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 University of Florida-Online, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

The University of Florida Online offers a Bachelor of Arts in Education in Elementary Education. The program is designed to equip students with skills, knowledge, and hands-on experience to become effective elementary school teachers, using job-embedded, practical coursework and competency-based learning. The program prepares aspiring educators for elementary education teaching in Florida’s K-6 classrooms.

Learning is fully online and includes practicum placements and full-time internships built into the program. The program requires students seeking an online elementary education degree to live in Florida so they can complete practicum and internships in a Florida public school. It leads to eligibility for professional certification in Elementary Education (grades K-6), including Florida credentials: an ESOL endorsement and a Reading endorsement.

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Elementary Education at University of Florida-Online for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by University of Florida-Online.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Florida-Online as pre-requiste for admission in Elementary Education.

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

Upper division transfer applicants (students with 60 or more college credits earned) are considered for Fall admission only.

Applicants must have an overall GPA of 2.6 or higher, hold an Associate of Arts or have completed a parallel General Education program, and have completed the following common prerequisite course with a grade of B or better: Introduction to the Teaching Profession (EDF 1005 or EDF 2005).

A course titled Intro to Education/Intro to Teaching Profession (or anything similar) completed at a private or out-of-state institution may be considered as a substitute for EDF 1005.

The UF College of Education strongly prefers upper division transfer applicants complete a course in Human Growth and Development or Developmental Psychology (DEP 2004 and other course numbers) prior to admission.
Additionally, upper division transfer applicants must submit a standardized test score, earned within the ten (10) years preceding the application for teaching certification: Option 1: Passing scores on the General Knowledge Test from the Florida Teacher Certification Examination; Option 2: Minimum scores from SAT, ACT, CLT, or GRE as specified.
All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of B or better.
Unsuccessful attempts in prerequisite courses may lower competitiveness.
Unsuccessful attempts in additional courses in the desired major may lower competitiveness.
Out of state courses used to meet prerequisites may need to be evaluated by the appropriate department upon admission.
Students must pass a Level II criminal background check prior to enrollment in the upper-division program.