Post-Bacc Teacher Preparation Program (K-8) Course of Study

Post-Bacc Teacher Preparation Program (K-8), Courses of Study/Assessments

WGU offers degrees, not classes. As a competency-based online university, progress through your degree program is determined by demonstrating your competence through carefully designed assessments and completion of a professional portfolio, capstone, or both. As a student in this program, you will complete the assessments (courses) listed below in order to graduate. These assessments are required. Each assessment has a course of study, which contains a study guide and recommended learning resources for you to use while completing said assessment. Your assigned mentor will help guide you through this process.

For ease of understanding, WGU has assigned competency units to each of its assessments as indicated below. A competency unit is equivalent to a semester credit hour of learning. WGU terms are six months in length. During a typical term, students will be expected to complete at least 12 to 13 competency units. Grades are assigned on a Pass/Not Pass basis; a “Pass” at WGU is equivalent to a letter grade of “B" or better.

Speak to an Enrollment Counselor for more information about these assessments and their courses of study.

Course Course of Study/Assessments Competency Units
FTC5 Foundations of Teaching Practice Integration 4
EIT5 Instructional Planning and Strategies 2
ETT5 Instructional Presentation and Follow-Up 4
EIO5 Instructional Planning, Strategies and Presentation Integration 2
EAT2 Literacy and Elementary Reading 2
ELT2 Literacy and Elementary Language Arts and Handwriting 2
EFT5 Specific Teaching Practices: Math and Science 2
EHT5 Specific Teaching Practices: Health, VPA, and Social Studies 2
ELO5 Specific Teaching Practices: Elem Ed Integration 2
FFA2 Supervised Teaching Practicum Elem Education, Obs 1, 2 & 3 3
FFA4 Supervised Teaching Practicum Elem Education, Midterm, Obs 4 & 5 3
FFA6 Supervised Teaching Practicum Elem Education, Obs 6 & Cohort Seminar 3
FFT2 Supervised Teaching Practicum Elem Education, Final & Professional Portfolio 3