Degree Programs
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
(K-9 Certification)
Four Year Suggested Plan
Required Courses
Application & Matriculation Requirements
(in conjunction with an Associate of Arts Degree from SCI)
First Year in SCI Program
(SCI= Springfield College in IL course; BU= Benedictine University course)
First Semester
SCI ENG 111 Comp & Rhetoric* [3]
SCI Physical/Life Science [4]
BU American History [3]
SCI Humanities 101 [3]
SCI American Government [3]
Total Hours
16
Second Semester
SCI ENG 112 Comp & Research* [3]
SCI Physical/Life Science [4]
SCI Fine Arts [3]
SCI M.S. Endorsement*+ [3]
BU EDU 210 Ed. Psychology* [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Year in SCI Program
First Semester
SCI SPH 110 Fundamentals of Speech* [3]
SCI Physical/Life Science [4]
SCI M.S. Endorsement*+ [3]
SCI Literature [3]
BU MATH 112 Math for Teachers I* [4]
Total Hours 17
Second Semester
SCI Psychology or Sociology or Economics [3]
SCI Literature- Multicultural [3]
SCI Humanities [3]
SCI M.S. Endorsement*+ [3]
BU MATH 222 Math for Teachers II* [4]
Total Hours 16
Students must have one physical and one life science. Both a humanities and a fine arts course must be taken.
Third Year in Benedictine University Program
First Semester
BU EDU 200 Preclinical Experience* [1]
BU EDU 205 Hist & Phil of Education* [3]
BU Professional Elective* [3]
BU EDU 260 Survey of Excep. Child* [3]
BU EDU 215 Technology for Teachers* [3]
BU HUM 250 Contemporary World [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
BU EDU 240 Reading & Language Arts* [3]
BU EDU 315 Methods of Teaching Math* [3]
BU EDU 316 Preclinical Experience* [0]
BU EDU 310 Measurement & Eval.* [3]
BU M.S. Endorsement*+ [3]
BU EDU 318 Methods of Science* [3]
Total Hours 15
Fourth Year in Benedictine University Program
First Semester
BU M.S. Endorsement*+ [3]
BU M.S. Endorsement*+ [3]
BU EDU 320 Literacy & Assessment* [3]
BU EDU 321 Preclinical Experience* [0]
BU EDU 312 Methods of Social Science* [3]
BU PHED 257 Wellness* [2]
Total Hours 14
Second Semester
BU EDU 370 Student Teaching* [12]
Total Hours 12
*Students must complete with a “C” or better.
+To earn a Middle School Endorsement students must earn 18 hours in either math or science or language arts or social science.
This Plan is subject to change based on transfer credit hours.
NOTE: Graduation requirements include a minimum of 45 semester hours from Benedictine University and 55 semester hours from a 4 year institution.
Forms and Handbooks
Degree Requirements
[Academic Catalog]
Application for Preclinical Placement
Preclinical Handbook
Student Teaching Application
Student Teaching Handbook
Professional Portfolio Handbook
Laine Tadlock, Ph.D
Education Program Director
Ext. 289
Maureen Lavin
Assistant Program Director
Ext. 293
Kathy Wolken
Administrative Assistant
Ext. 265