Lynch School of Education and Human Development · major
Elementary Education requirements
Explore the reviewed Elementary Education major at Boston College, organized by requirement and course.
Core courses (eleven of the twelve required core courses; 33 credits)
Required for the program.
- EDUC1044 Education and Development for Students with Disabilities
- MATH1191 Fundamentals of Mathematics II
- EDUC2039 Learning and Curriculum in the Elementary School
- EDUC2101 Teaching Language Arts
- EDUC2104 Teaching Reading
- EDUC2105 Teaching the Social Sciences and the Arts
- EDUC2108 Teaching Mathematics and Technology
- EDUC2109 Teaching About the Natural World
- EDUC6346 Teaching Bilingual Students
- EDUC1030 Child Development
- MATH1190 Fundamentals of Mathematics I
Core course: Family, School, and Society or Reimagining School and Society (one course)
Choose from these approved options.
Pre-Practicum I with Undergraduate Inquiry Seminar I (two courses, taken together)
Required for the program.
Pre-Practicum II with Undergraduate Inquiry Seminar II (two courses, taken together)
Required for the program.
Full Practicum with Senior Inquiry Seminar (two courses, 15 credits, taken together)
Required for the program.
Optional additional field experiences (third pre-practicum with its seminar; international field experience)
Choose from these approved options.
Source and limitations
Requirements sourced from Boston College University Catalog — Elementary Education.
Applies to the Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year cohort.
22 courses across 6 requirement groups.
Requirement eligibility varies by school, cohort, and section. Confirm every degree requirement in EagleApps or with an advisor.