Elementary Education, B.A.

Program Overview

Passionate about teaching, working with young children, and making a significant impact in your community? UNC Charlotte’s B.A. in Elementary Education program will train you to educate children from kindergarten through Grade 6 and help obtain your license to teach as soon as you graduate! Our expert faculty, variety of coursework, and hands-on teaching opportunities will prepare you to make a significant impact on your students, their families, and the community.

Cato College of Education

Program Contact

Office of Teacher Education Advising and Licensure

teal@charlotte.edu

704-687-8725

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Education Honors Program

Are you passionate about education, research, leadership, and serving your community? Are you looking for a meaningful enrichment experience that will prepare you for your future education career and graduate school? Education majors and minors are invited to apply for the Education Honors Program after completing their introductory education coursework. Education Honors students receive individualized support and mentorship to further develop their interest in education and apply their research skills to create and defend a capstone project.

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Elementary Education, B.A. at a Glance

The B.A. in Elementary Education program qualifies graduates for Standard Professional 1 (SP1) Professional Educator’s License in K-6 Elementary Education. In addition to general courses in mathematics, science, English, and history, you will take courses which will assist you in classroom management strategies, addressing varied learning needs, curriculum design, time management skills in the classroom, and various other teaching strategies that can help you maximize your future students’ learning potential. Students complete clinical experiences in elementary school environments each semester of the program to provide authentic application opportunities to deepen learning, and the final semester is a full-time student teaching internship.

Delivery

On-Campus

Credit Hours

120 Credit Hours

Duration

Full Time 4 years, Part Time 5-5.5 years

TA to Teacher Program

Currently working as a Teacher’s Assistant and dreaming of your own classroom as a licensed K-6 teacher?

UNC Charlotte offers a two-year online version of our B.A. in Elementary Education specifically crafted to assist those currently working as North Carolina K–5 TAs that will lead toward eligibility for an Initial Professional Educator’s License in K–6 Elementary Education.

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Elementary Education at Charlotte

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