Elementary Education K-6/ESOL/Reading, B.S.

Program Learning Outcomes

“Expected student learning outcomes specify the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes students are expected to attain in courses or in a program.” Page 69. Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2018.

1. Instructional design and lesson planning: The elementary education major will apply concepts for human development and learning theories.
2. The learning environment: The elementary education major will learn how to maintain a student-centered learning environment that is safe, organized, equitable, flexible, inclusive, and collaborative.
3. Instructional delivery and facilitation: The elementary education major will consistently utilize a deep and comprehensive knowledge of the subject taught.

Graduation Requirements

Conferral of a Baccalaureate degree in this program of study is determined by successful completion of the Baccalaureate Graduation Requirements.

NOTE: Students must earn 39 upper level (3000-4000) credit hours in order to graduate. A total of at least 21 of these upper level credit hours must be completed in the selected major.

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Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) - 43 Credit Hours

The Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Global Studies and Social Science requirements are fulfilled through two specific courses (six credit hours) in this major. As a result, 37 additional credit hours of Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) program will still be required for the completion of this program.

Elementary Education Major Requirements - 92 Credit Hours

• EDU 1013 - Introduction to Teaching
• EDU 2001 - Introduction to Educational Technology and Electronic Portfolio *
• EDU 2013 - Children’s Literature *
• EDU 2023 - Survey of Exceptionalities
• EDU 2133 - Human Development and Learning (fulfills the Faith, Roots, and Reason Social Science requirement)
• EDU 2303 - Applied Linguistics
• EDU 2313 - Cultural Dimensions of ESOL (fulfills the Faith, Roots, and Reason Global Studies requirement)
• EDU 2331 - FTCE General Knowledge Preparation
• EDU 3063 - Classroom Management, School Law, & Ethics
• EDU 3073 - Elementary Language and Cognition
• EDU 3083 - Foundations of Research-Based Literacy
• EDU 3133 - Curriculum & Instructional Materials for the Exceptional Student
• EDU 3153 - Introduction to Speech and Language Development and Disorders
• EDU 3173 - Foundations of Assessment
• EDU 3313 - Christian Concepts and Philosophical Foundations of Christian Education *
• EDU 3323 - Literacy Assessment and Instruction for Diverse Learners
• EDU 3333 - Teaching Math in the Primary School
• EDU 4042 - Student Teaching Seminar
• EDU 4053 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
• EDU 4073 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
• EDU 4083 - Teaching Science in the Elementary School
• EDU 4193 - Health Environment in the Elementary School
• EDU 4202 - Student Teaching Seminar II
• EDU 4303 - ESOL Methods, Curriculum, & Assessment
• EDU 4363 - Foundations and Applications of Differentiated Literacy Instruction
• EDU 4393 - Practicum in Reading
• EDU 43010 - Residency I: Public School Student Teaching
• EDU 43510 - Residency II: Private School Student Teaching

Articulation

AA: Degree: Elementary Education majors who hold a conferred Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree from an institutionally accredited college or university may matriculate into the elementary education program. Neither minor nor additional second semester of student teaching is required. A.A. students must pass the FTCE General Knowledge exam before or during their initial semester at PBA.

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Honors students: Additional honors electives are required.

Sample Degree Plan

Elementary Education K-6/ESOL/Reading Degree Plan