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Sample Plan of Study

Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 5

This is a sample plan of study for students beginning at UD in the 2025-26 academic year. This is a recommended course sequence, but your schedule may vary based on previous earned college credits, course availability, advisor recommendations and your personal goals and interests. Please contact your academic advisor if you have any questions.

First Year

Fall SemesteR 

  • EDT 101: Introduction to the University (1 hour)
  • EDT 109: Personal Aspects of Teaching (3 hours)
  • HUM 101: Chaminade Seminar (3 hours)
  • SCI 190: The Physical Universe (3 hours)
  • SCI 190L: The Physical Universe Lab (1 hour)
  • CAP Arts (3 hours)

Spring Semester

  • EDT 110: The Profession of Teaching (3 hours)
  • EDT 110L: The Profession of Teaching Lab (0 hours)
  • HUM 102: Marie Thérèse Seminar (3 hours)
  • GEO 109: Earth, Environment, and Society (3 hours)
  • GEO 109L: Earth, Environment, and Society Lab (1 hour)
  • MTH 204: Mathematical Concepts I (3 hours)
  • CAP Social Science (3 hours)

Second Year

Fall Semester

  • EDT 207: Child and Adolescent in Education (3 hours)
  • EDT 207L: Child and Adolescent in Education Lab (0 hours)
  • EDT 341: Language Development, English Language Learners and Emergent Literacy (3 hours)
  • ENG 200: Writing Seminar II (3 hours)
  • MTH 205, 114, or 207: Mathematical Concepts II, Contemporary Mathematics, or Statistics (3 hours)
  • BIO 101: Life, Environment, and Society (3 hours)

Spring Semester 

  • EDT 212: Childhood Theory and Practice (3 hours)
  • EDT 305: Philosophy and History of American Education (3 hours)
  • EDT 415: Working with Young Learners with Mild to Moderate Disabilities (2-3 hours)
  • EDT 450: Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Fluency (3 hours)
  • CAP Advanced History (3 hours)
  • Elective (3 hours) 

Third Year

Fall Semester  

  • EDT 340: Educating Diverse Student Populations in Inclusive Settings (3 hours)
  • EDT 340L: Educating Diverse Student Populations in Inclusive Settings Laboratory (0 hours)
  • EDT 344: Collaboration with Families, Professionals and Agencies (3 hours)
  • EDT 350: Foundations of Literacy through Literature (3 hours)
  • EDT 409: Mathematics for 4th and 5th Grades (3 hours)
  • CAP Advanced Religion / Faith Traditions (3 hours)

Spring Semester

  • EDT 313: Developmentally & Individually Appropriate Practice (3 hours)
  • EDT 410: Science for 4th and 5th Grades (3 hours) 
  • EDT 453: Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Writing across the Content Areas (3 hours)
  • Elective (3 hours)
  • Elective (3 hours) 

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

  • EDT 403: Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Social Studies for Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 5 (3 hours)
  • EDT 405: Primary Field Internship K-5 (1 hour)
  • EDT 412: Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Mathematics for Early Childhood (3 hours)
  • EDT 414: Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Science for Early Childhood (3 hours)
  • EDT 454: Methods of Literacy Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention (3 hours)
  • Elective (3 hours) 

SprinG Semester 

  • EDT 478: Student Teaching In Grades PK-5 (10-12 hours)
  • EDT 483: Grades PK-5 Education Capstone Seminar (3 hours)