Transfer Pathway: Elementary Education B.S.
Transfer Pathways allow you to complete your Transfer Pathway degree at a Minnesota State Community College and transfer to St. Cloud State University without losing credits or taking extra courses. You are guaranteed junior status and given assurance that all 60 of your credits will count toward the related bachelor’s degree.
After you are admitted to St. Cloud State University, you will complete 60 credits to earn your bachelor’s degree. For more information about how St. Cloud State can support your transfer, connect with a member of our Transfer Team.
Year Three
| 3rd Year/Fall Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Credits |
| ED 310 | Children’s Literature in the Elementary and Middle School Classroom | 3 |
| ED 315 | Primary/Kindergarten Methods | 3 |
| IM 421 | Information, Technology and Learning for Elementary Education | 2 |
| MATH 301 | Elements of Mathematics II | 3 |
| Related Content Course | ||
| Related Content Course | ||
| Semester Credits Total | 11-18 | |
Notes: Related Content Courses include SPED 203, CPSY 262, CPSY 361, SCI 226, SCI 227, MATH 301, SST 320, PESS 398, HLTH 301, HURL 497 and HURL 498
| 3rd Year/Spring Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Credits |
| ED 303 | Planning for Differentiation in K-6 Classrooms | 1 |
| ED 305 | Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary and Pre-Adolescent Students | 4 |
| ED 462 | Teaching English Learners K-6 | 2 |
| MUSE 201 | Teaching K-8 Music | 2 |
| ART 396 | Visual Art for Elementary Classroom Teachers | 2 |
| University elective/minor course | ||
| University elective/minor course | ||
| Semester Credits Total | 11-18 | |
Notes: Related Content Courses include SPED 203, CPSY 262, CPSY 361, SCI 226, SCI 227, MATH 301, SST 320, PESS 398, HLTH 301, HURL 497 and HURL 498
Year Four
| 4th Year/Fall Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Credits |
| ED 404 | Lesson Planning and Learning Assessment in K-6 Classrooms | 1 |
| ED 406 | Classroom Management K-6 | 3 |
| ED 407 | Instructional Mathematics | 3 |
| ED 408 | Literacy Instruction in the Elementary School | 3 |
| ED 412 | Instructional Social Studies | 3 |
| ED 420 | Elementary Student Teaching I | 5 |
| Semester Credits Total | 18 | |
Notes:
| 4th Year/Spring Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Credits |
| ED 405 | Completing the edTPA for Elementary Education | 1 |
| ED 409 | Assessment and Integration in Literacy Instruction | 3 |
| ED 411 | Instructional Science | 3 |
| ED 414 | Foundations in Education | 3 |
| ED 422 | Elementary Student Teaching II | 7 |
| Semester Credits Total | 15 | |
Notes:
Updated: 10/4/2021
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