Program Requirements

Elementary Education Option Requirements

To earn the B.A. in Educational Studies: 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)
• 3 credits - Diversity (D)
• 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 - 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 Learning Tribal Sovereignty (3 credits)
  • 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 (5 credits)
    • If SPED Endorsement: B EDUC 482 Assessment in Special & Inclusive Education (5 credits)

  • Spring Quarter

    • B EDUC 439 Knowing, Teaching, and Assessing in Tribal Sovereignty (2 credits)
    • If ESOL Endorsement:
      • B EDUC 443 Practicum in ESOL (5 credits)
      • B EDUC 444 Leadership, Advocacy, & Assessment in ESOL (5 credits)
    • If SPED Endorsement: 
      • B EDUC 435 Student Teaching Internship in Special Education (2 credits)
      • B EDUC 483 Planning for Student Success in an Inclusive Classroom (3 credits)
      • B EDUC 484 Special Education & Transition (2 credits)
      • B EDUC 485 Instruction in Inclusive Settings (3 credits)

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Teacher Certification Requirements

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

• Successfully complete student teaching internship
• Pass the NES I and II Elementary Education exams - Attempted prior to student teaching and must be passed for certification
• 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.

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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