Elementary Education Major
Department: Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
Major: Elementary Education
For catalog years 2020 and prior, you can be certified to teach K-5 in all subjects, grades 6-8 in your content major or minors and K-8 in all subjects when teaching in a self-contained classroom.
For catalog years 2021 and beyond, the Elementary Education Curriculum is designed to prepare students to assume teaching responsibilities in two certified Michigan Department of Education Grade Bands: PK-3 and 3-6. A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Elementary Education completes the course and clinical experience requirements for a Michigan Standard Teaching Certificate in both grade bands. Graduates of this program can be eligible to teach all subjects to PK-6 students in self-contained classrooms.
Program Information
Admission requirements and applications
Program guides
- Catalog year 2024 to present
- Catalog year 2021 to 2023
- Catalog year 2020
- Catalog years 2017 to 2019
- Catalog year 2016
- Catalog year 2015
Graduation plans FOR 2021 to PRESENT
Elementary Education (PK-3 and 3-6 Grade Bands):Graduation Plans for catalog years 2020 and prior
Elementary with integrated science content major:Elementary with language arts content major:
Elementary with mathematics content major:
Elementary with social studies content major:
Content majors and minors
- Catalog years 2016 to 2020—one content major is required
- Catalog years 2014 to 2015—two content minors or one content major are required