Transfer Admissions

Transfer Pathway: Elementary Education B.S.

Transfer Pathways allow you to complete your Transfer Pathway degree at a Minnesota State Community College and transfer to St. Cloud State University without losing credits or taking extra courses. You are guaranteed junior status and given assurance that all 60 of your credits will count toward the related bachelor’s degree.

After you are admitted to St. Cloud State University, you will complete 60 credits to earn your bachelor’s degree. For more information about how St. Cloud State can support your transfer, connect with a member of our Transfer Team.

Year Three

3rd Year/Fall Semester
Course No. Course Name Credits
ED 310 Children’s Literature in the Elementary and Middle School Classroom 3
ED 315 Primary/Kindergarten Methods 3
IM 421 Information, Technology and Learning for Elementary Education 2
MATH 301 Elements of Mathematics II 3
Related Content Course
Related Content Course
Semester Credits Total 11-18

Notes: Related Content Courses include SPED 203, CPSY 262, CPSY 361, SCI 226, SCI 227, MATH 301, SST 320, PESS 398, HLTH 301, HURL 497 and HURL 498

3rd Year/Spring Semester
Course No. Course Name Credits
ED 303 Planning for Differentiation in K-6 Classrooms 1
ED 305 Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary and Pre-Adolescent Students 4
ED 462 Teaching English Learners K-6 2
MUSE 201 Teaching K-8 Music 2
ART 396 Visual Art for Elementary Classroom Teachers 2
University elective/minor course
University elective/minor course
Semester Credits Total 11-18

Notes: Related Content Courses include SPED 203, CPSY 262, CPSY 361, SCI 226, SCI 227, MATH 301, SST 320, PESS 398, HLTH 301, HURL 497 and HURL 498

Year Four

4th Year/Fall Semester
Course No. Course Name Credits
ED 404 Lesson Planning and Learning Assessment in K-6 Classrooms 1
ED 406 Classroom Management K-6 3
ED 407 Instructional Mathematics 3
ED 408 Literacy Instruction in the Elementary School 3
ED 412 Instructional Social Studies 3
ED 420 Elementary Student Teaching I 5
Semester Credits Total 18

Notes:

4th Year/Spring Semester
Course No. Course Name Credits
ED 405 Completing the edTPA for Elementary Education 1
ED 409 Assessment and Integration in Literacy Instruction 3
ED 411 Instructional Science 3
ED 414 Foundations in Education 3
ED 422 Elementary Student Teaching II 7
Semester Credits Total 15

Notes:

Updated: 10/4/2021

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Learn more about the Elementary Education program at St. Cloud State.