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BACHELOR OF Science IN Elementary Education (K-6)

Degree Requirements | Major Core Courses | Recommended Degree Path

 

To be eligible for consideration by the Teacher Education Committee and approved for admission to the Teacher Education Program, each candidate must:

1. Have not more than 9 hours of the General Education requirements remaining;
2. Have earned a “C” (2.0) or better in EDN 3020 or the approved equivalent course;
3. Have earned a grade of at least a “C‑” (C if the course was repeated) in all required specialty area, professional studies, and content pedagogy courses completed at the time of admission, with the exception of EDN 3020, which requires a grade of C;
4. Have at least a 2.5 cumulative Quality Point Average (QPA) on a 4.0 scale on all prior college/university course work;
5. Meet the state established scores on Praxis I, SAT, or ACT. An official copy of the scores must be sent to UNCP. Students must meet the scores in effect at the time they apply to and qualify for admission to the Teacher Education Program [see next section for details];
6. Satisfactorily complete an admission interview after completing all the above requirements;
   
7. Complete a Candidate for Professional Licensure (CPL) form. CPL forms are available in the School of Education Licensure Office and on the School of Education Web site.

 

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education (K-6)

Requirements for K-6	Sem. Hrs.
Freshman Seminar	1
General Education Requirements	44
Elementary Education (K-6) Core (Required)
» Specialty Area » Professional Studies » Content Pedagogy	8 18 33
General Electives/Academic or Professional Concentration	18-30
Total	128

 

General Electives/Academic or Professional Concentration: American Indian Studies, American Studies, Art, English, Exercise and Sport Science, Geography, History, Math, Music, Political Science, Psychology, Reading, Special Education. Completing a concentration is a degree requirement.

Academic/professional concentration must be approved by the program coordinator.

 

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Required Elementary Education (K-6) Courses

Specialty Area

These courses are required for the degree and can be taken during any semester.

Course#	Course Title	Comments
HLTH 1090	Healthful Living
HST 3170	History of North Carolina
EDN 3110	Foundations of Elementary Curriculum	Prerequisite: EDN 3020 and 3070 or admission to Teacher Education Program; must have no less than a 2.0 QPA
EDN 4650	Equitable Assessment in Democratic Classrooms	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program

 

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Professional Studies

Course#	Course Title	Comments
EDN 3020	Foundations of Education	Prerequisite: Must have completed at least 30 semester hours of college/ university work and have no less than a 2.0 QPA
EDN 3070	Middle Childhood Development	Prerequisite: Must have no less than 2.0 QPA
EDN 3500	Educational Psychology	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
EDN 4090	Early Literacy: Learning to Read in the Elementary School	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
EDN 4100	Content Area Literacy in the Elementary School	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program and EDN 4090
SED 3000	Introduction to Exceptional, Diverse, and At-Risk Students	Prerequisite: Must have no less than 2.0 QPA

 

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Content Pedagogy

Course#	Course Title	Comments
MUS 3240	Musical Experiences for Young Children
ART 3050	Art Education in Grades K-6
PED 3160	Physical Education Activities for Grades K-6
EDN 4210	Teaching Language Arts in the Elementary School	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
EDN 4530	Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School	Prerequisite: General Education requirements in history and admission to Teacher Education Program
EDN 4550	Teaching Science and Health in the Elementary School	Prerequisite:General Education requirements in science and admission to Teacher Education Program
EDN 4630	Teaching of Mathematics in the Elementary School	Prerequisite: General Education requirement in math and admission to Teacher Education Program
EDN 4460	Internship in the Elementary School	Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Semester; Corequisite: EDN 4750
EDN 4750	Professional Seminar for Pre-Service Teachers in the Elementary School	Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Semester; Corequisite: EDN 4460

 

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Updated: Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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