Elementary Education, B.S (PB)

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

This catalog page lists the courses that UMPI believes the Department of Education will require for you to become certified in Maine. Final determination of your needs will come from them. To obtain an UMPI degree, you must have sufficient credit hours from your previously earned Bachelor’s degree that are acceptable for transfer in combination with the courses below to equal the number of credit hours required for the degree.

*Students may choose from four concentration areas for this degree: Math, English, Science, or Social Studies.*

*Canadian students should consult with certification officials within their province to ensure their eligibility for provincial certification with our program as outlined. Your province may require more courses and we offer you the option of choosing additional elective education courses.*

Content Area Requirement - 24 Credits

The student must complete a minimum of 6 credit hours in each of the four content areas:

*MATH: 6 credit hours

*ENGLISH (writing courses preferred): 6 credit hours

*SCIENCE (anatomy, physiology, geology, chemistry, ecology, biology, physics, physical science, environmental science, astronomy, zoology): 6 credit hours

*SOCIAL STUDIES (history, economics, political science, geography, anthropology, pyschology, or sociology): 6 credit hours

Professional Education Sequence - 51 Credit Hours

EDU 152 - Introduction to Education 3 credits
EDU 153 - Social Foundations of Education in a Diverse World 3 credits
EDU 210 - Introduction to Pedagogy 3 credits
EDU 261 - Educational Technology in the Classroom 3 credits
EDU 287 - Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Classrooms 3 credits
EDU 302 - Teaching & Learning in a Proficiency-Based System 3 credits
EDU 305 - Designing and Maintaining Effective Learning Environments 3 credits
EDU 351 - Teaching Elementary Reading 3 credits
EDU 357 - Children’s Literature 3 credits
EDU 361 - Teaching Science in the Elementary School 3 credits
EDU 364 - Foundations of K-12 Content-Area Literacy 3 credits
EDU 366 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School 3 credits
EDU 371 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School 3 credits
EDU 495 - Student Teaching 12 credits

Optional: Cert 5 and Provincial Requirements

Canadian Post-Baccalaureate students may also take the following for Cert 5 and Provincial requirements:

EDU 376 - Integrating Health and Physical Education into the Elementary Classroom

EDU 381 - Art Methods I

ART 107 - Experience of the Arts

EDU 3XX (Elective)