Each teacher candidate will work with an advisor in the Education Department to develop an individualized program of study. Individualized programs of study include course sequences, clinical experiences, and state testing requirements.  Refer to the plan of study for the timing of the courses. For more information about individualized programs of study, including typical sequencing of coursework and course requirements related to each licensure area, please see the Saint Anselm College Education Department website.

The following courses are required:

• *CH 105 The Science of Road Trips or PS 105 ST: Science and Everyday Thinking (before ED 390)
• *MA 110 Concepts of Math (before ED380)
• *PY 199 Child Development (before ED 322)
• *HI 199 Origins of World Power (before ED 390)
• *ED 240 Principles of Teaching and Learning (30-hour clinical)
• *ED 250 Integrating Arts and Creativity in the Elementary Classroom
•  ED 322 Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity in Education (30-hour clinical)
• *ED 340 Curriculum and Assessment in Teaching
•  EN 355 Introduction to General Linguistics
•  ED 375 Literacy Methods (30-hour clinical)
• *ED 360 Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners in the K-12 Classroom (20-hour community engaged learning)
•  ED 380 Theory and Methods of Teaching Elementary Mathematics
•  ED 390 Methods of Teaching Elementary Social Studies and Science
•  ED 429 The Bridge Experience (30-hour clinical) (2 credits)
•  ED 432 Clinical Capstone: Supervised Student Teaching (12credits) (clinical capstone)
•  ED 495 Fundamentals of Elementary Pedagogy (concurrent with ED 432 Student Teaching)

*Note: In addition to meeting major requirements, courses with an asterisk also meet Saint Anselm College core requirements including Scientific, Quantitative, Social Scientific, Historical, Writing Intensive, Aesthetic, or Global Engagement requirements.