Elementary Education A.B.

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Elementary Education meets the coursework requirements for elementary education (K-6) licensure in North Carolina. Other licensure components (testing, edTPA) are required for licensure referral.

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Elementary Education requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements

Required courses: 62 sh

BIO 101TOPICS IN GENERAL BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 102GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

HST 120UNRULY ORIGINS: US TO 1865 (NC)

4 sh

MTH 208NUMBER AND ALGEBRA FOR K-8 TEACHERS

4 sh

MTH 209GEOMETRY AND DATA FOR K-8 TEACHERS

4 sh

PEH 362HEALTHFUL LIVING IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2 sh

POL 111AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

4 sh

PSY 321EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh

SCI 121SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS

4 sh

EDU 211EDUCATION AND SOCIETY

4 sh

EDU 298CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND ARTS INTEGRATION

4 sh

EDU 305LEARNING & TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGIES

2 sh

EDU 315EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT

4 sh

EDU 323LITERACY DEVELOPMENT I: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

4 sh

EDU 324LITERACY DEVELOPMENT II: STRATEGIES & INSTRUCTION FOR STRUGGLING READERS

4 sh

EDU 346CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE GRADES EDUCATION MAJORS

2 sh

EDU 401EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR I FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY AND SPECIAL/ELEMENTARY MAJORS

2 sh

EDU 403EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR II

2 sh

EDU 451TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS

4 sh

Choose one of the following series: 16 sh

EDU 311PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING I: LANGUAGE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS AND MATERIALS

8 sh

AND

EDU 412PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING II: MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCES METHODS AND MATERIALS

8 sh

OR

EDU 312PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING I: MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE METHODS AND MATERIALS

8 sh

AND

EDU 411PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING II: LANGUAGE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS AND MATERIALS

8 sh

Student Teaching: 10 sh

EDU 481STUDENT TEACHING

10 sh

Total Credit Hours: 88

Elon Core Curriculum:

First Year Foundations

COR 110THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

4 sh

ENG 110WRITING: ARGUMENT AND INQUIRY

4 sh

Select one of the following: 

STS 110INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

Experiential Learning Requirement (2 Units required)

Included in experiential learning are study abroad, research, service-learning, leadership, internships, (including co-ops, teaching, and practicum), or other courses or experiences with ELR designation.

World Language Requirement

Students must meet one of the following: (a)complete a language course numbered 122 or higher at Elon, or receive transfer or study abroad credit for the same; (b) place into a language course numbered 200 or above upon arriving at Elon, using a department of world languages approved placement instrument; (c) score a 4 or 5 on an AP language exam or similar exam. Each student must take the language placement test by October 1 of his or her first full year at Elon. Students are allowed two tries; the higher score is counted. That score stands and may not be repeated by later testing. Consideration for Phi Beta Kappa membership requires the completion of a 222-level world language course or placement beyond that level.

Studies in the Arts and Sciences

Students must fulfill the requirements in each of the following categories.

Transfer students with at least 18 s.h. of transfer credit must complete 32 hours total in Studies in the Arts & Sciences, but may have as few as 7 hours in one or more of the four Studies in the Arts & Sciences areas.

Expression (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: literature (in English or world languages), philosophy, and fine arts (art, dance, music, music theatre, and theatre). At least one course must be literature.

Civilization (8 s.h.)_____HST 120_____   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: historyworld languages, art history and religious studies.

Society (8 s.h.) _____POL 111______   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, sociology/anthropology, and PHS 201 or PHS 202

Science/Analysis (Lab: BIO 102(8 s.h.) _____BIO 101_____    _____MTH 208____

Eight hours chosen from one or more of the following: mathematics/statistics, science, and computer science. At least one course must be a physical or biological laboratory science.

Advanced Studies (8 s.h.) ______PSY 321______   __________________

Eight hours of 300-400 level coursework outside the major field and chosen from areas under Studies in the Arts and Sciences.

COR Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar (4 s.h.) __________________

300-400 level COR course; requires junior/senior status.


Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111__  __________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.


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