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The mission of the Elementary Education Teacher Licensure Program is to prepare teachers who are liberally educated, professionally competent, personally and socially mature, and acutely aware of the responsibilities and privileges entailed in their involvement with public and private education. The department prepares prospective teachers for successful careers in public and private school classrooms (K-6). Students who complete the undergraduate teacher licensure program in elementary education are prepared to enter the first phase of their professional career as effective beginning teachers.
For those students interested in the study of education and/or human services in a liberal arts context without teacher licensure, the department offers an Educational Studies Program. The mission of Educational Studies is to prepare individuals for employment and/or study in fields allied to the teaching profession, i.e., child care, library science, ministry, social service, human resource management, and wellness.
Departmental Goals: The goal of the Elementary Education Teacher Licensure Program is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences for children in kindergarten through grade six (K-6). Preparation for entering an elementary teaching career includes an integration of theoretical study, a variety of selective field experiences, and systematic reflection on one’s professional and personal experiences and goals. The goal of the Educational Studies Program is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be advocates for children in those students’ chosen professions and in society in general.
Adult Degree Program students must complete the requirements outlined below:
To be eligible for acceptance into the degree program, the student must declare the major, have completed at least 12 hours of education coursework, and have on file a cumulative Praxis I score of at least 522, or an SAT score of at least 1100, or an ACT score of at least 24. In addition, a student must have at admission, and maintain throughout the program, a GPA of 2.75 with no grade lower than a “C-” in major courses. A student must submit an Application for Admission to the Elementary Education Teacher Licensure Program and must be accepted into the program before beginning the Professional Sequence courses.
In addition to the other Core Curriculum requirements, the following are specific core requirements:
A non-biological science (earth science recommended)
CS 100 Introduction to Computing (unless the student passes the Computer Literacy Test)
Major requirements
Prerequisites for Professional Sequence
ED 300 Introduction to Education
ED 301 Human Growth and Development
ED 303 Children’s Literature
ED 304 World of the Young Child
ED 305 Introduction to the Exceptional Child
ED 312 Educational Psychology
ED 350 Arts in the Elementary School
ED 351 N.C. History or an approved course in United States History
One of the following:
ED 302 Education and Society
ED 380 Issues and Trends
ED 399 Diversity in Education
Before taking any coursework in the Professional Sequence, a student must be accepted into the Elementary Education Teacher Licensure Program.
Professional Sequence
ED 400 Classroom Management
ED 402 Curriculum and Instructional Design
ED 406 Teaching Language Arts in Elementary School
ED 407 Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Disabilities
ED 408 Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School
ED 409 Teaching Science in Elementary School
ED 410 Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School
ED 471 Student Teaching Seminar
ED 475 Student Teaching
NOTE: ED 407, ED 408, ED 409 and ED 410 are methods courses and are to be taken together in the semester prior to student teaching (ED 475) and the student teaching seminar (ED 471).
Recommendation for Licensure (same as for Traditional students).
It is the student’s responsibility to see that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.