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EDEL 18 courses with the subject EDEL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
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Methods, materials, and curriculum for children in elementary grades.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Elementary Education Major. Corequisite EDEL 417 and EDRD 320 . Credits: 3 EDEL 318 Elementary/Middle Grades Mathematics 3
The development of mathematical concepts; programs, methods, and materials for grades K- 9.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite MATH 221 and admission to the Professional Education Sequence. Credits: 3 EDEL 339 Seminar for Creating Responsive Learning Communities in the Elementary Grades 3
The interrelationship between theory and practice; creating and managing responsive learning communities for all learners.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite EDEL 390 and admission to Teacher Education. Corequisite EDEL 429 , EDEL 446 , EDRD 440 , and ELMG 484 . Credits: 3 EDEL 390 Practicum I 3
Supervised participation in a public-school classroom (six hours per week), guided by a seminar focusing on appropriate instructional approaches, assessments, and dispositions for elementary and inclusive education teacher candidates.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite EDEL 311 or SPED 312 , and admission to Teacher Education. Corequisite EDEL 415 , EDEL 416 , EDEL 428 , and EDRD 420 . Credits: 3 EDEL 415 Language Arts Methods for Grades K-6 3
Teaching methods, materials, and curriculum development in the language arts, grades K-6, with emphasis on fostering written and digital communication.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite EDEL 311 or SPED 312 . Corequisite EDEL 390 . Credits: 3 EDEL 416 Science Methods for Grades K-6 3
Teaching methods and curricular development in science, grades K-6; materials and teaching strategies.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite EDEL 311 or SPED 312 . Corequisite EDEL 390 . Credits: 3 EDEL 417 Social Studies Methods for Grades K-6 3
Methods, materials, and strategies for teaching social studies in grades K-6. This course includes a field component.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Elementary Education major or Inclusive Education Major. Credits: 3 EDEL 427 Teaching Mathematics to Elementary Students 3
Methods, materials, and strategies for teaching mathematical concepts to elementary students, with a focus on number sense, algebraic reasoning, geometry, measurement, data, and probability
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Admission to Teacher Education. Credits: 3 EDEL 428 Mathematics Methods 1 for Grades K-6 3
The development of mathematical concepts: program, methods, and materials for number sense and algebraic reasoning for grades K-6.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite EDEL 311 or SPED 312 . Corequisite EDEL 390 . Credits: 3 EDEL 429 Mathematics Methods 2 for Grades K-6 3
The development of mathematical concepts: program, methods, and materials for geometry, measurement, and data for grades K-6.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite EDEL 390 . Credits: 3 EDEL 446 Digital Literacy Methods for Grades K-6 3
The study and use of the forms of digital literacy in school and professional settings; emphasis on instructional applications, issues, and trends.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite EDEL 390 . Credits: 3 EDEL 465 Teaching the Child in Crisis 3
Exploration of crisis situations to improve teacher competency; methods for dealing with the child in crisis at various developmental levels.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu EDEL 470 Early Childhood Curriculum 3
Materials, environments, and interactions for two-to-five-year-olds in all curricular areas including thinking and social problem-solving for children with and without disabilities. This course is cross-listed with BK 470 and SPED 470. 2 Lecture, 3 Lab.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Alias BK 470 EDEL 476 Guiding Children’s Behavior and Managing Classrooms 2
Methods for managing classrooms and helping students from kindergarten to grade 9 develop self-discipline.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 2 Credits (max) 2 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Corequisite EDEL 490 . Credits: 2 EDEL 483 Internship 5
Observing, planning, teaching, and evaluating young children with and without disabilities in a variety of settings. This course is cross-listed with BK 483. 5 days/week, full-time.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 5 Credits (max) 5 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Corequisite BK 496 . Credits: 5, R20 EDEL 487 Elementary Residency Licensure Internship 3
Supervised clinical experience in a school setting for elementary residency licensure certificate candidates
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Admission to Teacher Education Corequisite EDCI 496 Credits: 3 EDEL 488 Internship II 9
Observing, planning, teaching, and evaluating young children with and without disabilities in a variety of settings.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 9 Credits (max) 9 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu EDEL 490 Supervised Student Teaching 9
A full-time internship under university supervision.
Subject EDEL Credits (min) 9 Credits (max) 9 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Corequisite EDEL 476 . Credits: 9 Source: Western Carolina University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61