Cedarville College Elementary education certification includes grades 1-8. The elementa– ry education certificate may be validated for kindergarten upon success– ful completion of eight quarter hours in kindergarten methods and materials and a course in Developmental Psychology. Programs in elementary education are also available in physical educa– tion and music and qualify one to teach that subject in grades K-8. Information regarding these programs is available in the Education Of– fice. Courses for the elementary education program in addition to the college's general education requirements include the following: Music in the Elementary School ................................................... 3 School Health Program ................................................................... 4 Physical Education in the Elementary School ............................ 3 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers ...................................... 10 United States History .................................................................... 10 World Geography ............................................................................ 5 Social Science Electives .................................................................. 7 General Psychology ......................................................................... 5 Planned Observation & Pre-vocational Experience .................. 0 Planned Observation & Pre-vocational Experience .................. 1 Foundations of Education .............................................................. 5 Human Growth and Development .............................................. 5 Measurement and Evaluation ........................................................ 3 Arts and Crafts in the Elementary School .................................. 3 Children's Literature ........................................................................ 5 Teaching Elementary Mathematics & Science ........................... 5 Teaching Reading ............................................................................ 5 Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies............................... 5 Supervised Teaching and Seminar ............................................. 15 The following is a list of courses often taken in the respective years. It is suggestive only. Students should plan their schedules carefully with their adviser's assistance. An average quarterly load of 16 hours is suffi– cient for a four year program.
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