Elementary Education with CLDE Added Endorsement, BA
Introduction
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The Education and Human Development major with an Elementary license focuses on engaging Colorado's rapidly diversifying student and family population. It combines cutting-edge research with real classroom experiences. You'll learn from innovative faculty members who are locally, nationally and internationally recognized for their research in elementary education. They will provide you with a robust knowledge base and relevant learning experiences in children's thinking, culturally responsive education, and supporting English language learners, as well as technology as it relates to teaching children in grades kindergarten through sixth grade. You'll engage in powerful classroom experiences and benefit from our rich 20-year history of partnerships with local school districts.
We will prepare you to become a highly effective, innovative and compassionate elementary teacher skilled in improving student performance and reaching the needs of today's diverse learners in a variety of school settings. You will have the skills to be a teacher leader. CU Denver graduates often go on to acquire positions in educational leadership as their careers progress.
A unique feature of this pathway is that the Culturally Linguistically Diverse Education, CLDE, endorsement is built into the program. Essentially, you will leave this program with both the Elementary Education License and CLDE Endorsement. This means you are prepared to teach K-6 and culturally & linguistically diverse students, making you highly employable and desirable to schools!
Students in this track have the opportunity to apply for the Bachelors to Masters Program (BAMA) during their junior year. The BAMA allows students to take 9 credits of their professional year program at the graduate level and apply them to one of 8 MA degrees in the SEHD.
Program Delivery
- This is an on-campus program with a variety of delivery options for many of our courses including hybrid, evening, weekend, and online courses.
Declaring This Major
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General Requirements
To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the three areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.
- CU Denver Graduation Requirements
- CU Denver Undergraduate Core Curriculum
- School of Education & Human Development Graduation Requirements
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Program Requirements
- Students must complete a minimum total of 126 semester hours for the EDHD Elementary Education Track.
- Students must pass the appropriate Praxis Exam or demonstrate competency through another option as outlined by the Colorado Department of Education in order to be licensed.
- Application to the last year of the program, the Professional Year Residency is required. After successfully completing all other Core, major, and elective courses, all students must apply for admission into the Professional Year. Requirements for admission include a 3.0 GPA, positive letters of recommendation, successful evaluations of earlier clinical experiences, and a successful interview. (Students with a lower GPA may be considered under certain conditions. Please see SEHD website.)
- A minimum GPA of 2.0, grade of C or better, is required for all major courses applying to EDHD - Elementary Education requirements unless otherwise specified.
- Students must complete and maintain a 3.0 minimum grade point average in Professional Year coursework to complete licensure requirements. Please see an advisor for more information on this requirement.
- Transfer courses must be approved by faculty and/or advisor to apply to the major.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Courses | ||
| CLDE 2000 | CLDE Foundations 1 | 3 |
| CLDE 3680 | Spanish for Educators | 3 |
| CLDE 3830 | Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching through STEM | 3 |
| CLDE 4020 | Responsive Classroom Communities 1 | 3 |
| CLDE 4700 | Social Studies for Multilingual Learners | 3 |
| EDFN 1000 | Equality, Rights & Education | 3 |
| or LCRT 2000 | Rebels, Villains, & Superheroes: How Children's Literature Shapes Our Identities | |
| or LCRT 3815 | Once Upon a Time: Family Literacies in Culturally Diverse Communities | |
| EDFN 4010 | Social Foundations and Cultural Diversity in Urban Education 1 | 3 |
| HDFR 1010 | Life Span Development in Ecological Settings | 3 |
| or HDFR 2110 | Child Ecology | |
| or HDFR 3050 | Children's Thinking and Assessment | |
| INTE 2000 | Digital Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| LCRT 3720 | Introduction to Writing Development and Teaching | 3 |
| LCRT 4710 | Inclusive Early Literacy Development and Instruction | 3 |
| MTED 3040 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 1 | 3 |
| SPED 4030 | Understanding (dis)Ability in Contemporary Classrooms 1 | 3 |
| SPED 4300 | Family, Professional, and Community Collaboration | 3 |
| SPED 4400 | Universal Design for Learning (UDL) | 3 |
| EDHD 1930 | Community Based Field Experience & Seminar 1 | 3 |
| EDHD 2930 | Learning & Development Field Experience & Seminar 1 | 3 |
| EDHD 3930 | Diverse Learners Field Experience & Seminar 1 | 3 |
| Professional Year Courses | ||
| A minimum grade of B- is required in each course. | ||
| LCRT 4000 | Elementary Literacy Instruction and Assessment Part 1 | 3 |
| LCRT 4001 | Elementary Literacy Instruction and Assessment Part 2 | 3 |
| MTED 4002 | Elementary Mathematics Teaching I | 3 |
| MTED 4003 | Elementary Mathematics Teaching II | 3 |
| SCED 4004 | Elementary Science Teaching | 3 |
| UEDU 4040 | Planning for Learning | 3 |
| UEDU 4050 | Capstone: Planning, Instruction & Assessment | 3 |
| UEDU 4931 | Internship & Lrng Comm I | 2 |
| UEDU 4932 | Internship & Lrng Comm II | 2 |
| UEDU 4933 | Internship & Lrng Comm III | 6 |
| CLDE Endorsement | ||
| Embedded Endorsement Courses | ||
| General Electives | ||
Additional General Electives hours may be needed to reach the required 126 hours for the BA | ||
| Total Hours | 85 | |
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Courses require a grade of B- or better; all other courses require a grade of C or better.
CLDE Endorsement Courses
Embedded into the program is the coursework for an added endorsement in CLDE. In order to earn the CLDE endorsement, students must complete each of the courses below with a minimum grade of B-, as well as assemble a CLDE portfolio.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CLDE 2000 | CLDE Foundations | 3 |
| CLDE 3680 | Spanish for Educators | 3 |
| CLDE 3830 | Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching through STEM | 3 |
| CLDE 4700 | Social Studies for Multilingual Learners | 3 |
| EDHD 2930 | Learning & Development Field Experience & Seminar | 3 |
| LCRT 4710 | Inclusive Early Literacy Development and Instruction | 3 |
| CLDE 4020 | Responsive Classroom Communities | 3 |
| LCRT 4000 | Elementary Literacy Instruction and Assessment Part 1 | 3 |
| LCRT 4001 | Elementary Literacy Instruction and Assessment Part 2 | 3 |
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