PK-6 Emphasis

PCKET Major Requirements for Combined PK-3 and 3-6 Certification (59 credits)

Students who would like to become certified to teach both PK-3 and 3-6 must choose both of the following emphasis areas:

PCKET for PK-3 Emphasis

This emphasis is for students who plan to earn certification for teaching general populations in PK-3 classrooms. Though not required, students also have the option of adding a content area concentration in English language arts, mathematics, integrated science, or social studies by taking the concentration courses listed under the 3-6 emphasis areas.

PCKET for 3-6 with Math, English Language Arts, Integrated Science, or Social Studies Concentration

This emphasis is for students who would like to be certified to teach grades three through six. The PCKET major for 3-6 certification requires a content area concentration in one of the four core content areas. Required coursework, along with coursework for each of the four concentration areas is listed as follows.

Note that PSY 101 (3) and MTH 126 (2) are prerequisite courses not included in the major's core courses listed as follows. MTH 126 (2) taken in combination with STA 126 (2) will fulfill the Mathematical Sciences general education requirement:

Required Courses for PK-6 Emphasis

Fine Arts (3 credits)

MUS 128 - Strum and Drum for Everyone (3 credits) OR ART 231 - Integrating the Visual Arts Across Disciplines (3 credits)

Health and Physical Education (3 credits)

HPE 267 - Health and Movement Education for Elementary Teachers (3 credits)

English as a Second Language (3 credits)

ENG 355 - Teaching English Learners, PK-6 (3 credits)

Mathematics (10 credits)

English Language Arts (9 credits)

Social Studies (9 credits)

Integrated Science (7 credits)

Capstone (3 credits)

PCK 495 - Integrated Discipline-based Research in the PK-6 Classrooms (Capstone) (3 credits)

Concentration Areas

Students not seeking endorsement in special education, Spanish elementary education, or ESL must choose one of the following.

Math Concentration (9 credits):

English Language Arts Concentration (9 credits; cannot double-count courses):

One of the following:

And one of the following:

ENG 215 - Foundations of Literary Study: Genre (3 credits)
ENG 216 - Foundations of Literary Study: Critical Approaches (3 credits)
ENG 261 - Foundations of Language Study (3 credits)
ENG-prefix Philosophy and Literature General Education (3 credits)

Integrated Science Concentration (9 credits):

Social Studies Concentration (9 credits; cannot double-count courses already taken for core required coursework):

At least one geography course:

GPY 220 - Cultural Geography (3 credits) OR GPY 235 - Geography for a Changing World (3 credits)

At least one history course, which must include:

HST 205 - American History to 1877 (3 credits)

And one of the following:

Students with a 3-6 emphasis also have the option of combining with a PK-3 emphasis. Courses under the 3-6 emphasis marked with a + are courses that are not in the PK-3 emphasis.