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

  • 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)
  • Scientific Thinking (waived w/45 transfer hours)
  • Interdisciplinary Inquiry (may be waived w/60 transfer hours)

  • PROGRAM COURSEWORK
    Major Requirements with no JJC 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
  • 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
  • PERK 140 Physical Education for K-9 Educators
  • 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 JJC equivalents:

    JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGETRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGENote?BeginEnd
    ART 109 INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS (3) ART 103 VISUAL CULTURE (3)   
    ART 109 INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT ()   
    BIO 103 HEALTH (3) PERK 112 LIFETIME NUTRITIONAL WELLNESS ()   
    BIO 103 HEALTH (3) PERK 205 PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH EDUCATION ()   
    BIO 149 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY (4) BIOL 100 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (3)   
    EDUC 240 STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN SCHOOLS (3) SPED 216 INTRO TO EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (3)   
    ENG 102 RHETORIC (3) FDN TW FOUNDATION THINKING & WRITING CREDIT ()   
    ENG 102 RHETORIC (3) TW XX THINKING AND WRITING EQUIVALENCY   
    ENG 103 AMERICAN LITERATURE (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    ENG 104 AMERICAN LITERATURE (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    ENG 105 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    ENG 106 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    ENG 107 CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    ENG 108 CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    ENG 109 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE (3) ENGL 352 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE (3)   
    ENG 190 INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDY (3) COMM 234 AESTHETICS OF CINEMA (3)   
    ENG 204 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    GEOG 102 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY (3) GEOG 201 WORLD GEOGRAPHY (3)   
    GEOL 101 PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (4) GEOL 101 EARTH SCIENCE (3)   
    HEAL 109 PRINCIPLES OF NORMAL NUTRITION (2) FDN WELL FOUNDATION WELLNESS CREDIT ()   
    HEAL 109 PRINCIPLES OF NORMAL NUTRITION (2) NURS 221 NUTRITION (2)   
    HEAL 109 PRINCIPLES OF NORMAL NUTRITION (2) PERK 221 NUTRITION ()   
    HIST 103 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HIST 104 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HIST 105 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION I (3) FDN HISCN FOUNDATION HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS ()   
    HIST 107 WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HIST 108 WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    KIN 150 EXERCISE AND NUTRITION FOR HEALTH (2) FDN WELL FOUNDATION WELLNESS CREDIT ()   
    KIN 150 EXERCISE AND NUTRITION FOR HEALTH (2) NURS 221 NUTRITION (2)   
    KIN 215 NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS (3) NURS 221 NUTRITION (2)   
    KIN 215 NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS (3) PERK 112 LIFETIME NUTRITIONAL WELLNESS ()   
    MATH 123 MATHEMATICAL STRUCTURES/CONCEPTS I FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS (4) MATH 109 MATH CONCEPTS TEACHERS I (3)   
    MATH 124 MATHEMATIC STRUCTURES/CONCEPTS II FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS (3) MATH 110 MATH CONCEPTS TEACHERS II (3)   
    MATH 131 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (4) MATH 107 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3)   
    MUS 101 EXPLORATION OF MUSIC LITERATURE (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT ()   
    MUS 101 EXPLORATION OF MUSIC LITERATURE (3) MUSC 111 MUSIC IN CONTEXT (3)   
    PSCI 101 AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (3) PLSC 201 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (3)   
    PSYC 102 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) EDUC 303 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)   
    PSYC 215 LIFE SPAN: A SURVEY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (3) PSYC 123 LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT (3)   
    SPAN 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (4) SPAN 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (3)   
    SPAN 102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (4) SPAN 102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (3)   
    SPAN 103 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (4) SPAN 201 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (3)   
    SPAN 104 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II (4) SPAN 202 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II (3)   
    THEA 101 THEATRE APPRECIATION (3) COMM 125 PRINCIPLES OF THEATRE (3)   
    THEA 101 THEATRE APPRECIATION (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT ()   
    THEA 102 ORAL INTERPRETATION OF LITERATURE (3) COMM 225 ORAL INTERPRETATION (3)   


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