Program Requirements

Elementary Education Option students must complete all university and major requirements listed below.

UW Bothell Requirements

Earn 180 university credits
5 credits – Composition (C)
10 credits – Writing Across the Curriculum (W)
5 credits – Reasoning (RSN)
5 credits – Diversity (DIV)
- For students admitted to the UW prior to Autumn 2023 the DIV requirement is 3 credits
15 credits – Arts & Humanities (A&H)
15 credits – Social Sciences (SSc)
15 credits – Natural Sciences (NSc)

Elementary Education Option Requirements

20 credits – Educational Studies Core
- B EDUC 205 Education & Equity in the United States
- B EDUC 210 Teaching & Learning in a Multicultural Society
- B EDUC 300 Research & Educational Knowledge
- B EDUC 310 Theories of Learning, Culture & Identity
24 credits – Teaching Foundations Courses
- B EDUC 340 STEAM Education (3 credits)
- B EDUC 402 Human Growth & Learning
- B EDUC 403 Introduction to Special Education
- B EDUC 423 Knowing, Teaching, and Assessing in Health, Fitness & Issues of Abuse (3 credits)
- B EDUC 438 Teaching & Learning Tribal Sovereignty
- B EDUC 441 Second Language Acquisition, Bilingual Education, and the Structure of English
54 credits – Teaching Methods, Student Teaching, & Additional Endorsement Coursework
- Spring Quarter #1 – Start of Cohort
  - B EDUC 409 Knowing, Teaching, and Assessing in Reading, Writing, & Communication I (3 credits)
  - B EDUC 419 Knowing, Teaching, and Assessing in Mathematics I (3 credits)
  - B EDUC 421 Knowing, Teaching, and Assessing in Earth, Physical, and Life Sciences (4 credits)
- Autumn Quarter
  - B EDUC 406 Introduction to Field Placement – held late August through September (2 credits)
  - B EDUC 408 Knowing, Teaching, and Assessing in Multicultural Education & Social Studies (5 credits)
  - B EDUC 410 Knowing, Teaching, and Assessing in Reading, Writing, & Communication II (4 credits)
  - B EDUC 418 Knowing, Teaching, and Assessing in Intermediate Level Mathematics II (4 credits)
  - B EDUC 435 Student Teaching – methods and student teaching held on alternating groups of weeks (2 credits)
- Winter Quarter
  - B EDUC 425 Professional Educator Seminar (2 credits)
  - B EDUC 435 Student Teaching – Monday through Friday at school placement (10 credits)
  - If ESOL Endorsement: B EDUC 442 Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment in ESOL
  - If SPED Endorsement: B EDUC 482 Assessment in Special & Inclusive Education
- Spring Quarter
  - If ESOL Endorsement:
    - B EDUC 443 Practicum in ESOL
    - B EDUC 444 Leadership, Advocacy, & Assessment in ESOL
  - If SPED Endorsement:
    - B EDUC 483 Planning for Student Success in an Inclusive Classroom
    - B EDUC 484 Special Education & Transition

Teacher Certification Requirements

To be recommended for elementary teacher certification in Washington state, students must also complete certification requirements:

Successfully complete student teaching internship
Pass the NES I and II Elementary Education exams or receive an approved NES Petition
Complete and submit a Professional Growth Plan

Students will receive support and guidance on all certification requirements from academic advisors, field placement coordinators, and field instructors.

Elementary Education Course Fees

Some Elementary Education courses carry course fees. These fees cover the cost of honoraria for cooperating (mentor) teachers.

Course fees:

B EDUC 435 Student Teaching, Autumn Quarter, $325
B EDUC 435 Student Teaching, Winter Quarter, $325