GBC prepares students for state certification as elementary school teachers. The Director of Admissions and Registrar is the official GBC representative who certifies that students have completed the Teacher Education Program requirements at GBC.

Prospective Students

For details about program admission requirements and procedures, please see the GBC Teacher Education Handbook (PDF*).

Below you'll find the current Program Requirements, including requirements for emphasis areas and special endorsements, and the Suggested Course Sequence.

Currently Enrolled Students

For the program requirements applying to you, please see the appropriate GBC Catalog, which may differ from the requirements listed below. If in doubt, confer with your adviser.

General Education Curriculum Lower-Division Courses Communications 3  ENG 102 (complete before applying to the BA program) 3 THTR 221 (preferred) or COM 113 Mathematics 9 MATH 120 (complete before applying to the BA program) and MATH 122 and MATH 123 Science 7 BIOL 190, PHYS 100 Social Science 6 HIST 101, HIST 102 3 PSY 101 (recommended) or choose from: Anthropology (other than ANTH 102), Economics, Geography, HDFS 201, History (other than HIST 105 and 106)   U.S. and Nevada Constitution requirement need to be fulfilled. Humanities 3 ENG 250 and choose from: ART 160, ART 260, ART 261, ENG 203, ENG 223, FIS 100, FREN 111, FREN 112 , HIST 105, HIST 106, HUM 101, MUS 121, MUS 125, PHIL 102, SPAN 111, SPAN 112, SPAN 211, THTR 100 Fine Arts 3 Choose from ART 100, ART 101, ART 107, MUS 101, THTR 105, Technology 3 EDU 214 Education 3 EDU 250 (complete before applying to the BA program) 4 EDEL 311 or EDEL 313 (see an adviser) If you are interested in an Associate of Arts degree (60.5 credits), see an adviser. General Education Curriculum Upper-Division Courses Mathematics/Science 3 Integrative Mathematics Seminar: INT 359 or Integrative Science Seminar: INT 369 Humanities/Social Sciences 3 Integrative Humanities Seminar: INT 339or Integrative Social Science Seminar: INT 349 Capstone 3 Elementary Education Capstone Seminar: EDEL 491 9 Total credits for Upper Division General Education Curriculum

Program Requirements 3 Intro. to Children's Literature: ENG 250 3 Prin. of Educational Psychology: EPY 330 3 Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers: MATH 122 3 Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers: MATH 123 (4) Intro. to Cell & Molecular Biology: BIOL 190 (fulfilled by Science requirement at left) (3) Introductory Physics: PHYS 100 (fulfilled by Science requirement at left) (6) U.S. History to 1877: HIST 101 and U.S. History since 1877: HIST 102 (fulfilled by Social Science requirement at left) (3) Preparing Teachers to Use Technology :EDU 214 (fulfilled by Technology requirement at left) 12 Total credits for Program Requirements Elementary Education Curriculum Education Courses 4-6 Elem. Methods Practicum I : EDEL 311 or Elem. Methods Practicum II: EDEL 313 or Elem. Methods Practicum Experience III: EDEL 315 3 Education of the Exceptional Child: EDSP 301 3 Foundations of Education: EDU 250 3 Teaching & Learning Education: EDUC 323 3 Curriculum & Assessment Education: EDUC 406 Methods Courses 3 Teaching Elementary School Mathematics: EDEL 433 3 Teaching Elementary School Science: EDEL 443 3 Teaching Elementary School Social Studies: EDEL 453 3 Literacy Instruction I: EDRL 442 3 Literacy Instruction II: EDRL 443 3 Teaching Reading: EDRL 437 Teaching Internship 14 Elementary Supervised Teaching Internship : EDEL 483 48-50   Total credits for Elementary Education              Curriculum Electives 12-18 EDEL 331, EDEL 337, EDU 210, HDFS 201, PEX 351, or additional courses within the emphasis area, below. A minimum of 51 credits of upper-division coursework is required. Upper-division areas must be taken through GBC. Any request for exception to this policy must be made in writing and sent to the Teacher Education Committee.