This page is to be used as a planning tool. Your degree audit is the official record of degree requirements. Updated February 2024.
Teacher Education courses to choose from before TEP admission
PSQF:1075 Educational Psychology & Measurement (3 s.h.)
EDTL:2122 Create, Imagine, Play, Human Development in Arts (3 s.h.) (Literary, Visual, & Performing Arts Gen Ed)
EDTL:2155 Core Principles in Elementary Education (2 s.h.)
EDTL:4900 Foundations of Special Education (3 s.h.) (Diversity and Inclusion Gen Ed if taken at UIowa)
EPLS:3000 Foundations of Education (3 s.h.)
After admission to the Teacher Education Program, students are required to take EPLS:4180 Human Relations for the Classroom Teachier, which is a Values and Culture Gen Ed.
All TEP Core Courses, including content courses from this sheet, must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.
To change colleges into the College of Education, complete the Change of College application found in MyUI > Student Information > Change of College Application. If accepted, college changes are effective after the current semester ends.
To apply to the Teacher Education Program, complete the application items found at: https://education.uiowa.edu/areas-study/education-and-teaching/elementary-education#how-to-apply-to-the-teacher-education-program-all-other-applicants
Elementary Education majors have requirements in the following 3 Content Areas
Science
It is recommended (but not required) that you choose Gen Ed courses that fall into two different SCIENCE content areas. Students complete 7 s.h. of natural science coursework, including at least one lab course. Not all courses are offered every semester.
| Biological Sciences |
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| BIOL:1140 Human Biology: Nonmajors |
| BIOL:1141 Human Biology: Health Professions |
| BIOL:1251 How the Brain Works (and Why it Doesn't) |
| BIOL:1260 Plants and Human Affairs |
| Chemical & Physical Sciences |
|---|
| CHEM:1050 Chemistry of our World^ |
| CHEM:1070 General Chemistry |
| CHEM:1100 Chemistry in Industry & the Economy |
| Earth & Space Sciences |
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| ASTR:1070 Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe |
| ASTR:1080 Exploration of the Solar System |
| EES:1030 Introduction to Earth Science |
| EES:1040 Evolution and the History of Life |
| EES:1050 Introduction to Geology |
| BIOL:1261 Introduction to Botany |
| BIOL:1370 Understanding Evolution |
| BIOL:2120 Good Genes Gone Bad |
| CHEM:1110 Principles of Chemistry I |
| PHYS:1200 Physics of Everyday Expereience |
| PHYS:1400 Basic Physics |
| EES:1070 Age of Dinosaurs |
| EES:1080 Introduction to Environmental Science^ |
| EES:1400 Natural Disasters^ |
| GEOG:1030 The Global Environment^ (optional lab - GEOG:1021) |
^ also meets Sustainability Gen Ed
Math
You can satisfy the Math Content area and complete your QFR Gen Ed at the same time by choosing one of these courses. Talk with your advisor about which is best for you.
| math or statistics (choose one) |
|---|
| MATH:1120 Logic of Arithmetic (offered Fall semesters) |
| STAT:1010 Statistics and Society |
| STAT:1020 Elementary Statistics and Inference |
You may also take MATH:1140 Math Basis of Elementary Geometry prior to admission to the Elementary TEP. After admission to the Teacher Education Program, additional course options in the math content area become available.
Social Studies
If you have not already earned 9 s.h. of Social Studies Content or have not completed these Gen Ed areas, you can complete both at the same time by choosing from the courses below. NOTE: Not every Gen Ed course on MyUI also counts as Social Studies Content. Social Studies content courses must be selected from TWO different departments which include ANTH, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLI, PSY, and SOC. Additional options outside of these departments are noted with *
One course in each of two social studies Content Areas should be prioritized:
- AN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT COURSE IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
- POLI:1100 Introduction to American Politics
- AN AMERICAN HISTORY COURSE IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
- HIST:1261 American History to 1877
- HIST:1262 American History 1877-Present
- HIST:2267 African American History to 1877
- HIST:2268 African American History Since Civil War
AP U.S. History and AP Human Geography fulfill Social Studies Content for the TEP but are not Gen Eds.
| Historical Perspectives |
|---|
| ANTH:1201 World Archaeology |
| HIST:1010 History Matters |
| HIST:1016 The History that Made Our World |
| HIST:1101 The Modern World |
| HIST:1261 American History to 1877 |
| HIST:1262 American History 1877-Present |
| HIST:1401 The West & the World: Ancient |
| HIST:1403 The West & the World: Modern |
| HIST:1601 Civilizations of Asia: China to 17th Century |
| HIST:1602 Civilizations of Asia: China 17th Century to Present |
| HIST:1607 Civilizations of Asia: Korea |
| HIST:2461 Middle East & Mediterranean: Alexander to Suleiman |
| International & Global Issues |
|---|
| ANTH:2100 Anthropology & Contemporary World Problems |
| GEOG:1070 Contemporary Environmental Issues^ |
| GEOG:1090 Globalization and Geographic Diversity |
| HIST:1016 The History that Made Our World |
| HIST:1403 The West & the World: Modern |
| HIST:1601 Civilizations of Asia: China to 17th Century |
| HIST:1602 Civilizations of Asia: China 17th Century to Present |
| HIST:1607 Civilizations of Asia: Korea |
| POLI:1400 Introduction to Comparative Politics |
| POLI:1501 Introduction to American Foreign Policy |
| Diversity & INclusion |
|---|
| EDTL:4900 Foundations of Special Education* |
| AFAM:1020/AMST:1030 Introduction to African American Culture* |
| AFAM:1030 Introduction to African American Society* |
| HIST:2267 African American History to 1877 |
| HIST:2268 African American History Since the Civil War |
| HIST:2280 Introduction to Latina/o/x Studies |
| SOC:1030 Contemporary Social Problems |
| Social Sciences |
|---|
| ANTH:1101 Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH:2100 Anthropology & Contemporary World Problems |
| ANTH:2261 Human Impacts on the Environment^ |
| ECON:1100 Principles of Microeconomics |
| ECON:1200 Principles of Macroeconomics |
| GEOG:1090 Globalization and Geographic Diversity |
| GEOG:2013 Introduction to Sustainability^ |
| POLI:1100 Introduction to American Politics |
| POLI:1400 Introduction to Comparative Politics |
| POLI:1501 Introduction to American Foreign Policy |
| PSY:1001 Elementary Psychology |
| PSY:2401 Introduction to Developmental Science |
| PSY:2601 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology |
| SOC:1010 Introduction to Sociology |
| SOC:1220 Principles of Social Psychology |
^ also meets Sustainability Gen Ed
* EDTL:4900 Foundations of Special Education satisfies this Gen Ed if taken at UIowa. For transfer students who have completed this course at another college, consider either AFAM:1020/AMST:1030 Introduction to African American Culture or AFAM:1030 Introduction to African American Society