Inclusive Elementary Education, BA

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 121 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 121 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

	Courses
IELM Core Courses 51 Credit Hours	IELM 3100 Language and Linguistics IELM 3150 Second Language Acquisition IELM 3200 Designing Transitions and Inclusive Futures IELM 3250 Teaching Students with Complex Support Needs IELM 3300 Collaboration and Co-Teaching IELM 3900 Field Placement I - Elementary IELM 3950 Field Placement II - Elementary IELM 4005 Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Support IELM 4015 Teaching Reading and Writing Grades 2 - 6 IELM 4025 Teaching Elementary Mathematics IELM 4035 Teaching Elementary Science IELM 4045 Teaching Elementary Social Studies IELM 4900 Field Placement III - Elementary IELM 4950 Student Teaching - Elementary
Education Courses 49 Credit Hours	COUN 4500 Wellness, Resilience and Emotional Intelligence EDUC 1000 Introduction to Inclusive Education EDUC 2000 Intro to Educational Psychology OR IECE 1010 Inclusive Child Development Birth-8 EDUC 2100 Introduction to Technology in Education IECE 2100 Social Emotional Learning and Trauma Sensitive Practice EDUC 2200 Children’s Literature EDUC 2300 Health and Physical Education for Educators EDUC 2400 Arts Integration for Educators EDUC 2500 Integrated Social Studies I EDUC 2550 Integrated Social Studies II EDUC 2600 Integrated Science I EDUC 2650 Integrated Science II EDUC 2700 Schools, Society, and Diversity EDUC 3992 Introduction to Professional Year - Elementary IECE 4000 Math and Numeracy in the Early Childhood Inclusive Classroom IECE 4010 Literacy Development, Instruction, and Interventions K-Grade 3 LEAD 1000 American Foundations of Education
General Education Courses 21 Credit Hours	GPS 1010 Gateway Program Seminar ENGL 1310 Rhetoric and Writing I ENGL 1410 Rhetoric and Writing II: Argument and Research MATH 3010 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I MATH 3020 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II PORT 3000 Writing Portfolio Assessment English (choose one): ENGL 1500 Introduction to Literature for Non-Majors (preferred) OR ENGL 1700 Special Topics in Literary Explorations: OR ENGL 2010 Introduction to Literary Genres U.S. History (choose one): HIST 1510 U.S.: Birth of a Nation, 1607-1789 HIST 1520 U.S.: Expansion and Division, 1789-1877 HIST 1530 U.S.: Emergence of Modern America, 1865-1920

Content Competency 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.

Elementary education teacher candidates are required to take the following Praxis exams or submit for the corresponding MMCC by 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
5903, 5904, and 5905 exams can be taken in a bundled single session by registering for Praxis 5901.

Candidates who have not passed these Praxis exams or secured approval for MMCC by August 1 of their Professional Year will have a formal conference with their Faculty Director and document a plan to meet content competency requirements.

Elementary education teacher candidates are also required to take the following Praxis exam by August 1 of their Professional Year. Note: MMCC are not accepted for reading.

5205: Teaching Reading: Elementary

Candidates who have not passed Praxis 5205 by January 1 of their Professional Year will have a formal conference with their Faculty Director and document a plan to meet content competency requirements.