Spelman College · USA

Bachelor's in Elementary Education

Campus Bachelor Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Bachelor

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

Elementary Education is a Bachelor program taught at Spelman College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Elementary Education at Spelman College prepares students to become change agents in education. The Education Department promotes academic excellence in the development and preparation of students to be innovative teachers and educational leaders, with a commitment to improving schooling and the development of children and adolescents. Students develop critical thinking and research skills and support learning through classroom environment, field-based, and experiential learning opportunities.

The Elementary Education major for a B.A. includes EDU 206 Orientation to Education, education coursework in areas such as curriculum, educational psychology, multicultural education, exceptional children, methods for teaching language arts and social studies, and science and mathematics methods, plus a junior research seminar and a senior thesis. The program includes seminars and student teaching, including EDU 451 Seminar I for Student Teaching, EDU 452 Seminar II for Student Teaching, and EDU 457 Student Teaching.

Spelman College’s Education Department educator preparation programs are accredited through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Accreditation System and approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC). Students pursuing teacher certification must be admitted to the program and must apply after completing EDU 206 Orientation to Education.

Modules

EDU 206 Orientation to Education
EDU 301 Curriculum for Preschool and Primary Grades
EDU 304 Educational Psychology
EDU 308 Multicultural Education
EDU 314 Health and Physical Education Content and Methods for Preschool and Primary Grades
EDU 316 Exceptional Children
EDU 320 Language Arts and Social Studies Methods
EDU 330 Science and Mathematics Methods
EDU 338 Junior Research Seminar
EDU 346 Fine Arts Content and Methods (Art, Music)
EDU 357 Reading—Teaching and Diagnosis
EDU 407 Advocacy in Urban Schools

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Elementary Education at Spelman College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Spelman College.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Spelman College as pre-requiste for admission in Elementary Education.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

To be recommended for Georgia certification or to receive verification of program completion by the Department of Education at Spelman College, all applicants must contact Dr. Nicole Taylor.
Students in the education department pursuing teacher certification must be admitted to the program. Students must apply for admission to a certification program (elementary education, secondary education, P-12 education) after completing EDU 206 Orientation to Education. Students who have not been admitted will not be permitted to enroll in designated certification courses.