Elementary Education (P-5), B.A.

Elementary Education Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Elementary Education

Mission: The mission of the undergraduate elementary program is to prepare candidates to assume the duties of an elementary education professional.

The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education requires a minimum of 120 credit hours as follows:

General Education

Total Credit Hours:

46

Piedmont University Requirement

PDMT 1101	Intro to University Life and Liberal Arts Tradition	1
Total Credit Hours:		1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont University must meet this college requirement.

Major Courses

PSYC 2290	Human Growth and Development	3
	OR
PSYC 2240	Psychology of Childhood and Early Adolescence	3
EDUC 1199	Introduction to Education	3
EDUC 2000	Introduction to Professional Practice	3
MATH 1600	Mathematics for Teachers	3
EDUC 2250	Media and Technology for Educators	3
EDUC 3307	Learning and Cognition	3
EDUC 3355	Exceptional Children	3
EDUC 3339	Fine Arts for Teachers	3
EDPE 3321	Health & Physical Education in the Classroom	3
EDUC 3333	Geography in the P-12 Classroom	3
EDEM 3334	Social Studies Methods, P-5	3
EDEM 3335	Science Methods, P-5	3
EDEM 3331	Reading Methods, P-5	3
EDEM 3332	Language Arts Methods, P-5	3
EDEM 3336	Math Methods, P-5	3
EDUC 4479	Internship I	1
EDUC 4489	Internship II	3
EDUC 3338	Assessing and Assisting Effective Reading in the Classroom	3
EDUC 4401	The Multicultural Classroom	3
EDUC 4405	Exploration and Analysis of Reading Environments	3
EDUC 4495	Educational Assessment for All Learners	3
EDUC 4499	Internship III	6
EDUC 4497	Classroom Management	3
EDUC 4498	Senior Seminar: Reflection and Application	3
	EDUC or EDEM Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		76

Total Credit Hours: 120