Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, B.A.E.

Elementary education students (those interested in teaching grades 1 through 8) take courses in General Education covering these areas:

• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Sciences
• Social Studies
• Arts

Many of these classes are completed before the student applies to the College of Education. Elementary education majors also complete an 18-unit academic concentration.

SAMPLE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FOUR YEAR PLAN

Freshman Year

• General Education
• Academic Requirements

Sophomore-Junior Years

• Teaching Foundations
• Academic Concentration

Senior Year

• Teaching Methods
• Student Teaching

After acceptance to the teacher preparation program at the College of Education, elementary education students study the history of schooling, how children learn, how to teach the subject areas and how to manage a classroom effectively.

Students spend the first semester of the senior year at a school site where teaching methods are combined with field experiences.

They end with a semester of student teaching. During this semester, practice and theory come together as the student assumes responsibility fora classroom under the guidance of the college and the participating school.