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2023-2024 UMA Catalog

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2023-2024 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 (56 Credit Hours):

SEE PROGRAM COMPLETION GUIDES FOR SEQUENCING OF COURSES.

Pre-candidacy phase (15 credits)

Pre-Candidacy Phase Requirements:

Complete all pre-candidacy EDU courses with a grade of B- or better
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:

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 (29 credits)

EDU 341W - Teaching Writing in Elementary School 3 CR
EDU 345W - Child Development 3 CR
EDU 351W - Teaching Reading in Elementary School 3 CR
EDU 361 - Teaching Science in Elementary School 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 380 - Digital Literacy and Technology in Schools 3 CR
EDU 381 - Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School 3 CR
EDU 395 - Field Experience Seminar 3 CR application required for enrollment
EDU 396 - Field Experience Practicum 2 CR

Additional Requirements:

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

Student Teaching phase (12 credits)

EDU 399 - Student Teaching Seminar 3 CR taken concurrently with EDU 491
EDU 491 - Student Teaching Elementary 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