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Arts and Humanities

BA in K-8 General Elementary Teaching Certification Program at Lewiston-Auburn College (Arts and Humanities Concentration)

This innovative program is available to students majoring in Arts & Humanities or Natural & Applied Sciences. Upon successful completion of this 120 credit hour program students earn their bachelor's degree as well as certification to teach K-8 General Elementary in the State of Maine. For more information on the K-8 Natural and Applied Sciences track consult that portion of this catalog.

Arts & Humanities/K-8 General Elementary
Education Courses: 34 credit hours
LAE 200 Education in the U.S. 4
LAE 320 Applied Skills 4
LAE 480 Portfolio Seminar 3
LAE 490 Student Teaching 9
LAE XXX Planning and Assessment 3
LAE XXX Methods of Teaching Reading 3
LAE XXX Methods of Teaching Math 3
LAE XXX Methods of Teaching Science 3
LAE XXX Methods of Teaching Social Studies 3
LAE XXX Teaching Language Arts 3
MAT 242 Applied Problem Solving 3
SBS 200 Human Growth and Development 3
SED 335 Teaching Children with Exceptional Needs 3
Lewiston Common Core: 27-28 credit hours
LCC 110/111 College Writing 3-4
LCC 130 Biology of Human Health 4
     or LCC 230 Environmental Science
LCC 150 Statistics for Informed Decisions 3
LCC 200 Creative Critical Inquiry 4
LCC 220 U.S. Democracy 3
     or LCC 320 Sustaining Democracy
LCC 250 Thinking About the Arts 3
LCC 350 Global Past and Present 3
LCC 370 Toward Global Ethics 4
HUM Electives: 21 credit hours
15 credit hours must be at 300 level or higher.
English Content Electives: 3 credit hours
Any course that meets State of Maine English content requirements. If 3 credits of HUM electives meet English content requirements then this course may be replaced with a general elective.
Science Content Elective: 3 credit hours
Any course that meets State of Maine Science content requirements. Recommended course isSCI 150 Physics and Biomechanics.
General Electives: 18-19 credit hours

Program also requires the successful passing of all relevant Praxis I and II exams.