Elementary Education (BS) Military Pathway
Bachelor of Science
For Catalog Years 2025-2028
Military Pathway Information
This military pathway outlines degree requirements that may be satisfied by military training and experience or exams, as well as requirements that must be satisfied through courses taken at Old Dominion University.
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Requirements Potentially Met Outside the Classroom
Where indicated, a passing CLEP or DSST examination score will satisfy the ODU course requirement.
- CLEP Exams - College Board
- DSST Exams - GetCollegeCredit.com
- ODU CLEP and DSST Credits
- CLEP Preparation - ModernStates.org
A student may forego the CLEP or DSST option and satisfy the requirements by taking the actual courses. If a course is taken elsewhere, check first for transfer equivalency in ODU's Transfer Equivalency Tool.
Prior learning credit is also available in specific situations at a cost of 20-50% of the current tuition rate. Prior learning credit may not be paid for by military tuition assistance (TA). Prior learning credit cannot exceed 60 credit hours.
Lower Division General Education Requirements
| Military Course, Certification, Experience or Exam | ODU Equivalent Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLEP College Composition (NOT Modular) | ENGL 110C English Composition | 3 |
| DSST Technical Writing | ENGL 231C Writing, Rhetoric, and Research: Special Topics | 3 |
| Instructor, career counselor, recruiter, or select specialties | Oral Communication requirement | 3 |
| CLEP College Algebra or DSST Fundamentals of College Algebra | MATH 102M College Algebra | 3 |
| DSST Principles of Statistics | STAT 130M Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| CLEP Foreign Languages or military linguist or DLIFLC grad | Language and Culture requirement* | 6 |
| CLEP Human Growth and Development or DSST Lifespan Development Psychology | PSYC 203S Lifespan Development | 3 |
| DSST Introduction to Geography | GEOG 100S Human Geography | 3 |
| CLEP American or Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | Literature requirement | 3 |
| CLEP Biology | Nature of Science requirement | 4 |
| CLEP Chemistry or DSST Introduction to Geology or Principles of Physical Science I | Nature of Science requirement (must be different than BIOL) | 4 |
| CLEP or DSST multiple choices | Electives required to meet 120 total credits | 3 |
*ODU’s Language and Culture requirement can be satisfied by three years of a foreign language or two years of two foreign languages in high school. Students whose native language is not English are exempt from taking a foreign language for general education.
Total requirements potentially met outside classroom: 41 credits
Requirements Met at ODU
A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at ODU and 120 credits gained in total to earn this degree.
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| FOUN 301 Learning and Development | 3 |
| FOUN 302 Assessment of Learning | 3 |
| HIST 104H Interpreting the American Past | 3 |
| Human Creativity requirement | 3 |
| LIBS 110G Information Literacy for the Digital Age | 3 |
| TLED 333 Measurement and Geometry for Teachers | 3 |
| Philosophy and Ethics requirement | 3 |
| SPED 400 Foundations of Special Education: Legal Aspects and Characteristics | 3 |
| SPED 411 Classroom and Behavioral Management Techniques for Students with Diverse Needs | 3 |
| STEM 433 Developing Instructional Strategies PreK-6: Mathematics | 3 |
| STEM 434 Developing Instructional Strategies PreK-6: Science | 3 |
| TLED 301 Foundations and Introduction to Assessment of Education | 3 |
| TLED 320 Perspectives on the Young Child and the Family | 3 |
| TLED 326 Socio-Cultural Perspectives in Education | 3 |
| TLED 330 The Arts in Early Childhood and Elementary Education | 3 |
| TLED 337 Literature for Young Children | 3 |
| TLED 426 Introduction to Literacy, Linguistics and Practice in the Classroom | 3 |
| TLED 430W PK-12 Instructional Technology (meets Impact of Technology requirement) | 3 |
| TLED 432 Developing Instructional Strategies PreK-6: Language Arts | 3 |
| TLED 435 Developing Instructional Strategies PreK-6: Social Studies | 3 |
| TLED 478 Integrating Instruction Across the Curriculum PreK-6 | 3 |
| TLED 479 Classroom Management and Practice PreK-3; PreK-6 | 3 |
| TLED 483 Seminar in Teacher Education | 1 |
| TLED 488 Teacher Candidate Internship - Elementary Education (Passing scores on Praxis Teaching Reading Assessment #5205 and Praxis Multiple Subject Assessment #5001 are required prior to taking this course) | 12 |
| Electives not met elsewhere to satisfy 120 credits total | various |
Total requirements met at ODU: 79+ credits
Total credits for degree: 120
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