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 PSC 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
  • SCI 288 Elementary Science Methods
  • PHYS 101 Introduction to Physical Science


  • A Minor Required:
  • Diverse learners
  • English as a second language
  • Special education
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Spanish

  • See list below for Major and Foundation courses with PSC equivalents:

    PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGETRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGENote?BeginEnd
    ART 129 ART APPRECIATION (3) ART 103 VISUAL CULTURE (3)   
    ART 129 ART APPRECIATION (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT (3)   
    BIOL 100 GENERAL EDUCATION BIOLOGY (4) BIOL 100 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (3)   
    ECED 201 SIGN LANGUAGE I—MANUAL COMMUNICATIONS I (3) SPED 111 SIGN LANGUAGE (3)   
    ED 212 EXCEPTIONAL CHILD (3) SPED 216 INTRO TO EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (3)   
    ED 220 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE (3) ENGL 352 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE (3)   
    ENG 102 COMPOSITION II (3) FDN TW FOUNDATION THINKING & WRITING CREDIT (3)   
    ENG 102 COMPOSITION II (3) TW XX THINKING AND WRITING EQUIVALENCY   
    ENG 211 AMERICAN LITERATURE I (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    ENG 212 AMERICAN LITERATURE II (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    ENG 231 BRITISH LITERATURE I (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    ENG 232 BRITISH LITERATURE II (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    ENG 261 WESTERN/WORLD LITERATURE I (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    ENG 262 WESTERN/WORLD LITERATURE II (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    GEOG 101 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY (3) GEOL 201 WORLD GEOGRAPHY (3)   
    HIST 151 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION I (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HIST 152 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION II (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HIST 201 U.S. HISTORY: 1492 TO 1877 (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HIST 202 U.S. HISTORY: 1877 TO PRESENT (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HLTH 101 HEALTH AND WELLNESS (2) FDN WELL FOUNDATION WELLNESS CREDIT (3)   
    HLTH 101 HEALTH AND WELLNESS (2) PERK 110 LIFETIME PHYSICAL WELLNESS ()   
    HUMAN 202 FORM AND STRUCTURE IN THE ARTS (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT (3)   
    MATH 151 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (4) MATH 107 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3)   
    MATH 200 MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHING I (4) MATH 109 MATH CONCEPTS TEACHERS I (3)   
    MATH 206 MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHING II (4) MATH 110 MATH CONCEPTS TEACHERS II (3)   
    MUSIC 130 MUSIC APPRECIATION (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT (3)   
    MUSIC 130 MUSIC APPRECIATION (3) MUSC 111 MUSIC IN CONTEXT (3)   
    PE 101 PHYSICAL FITNESS I (1) PERK 110 LIFETIME PHYSICAL WELLNESS ()   
    PES 230 NUTRITION FOR SPORTS AND EXERCISE (3) NURS 221 NUTRITION (2)   
    PES 230 NUTRITION FOR SPORTS AND EXERCISE (3) PERK 112 LIFETIME NUTRITIONAL WELLNESS ()   
    PHYSC 112 EARTH SCIENCE (4) GEOL 101 EARTH SCIENCE (3)   
    POLSC 140 INTRODUCTION TO U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (3) PLSC 201 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (3)   
    PSYCH 102 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: LIFE SPAN (3) PSYC 123 LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT (3)   
    PSYCH 202 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) EDUC 303 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)   
    SPAN 101 SPANISH I (4) SPAN 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (3)   
    SPAN 102 SPANISH II (4) SPAN 102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (3)   
    SPAN 201 SPANISH III (4) SPAN 201 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (3)   
    SPAN 202 SPANISH IV (4) SPAN 202 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II (3)   
    THTRE 101 UNDERSTANDING THEATRE (3) COMM 125 PRINCIPLES OF THEATRE (3)   


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