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The Elementary Education Cohort Program
Entering Students Fall 2005
You are responsible for the following information. Program courses must be taken in their designated semesters and must be successfully completed before enrolling in the next semester’s courses. It is recommended that you meet with an advisor in the Education Advisement Center (120 MCKB, eac@byu.edu; (801) 422-3426) to develop a graduation plan during the first semester in the program.
| ELEMENTARY EDUCATION PROGRAM | ||||
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Semester |
Mandatory Orientation Meeting |
Required Courses |
Credit Hours* |
FLEX Courses (required) |
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1—Arts |
None |
Dance 326, Engl 313, MthEd 305, Music 378, ExSc 375, TMA 352, VAEdu 326 |
16 |
The following must be completed at any time during the first 3 semesters (F/W/Sp/Su) of the program: El Ed 340, EDLF 452, HLTH 361 |
|
2—1st Cohort |
None |
El Ed 302, El Ed 351, El Ed 354, El Ed 356, IP&T 287, IP&T 301, MthEd 306 |
14 |
|
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3—2nd Cohort |
None |
CPSE 400, El Ed 355, El Ed 357, El Ed 361, El Ed 362, El Ed 363, El Ed 365, El Ed 372 |
14 |
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4—Student Teaching or Internship |
First day of semester; See www.byu.edu/fieldservices for location and time. |
El Ed 400 or El Ed 496R |
V 12-14 |
Must be completed prior to this semester |
* 12 credit hours are required to be considered a full-time student; 14 credit hours are required to maintain a scholarship
1st Semester — Arts:
- Any course—except MthEd 305—not completed during this semester may be completed during a Spring and/or Summer term.
- MthEd 305 must be completed during the Arts Semester.
2nd Semester — 1st Cohort:
- Each student is randomly placed into one of six district cohorts for the 2nd and 3rd semester of the program (Jordan, Urban, and Wasatch cohorts may be requested).
- Students will be notified by mail prior to registration of cohort placement and registration instructions.
- Cohort courses will be held the first seven weeks and the last four weeks of the semester.
- Starting second block, students will complete a four-week practicum experience in their cohort’s school district.
- Practicum hours will be: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm three to four days a week (days you do not have MthEd 306) and 7:00 am to 12:00 pm one to two days a week (days you do have MthEd 306). This includes travel time to and from the university.
- All program classes before 4:00 pm – except MthEd 306 – will not be held during the practicum
- MthEd 306 must be attended throughout the semester, as well as program classes scheduled at 4:00 pm and later.
- Practicum hours are neither optional nor flexible; plan ahead for work schedules and extracurricular activities.
- Students are responsible for transportation during the practicum. District placement will not be determined upon transportation availability. Students may create car pools arrangements within their cohorts.
3rd Semester—2nd Cohort:
- This semester follows the same general requirements as the 1st cohort (see above).
- Practicum hours will be: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm every day (no MthEd 306 this semester) for four weeks. This includes travel time to and from the university.
4th Semester — Student Teaching or Internship:
- All prerequisite coursework (including FLEX courses) must be completed prior to this semester.
- Student Teaching only occurs during Fall or Winter Semester due to public school schedules.
- Candidates may student teach in a local partnership school district or in a national or international location (i.e. Pacific Islands, Mexico, Houston, or Washington D.C.).
- Internships are year-long, public school experiences that replace student teaching.
- Internships begin in the Summer or Fall and continue on into the following Spring Term.
- Students interested in applying for a full-year academic internship in lieu of one semester of student teaching must meet with an EAC advisor ASAP!
- The advisor will review program requirements to assure candidate qualifications for student teaching or an internship have been met.