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2021-2022 UMA Catalog

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2021-2022 UMA Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Elementary Education (020) Certificate

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Delivery Area: Statewide

Coordinator: Cynthia Dean (207) 621-3192 cynthia.dean@maine.edu

UMA Certificate Requirements:

Minimum 50% of the required courses taken through UMA

Certificate Requirements (57-59 Credit Hours):

SEE PROGRAM COMPLETION GUIDES FOR SEQUENCING OF COURSES.

Pre-candidacy phase (14-16 credits)

Pre-Candidacy Phase Requirements:

Complete all pre-candidacy EDU courses with a grade of B- or better
Complete all core and general education classes
Grade of C or better in ENG 101
Grade of C or better in mathematics (MAT 1xx)
GPA requirement met: 2.5 overall; 2.75 in education courses
Demonstrate proficiency on all key assessments

First Year Requirements:

Other pre-candidacy courses:

Complete one of the following courses (1-3):

Additional Requirements:

Candidacy application procedure:

Complete application to candidacy

Candidacy Phase Requirements:

Complete all candidacy EDU courses with a grade of B- or better
Demonstrate proficiency on all key assessments
Demonstrate proficiency on dispositions
CHRC approval documentation uploaded to Taskstream®

Candidacy phase (31 credits)

EDU 341 - Teaching Writing in Grades K-8: Process to Product 3 CR
EDU 345W - Child Development 3 CR
EDU 351 - Teaching Reading in Elementary School 3 CR
EDU 361 - Teaching Science in Elementary School 3 CR
EDU 366 - Children’s and Young Adult Literature 3 CR
EDU 371 - Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School 3 CR
EDU 375 - Managing K-12 Classrooms with Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) 3 CR
EDU 381 - Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School 3 CR
EDU 387 - Teaching the Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom 3 CR
EDU 395 - Field Experience Seminar 4 CR application required for enrollment

Additional Requirements:

GPA of 2.5 overall & 2.75 in education courses
Complete application for student teaching

Student Teaching phase

EDU 399 - Student Teaching Seminar 3 CR taken concurrently with EDU 491
EDU 491 - Student Teaching Elementary K-8 9 CR application required for enrollment

Additional Requirements:

General education courses needed for certification:

Complete any two English courses 6 CR
Complete any two Mathematics courses 6 CR MAT 130 & MAT 131 recommended
Complete any two Science courses 6 CR
Complete any two Social Studies courses (anthropology, geography, history or political science) 6 CR