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Dec 05, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Inclusive Elementary Education, BA
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About the Program
The Bachelor of Arts in Inclusive Elementary Education offers undergraduate education majors the opportunity to engage in cross-disciplinary coursework required to secure an Initial Colorado Teacher License endorsed for K-6 elementary education, special education, and culturally and linguistically diverse education with 122 credit hours of coursework. A student will be able to complete the curriculum with four years of full-time study.
- Program focus is on elements of student diversity and inclusive practices in classrooms
- Emphasis on strategies to teach students within an inclusive school community
- Preservice teachers spend over 1000 hours in the field in multiple inclusive instructional settings planning lessons, delivering instruction, and assessing student learning
- Inclusive mentor teachers provide coaching and feedback throughout the program
- Courses are designed to infuse special education and English as a Second Language methodology in the classroom
Focus of Study
Students will learn to be a teacher for all children with a BA in Inclusive Elementary Education. This degree prepares teachers to utilize universal design for learning, innovative methods, instructional best-practice, and technology to support the success of all students. The program leads to:
- An Initial Teaching License in Elementary Education (K-6)
- A Special Education Generalist (ages 5-21) Endorsement
- A Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education (K-12) Endorsement
Program Requirements
- A minimum of 122 credit hours must be completed with a cumulative CU grade point average of 2.75
- All IELM courses must be completed with a grade of B- or better.
- To remain in good standing within the College of Education, students must maintain a cumulative CU GPA of 2.0 or better in all semesters.
- Students whose cumulative CU GPA falls below 2.0 will be placed on academic probation for the next semester in which they are enrolled.
- While on probation, students must raise their cumulative GPA to 2.0 within one semester. If the required semester GPA is not met, the student will be suspended from the College of Education for a full academic year.
Program Coursework
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IELM Core Courses
51 Credit Hours |
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Education Courses
40 Credit Hours |
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General Education Courses
31 Credit Hours
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Economics (choose one):
Geography (choose one):
U.S. History (choose one):
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Professional Exam Requirements
The Praxis exams measure the academic skills and subject-specific knowledge needed as an educator. Students must pass the state-approved elementary education licensure exams to be recommended for licensure.
Students are required to take the following Praxis exams no later than May 1 prior to their Professional Year.
- #5903 Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle - Mathematics
- #5904 Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle - Social Studies
- #5905 Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle - Science
Students that have not passed these three exams (listed above) before August 1 of their Professional Year must submit an application for multiple measures of content competency to CDE by that date.
Students must receive a passing score on the following exam no later than January 1 prior to the student teaching semester:
- #5205 Teaching Reading: Elementary
If these requirements are not met by the deadlines, the student must withdraw or defer their Professional Year until the requirements are met.
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