Course Number and Title

Credits

Foundational Studies Program requirements indicated in bold.

ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing

3

ENGL 102 Intro to College Writing and Research

3

UF 100 Intellectual Foundations

3

UF 200 Civic and Ethical Foundations

3

DLM MATH 257 Geometry and Probability for Teachers

4

DLN Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course with lab

4

DLN Natural, Physical, and Applied Sciences course

3-4

DLV Visual and Performing Arts

3

DLL SPANISH 201 Intermediate Spanish

4

DLS ED-CIFS 201 Foundations of Education

3

DLS Social Sciences course in a second field

3

ART 321 or COUN 301 or MUS 374

3

ED-BLESL 201 Foundations of Teaching Bilingual Education/ESL

3

ED-BLESL 202 Mexican-American Tradition and Culture

2

ED-BLESL 301 Identification & Diagnosis of LEP Students

3

ED-BLESL 302 Teaching Reading Bilingually

2

ED-BLESL 303 Teaching Content in the Bilingual/ESL Classroom

3

ED-BLESL 304 Methods of Teaching ESL

3

ED-BLESL 305 Spanish for the Bilingual Classroom

2

ED-BLESL 306 Field Experience in the Bilingual or ESL Classroom

1

FF ED-BLESL 400 Constructing a Professional Portfolio

1

ED-BLESL 460 Professional Year I

5

ED-BLESL 461 Professional Year II: Teaching Experience in Bilingual/ESL Education

6

ED-BLESL 462 Professional Year III: Teaching Experience in Bilingual/ESL Education

6

ED-CIFS 330 Elementary Social Studies Curriculum & Instruction

3

ED-CIFS 331 Elementary Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction

3

ED-CIFS 332 Elementary Classroom Learning Environments or

ED-ECS 329 Child Behavior, Guidance, and Intervention

(ED-ECS 329 is recommended for students anticipating careers in P-3. ED-CIFS 332 is recommended for all other students.)

3

ED-CIFS 333 Elementary Science Curriculum and Instruction

3

ED-LTCY 340 Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Course

4

ED-LTCY 345 Writing Process and Assessment

3

CID ED-LTCY 440 Content Area Language Arts: K-8

3

ED-SPED 250 Exceptionality in the Schools

3

EDTECH 202 Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age

3

KINES 355 Elementary School Health & PE Curriculum & Instruction

3

LING 305 Introduction to Language Studies

3

MATH 157 Structure of Arithmetic for Teachers

4

SPANISH 202 or SPANISH 203 Intermediate Spanish

4

SPANISH 303*+ Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition

*Students who successfully complete SPANISH 303 with a grade of C or better may apply for credit for prerequisites not taken and may use SPANISH 201, 202, or 203 in fulfillment of requirements.

+ Prior to the professional (senior) year, Bilingual Education/ESL majors must demonstrate oral and written proficiency in Spanish by successfully passing the Department's Spanish Proficiency Assessment and/or ED-BLESL 305.

3

Total

121-122

Completion of this degree as outlined in this catalog qualifies students to receive a Standard Elementary Teaching Certificate from the State of Idaho, valid in K-8, thus enabling them to teach in a regular or bilingual elementary classroom. The certificate will also be endorsed for Bilingual Education, K-12 and English as a Second Language, K-12.