Elementary Education
Bachelor’s Degree – Elementary Education Major
| Sites/Programs |
AA |
BA |
| Las Vegas, NM |
X |
X |
| Rio Rancho, NM |
|
X |
| Santa Fe, NM |
|
X |
| Farmington, NM |
|
X |
Elementary education is offered at Highlands as an academic major field. Elementary education majors study such topics as cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development; human relations, instructional planning and implementation, classroom management, assessment and evaluation. They receive training in skills and competencies for elementary subject matter in mathematics, reading and language arts, social studies, science and other foundational fields. The program complies with the instructional competencies established by the State of New Mexico PED for entry-level elementary teachers.
| Pre-requisite courses |
Hours |
| SPED 214 |
Introduction to Special Education |
3 |
| Total number of semester hours |
6 |
| Required courses |
| RDED 315 |
Reading & Children’s Lit |
3 |
| RDED 411 |
Teaching & Diagnosis of Reading |
3 |
| ELEM 312 |
Teaching Elementary School Math |
3 |
| ELEM 317 |
Multicultural Education |
3 |
| ELEM 361 |
Assessment & Evaluation of Students |
3 |
| ELEM 417 |
Teaching English as a Second Language |
3 |
| ELEM 442 |
Teaching Elementary School Science & Social Studies |
3 |
| ELEM 451 |
Field-Base III Teacher Preparation Experience: Elementary |
6 |
| GNED 251 |
Field-Base I Teacher Preparation Experience |
1 |
| GNED 351 |
Field-Base II Teacher Preparation Experience |
2 |
| GNED 444 |
Comp App in Education |
3 |
| GNED 445 |
Knowledge of the Profession
(must take concurrently with ELEM 451 |
3 |
| Total number of semester hours |
36 |
Associate’s Degree – Elementary Education Major
The Associate of Arts degree includes courses in the major field, supplementary courses that may reflect an area of specialization and courses in general education, constituting a total two-year curriculum. The intent of this program is to provide a foundation that allows for the completion of a Bachelors of Arts degree in approximately two years. The Associates of Arts degree is only offered at the Las Vegas campus. At the other sites, almost every candidate completes the Associates of Arts degree at the two-year community colleges that feed into NMHU SOE programs.
| Required courses |
Hours |
| GNED 201 |
Introduction to Teaching
must take concurrently with GNED 251 |
3 |
| GNED 251 |
Field-Base I Teacher Preparation Experience |
1 |
| PSY 240 |
Developmental Psychology |
3 |
| ENGL 111 |
Freshman Composition I |
3 |
| ENGL 112 |
Freshman Composition II |
3 |
| MATH 115 |
Math for Elementary Teachers |
3 |
| Total number of semester hours |
16 |
Supplemental courses in this program 36 Hours
In consultation with the program advisor, select 36 credits in coursework. The courses may be selected so as to reflect some specialization, such as early childhood, special education, bilingual education, mathematics, language arts, science or social studies teaching.
Elective courses 12 Hours
Candidates will choose at least 12 additional credits in courses from the university’s core curriculum, in consultation with the program advisor, to include exposure to science, social science, math and communication arts.
Total number of semester hours 64 Hours
Associate’s Degree – Elementary Education Major
The Associate of Arts degree includes courses in the major field, supplementary courses that may reflect an area of specialization and courses in general education, constituting a total two-year curriculum. The intent of this program is to provide a foundation that allows for the completion of a Bachelors of Arts degree in approximately two years. The Associates of Arts degree is only offered at the Las Vegas campus. At the other sites, almost every candidate completes the Associates of Arts degree at the two-year community colleges that feed into NMHU SOE programs.
| Required courses |
Hours |
| GNED 201 |
Introduction to Teaching |
3 |
| GNED 251 |
Field-Base I Teacher Preparation Experience |
1 |
| ENGL 111 |
Freshman Composition I |
3 |
| ENGL 112 |
Freshman Composition II |
3 |
| MATH 115 |
Math for Elementary Teachers |
3 |
| Total number of semester hours |
16 |
| Supplemental courses in this program |
36
|
| In consultation with the program advisor, select 36 credits in coursework. The courses may be selected so as to reflect some specialization, such as early childhood, special education, bilingual education, mathematics, language arts, science or social studies teaching. |
| Elective courses |
12 |
| Candidates will choose at least 12 additional credits in courses from the university’s core curriculum, in consultation with the program advisor, to include exposure to science, social science, math and communication arts. |
| Total number of semester hours |
64 |