Alternative Master’s Degree Plan, Prerequisite and Testing
Requirements, and Program Information for Elementary
Education Majors
Sample Program of Study
Semester Required Tasks and Tests
Courses (# of credit hours)
Typical Format of Courses and Course Schedule
Contact Hours with K-6 Learners Preprofessional Semester, Completion of Testing and Preliminary Requirements
GRE or MAT AECTP Elementary
Education Multiple Subjects Praxis (5001) Fingerprint &
Background Check (Cogent Systems) All tests and tasks
must be successfully completed before or during the PreProfessional Semester.
Teacher Education Program Interview (and admission to Teacher Education Program) must be successfully completed in order to progress to Literacy Block Semester. PreProfessional
courses must be successfully completed (C or better) in order to progress to Literacy Block Semester.
ED 410 (3)
Teaching of Reading
Face-to-Face Tuesdays & Thursdays
Section 1: 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Section 2: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
No
EDF 580 (3)
Human Growth and Development
OR
EDF 630 (3)
Educational Psychology
Hybrid
(Combination of Face-to-Face and Online Meetings)
Tuesdays
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
No
ED 501 (1)
Introduction to Teaching
Face-to-Face
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Yes 50 hours will be completed in local
public schools (Birmingham City,
Shelby County, Alabaster City, etc.)
SPED 508 (3)
Exceptional Learners in the Early Childhood
and Elementary Classroom
Online Yes 15 hours will be completed in local
public schools (Birmingham City,
Shelby County, Alabaster City, etc.)
SPED 515(3)
Instructional Methods in the Inclusive Early
Childhood and
Face-to-Face Tuesdays & Thursdays
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Yes 30 hours will be completed through
Semester Required Tasks and Tests
Courses (# of credit hours)
Typical Format of Courses and Course Schedule
Contact Hours with K-6 Learners Literacy Block Teaching Reading
Praxis (5204)
Must be
successfully completed prior to internship
semester. It is recommended that this test be taken during the Literacy Block Semester. Literacy Block
courses must be successfully completed (C or better) in order to progress to Content Block Semester.
ED 511 (3)
Advanced Studies in Teaching Reading
Face-to-Face Mondays (and some
Fridays)
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Yes 80 hours will be completed in Bibb County Schools on M/W/F (on dates that do not conflict
with course meetings) from 7:30
a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
ED 546 (3)
Teaching Elementary Language Arts
Face-to-Face Wednesdays (and some
Fridays)
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
ED 581 (3)
Advanced Methods and Materials in Early
Childhood Education
Face-to-Face Wednesdays
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SPED 515(3)
Instructional Methods in the Inclusive Early
Childhood and Elementary Classroom
Face-to-Face Tuesdays & Thursdays
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Yes 30 hours will be completed through
participation in after-school tutoring program at
Montevallo Elementary School
Semester Required Tasks and Tests
Courses (# of credit hours)
Typical Format of Courses and Course Schedule
Contact Hours with K-6 Learners Content Block Principles of
Learning and Teaching (5622)
Must be
successfully completed prior to internship
semester. It is recommended that this test be taken during the Content Block Semester. Content Block
courses must be successfully completed (C or better) in order to progress to Internship.
ED 544 (3)
Teaching Elementary School Social Studies
Face-to-Face Mondays
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Yes 100 hours will be completed in Shelby
County, Alabaster City, or Pelham City
Schools on M/W/F (on dates that do
not conflict with course meetings) from 7:30 a.m. –
2:30 p.m.
ED 548 (3)
Teaching Elementary School Science
Face-to-Face Wednesdays
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
ED 547 (3)
Technology for Today’s Classroom
Hybrid
(Combination of Face-to-Face and Online Meetings)
Tuesdays & Thursdays
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
ED 545 (3)
Teaching Elementary School Mathematics
Face-to-Face Fridays
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Professional Courses
Students may choose to take ED 565 and EDF 561 during the Literacy Block, Content Block, or Summer
Semesters.
Professional Courses must be successfully completed (C or better) prior to the internship
semester.
ED 565 (3)
Organization and Management in the
Elementary Grades
Face-to-Face Thursdays
12:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Yes 10 hours will be completed in local
public schools (Birmingham City,
Shelby County, Alabaster City, etc.)
EDF 561 (3)
Measurement and Evaluation in Elementary Education
Face-to-Face Tuesdays & Thursdays
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 a.m.
No
Internship Semester
All tasks, coursework, and testing
requirements will be successfully
EDI 570 (6)
Internship in Elementary Education
Daily Attendance Requirements Monday - Friday
7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Yes
Sixteen full, consecutive weeks
