TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE



BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

If you feel called to teach the next generation of students, then Trinity’s B.A. in elementary education may be for you. With an education degree from Trinity, you will be prepared to enter the classroom believing that all children can learn; and meeting the demands of increasingly rigorous, standards-based education.


While at Trinity, your hands-on classroom experience includes:
  • 200 hours of field experience
  • 90 additional hours of novice teaching
  • A 16-week student teaching internship


  • FOUNDATIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS

    See summary table of foundations requirements for transfer students
    The following must be taken at Trinity:
  • FDN 111
  • FDN 201 (waived w/60 transfer hours)
  • THEO 131
  • THEO 132 (waived w/30 transfer hours)
  • PHIL 101
  • Chicago Connect (may be waived w/60 transfer hours)
  • Interdisciplinary Inquiry (may be waived w/60 transfer hours)


  • PROGRAM COURSEWORK
    Major Requirements with no COD equivalents:
  • EDUC 205 Teaching, Learning, and Schooling
  • EDUC 215 Equity and Access for Learning and Life
  • EDUC 310 Elementary Literacy
  • EDUC 312 Middle Grades Education
  • EDUC 380 Diverse and Learner Ready Teaching
  • EDUC 450 Student Teaching: Elementary
  • EDUC 454 Student Teaching Seminar: Contemporary Issues
  • ENGL 288 Elementary English Language Arts Methods
  • HIST 288 Elementary History Methods
  • MATH 108 Inferential Statistics of Elementary Teachers
  • MATH 288 Elementary Math Methods
  • PHYS 101 Introduction to Physical Science
  • SCI 288 Elementary Science Methods
    A Minor Required:
  • Diverse learners
  • English as a second language
  • Special education
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Spanish

  • See list below for Major and Foundation courses with COD equivalents:
    COLLEGE OF DUPAGETRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGENote?BeginEnd
    ART 1100 INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS (3) ART 103 VISUAL CULTURE (3)   
    BIOLO 1100 SURVEY OF BIOLOGY (4) BIOL 100 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (3)   
    CULIN 1110 BASIC NUTRITION (3) FDN WELL FOUNDATION WELLNESS CREDIT (3)   
    EARTH 1140 FUNDAMENTALS OF EARTH SCIENCE (4) GEOL 101 EARTH SCIENCE (3)   
    EDUCA 2201 EDUCATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (3) SPED 216 INTRO TO EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (3)   
    ENGLI 1102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION 2 (3) TW XX THINKING AND WRITING EQUIVALENCY   
    ENGLI 1130 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    ENGLI 1157 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE (3) ENGL 352 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE (3)   
    GEOGR 1130 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY (3) GEOG 201 WORLD GEOGRAPHY (3)   
    HISTO 1110 WESTERN CIVILIZATION UNTIL 1600 (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HISTO 1120 WESTERN CIVILIZATION SINCE 1600 (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HISTO 1130 HISTORY FOR THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HISTO 1140 HISTORY FOR THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1865 (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HUMNT 1101 INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES: THE ARTS (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT (3)   
    MATH 1321 MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS I (4) MATH 109 MATH CONCEPTS TEACHERS I (3)   
    MATH 1322 MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS II (3) MATH 110 MATH CONCEPTS TEACHERS II (3)   
    MATH 1428 COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS (3) MATH 107 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3)   
    MUSIC 1100 MUSIC APPRECIATION (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT (3)   
    MUSIC 1105 MUSIC LITERATURE (3) MUSC 111 MUSIC IN CONTEXT (3)   
    PHYS 1554 HEALTHY EATING (1) PERK 112 NUTRITION AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT (1)   
    PHYS 1555 PERSONAL FITNESS PROGRAM (1) PERK 110 LIFETIME PHYSICAL WELLNESS ()   
    PHYS 2258 THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION (3) NURS 221 NUTRITION (2)   
    POLS 1101 AMERICAN POLITICS (3) PLSC 201 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (3)   
    PSYCH 2220 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) EDUC 303 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)   
    PSYCH 2237 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: THE LIFE SPAN (3) PSYC 123 LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT (3)   
    SIGN 1101 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I (3) SPED 111 SIGN LANGUAGE (3)   
    SPANI 1101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (4) SPAN 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (3)   
    SPANI 1102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (4) SPAN 102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (3)   
    SPANI 2201 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (4) SPAN 201 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (3)   
    SPANI 2202 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II (4) SPAN 202 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II (3)   
    SPANI 2251 CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION I (3) SPAN 999 SPANISH ELECTIVE ()   
    THEAT 1100 THEATER APPRECIATION (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT (3)   


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