Writing Requirements in Education
Elementary Education majors must complete a minimum of six credit hours of general education WAC courses not part of their professional education course sequence. Those credits must include DSU’s College Composition I and II, which are writing-intensive, or transfer courses or credit considered equivalent according to SBHE placement and transfer policies. Elementary Education majors must complete an additional 10 hours of WAC/WID courses consisting of the following writing-intensive courses:
EDUC 300 Teaching for Diversity (2)
EDUC 405 Educational Psychology and Evaluation (2)
ELED 238 Children’s Literature (3)
ELED 300 Elementary Curriculum and Language Arts (3)
Elementary Education majors also complete a required Teacher Education Portfolio, which is considered a writing-intensive project in addition to the courses indicated above. Writing-intensive credit may also be available through alternative means, such as completing other upper-level courses, including internships, which require extensive guided instruction and recursive practice in writing. Such alternative credit requires the student to submit a writing portfolio documenting the intensive writing accompanied by a program substitution form filed with and approved by the department Chair.
Secondary Education majors must complete the writing requirements of their home departments. In order to meet the requirements for teaching licensure, a minimum of 6 credit hours of general education WAC courses must include DSU’s College Composition I and II or their equivalents in transfer courses, according to SBHE placement and transfer policies. An additional 6 hours of WAC/WID courses are offered through the following required education courses, which are writing-intensive:
EDUC 300 Teaching for Diversity (2)
EDUC 405 Educational Psychology and Evaluation (2)
Secondary Education majors also complete a required Teacher Education Portfolio, which their home departments may accept in substitution for 3 hours of writing-intensive credit. Secondary Education majors should consult their departmental advisors to insure completion of all writing requirements for their home departments.