED on guide sheet).
• A grade of C or better is required for all Major courses
• Students may be required to complete six hours of foreign language depending on the course level they begin with

Advisors

• Denise Garner
  (270) 745-3928 (Gary A. Ransdell Hall 1094)  
  denise.garner@wku.edu
• Deborah Sloss 
  deborah.sloss@wku.edu
  (270) 745-6572 (Gary A. Ransdell Hall 1093)