Graduate Programs in Elementary Education
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The College of Education at Roosevelt University offers a graduate program in elementary educations that lead to initial Type 03 certification.  It is designed specifically to meet the needs of adult, career change students and is taught primarily by full time faculty with a commitment to the students at Roosevelt University. Our program is focused on state and national teaching standards and prepares highly qualified teachers to meet the rigors and demands of No Child Left Behind.

The program is offered in two formats: a traditional program and a fast-track Saturday program (currently offered at Schaumburg only).

The traditional program offers the flexibility of taking 3 to 12 semester hours of coursework each term.  Students who find the need to stop out for a term may do so without difficulty in this program.  Courses are offered in the evening and on Saturday and students can begin the program at any time fall, spring, or summer.  Students who enroll in six to nine semester hours of course work per term (including summer) can complete the 36 semester hour certification and graduation program in two years.

The Fast-Track Saturday program is a cohort program offered on Saturdays (currently in Schaumburg only), with some on-line courses. Students take three courses a semester, including the summer term, and complete their course work for certification in one year, with an additional semester for student teaching and completion of the MA in Elementary Education.

Both programs require the same courses for certification (33 semester hours); a final course (EDUC 480) is required for the MA but not for certification and can be taken along with student teaching or at a later time.

Here is a sample schedule for students in the regular programs. Some students may need to take undergraduate general education courses to satisfy the general education requirement in addition to these education courses. In the fast-paced programs, students are required to take three courses; since all courses are equivalent to courses in the regular program, students who cannot finish with their cohort may switch to the regular program.

Fall (6 semester hours)        

ELED 405 Foundations of Education
EDUC 407 Topics and Issues in Human Development

Spring (6 semester hours)      

READ 420 Methods of Teaching Reading
ELED 421 Methods of Teaching Mathematics

Summer (6 semester hours)   

READ 432 Strategies for Teaching Reading, Writing, and Language Arts
EDUC 485 Technology in the Classroom

Fall (9 semester hours)

ELED 435 Curriculum and Methods for Teaching in the Elementary School
SPED 419 Exceptional Children and Youth

Spring (9 semester hours) 

ELED 470 Student Teaching and Seminar
EDUC 480 Inquiry in the Classroom

Students should contact a graduate advisor in Elementary Education to discuss these program options.

Both programs are focused on state and national teaching standards and both programs prepare highly qualified teachers to meet the rigors and demands of No Child Left Behind.