The Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in education studies . Major Requirements Education studies requires a double or joint major, a variety of field experiences, and in most cases an experience abroad. Because these requirements must be carefully planned, students are encouraged to begin the program by the second semester of the first year. In most cases students complete the program with its two majors, cross-cultural field experience, and requirements for state and reciprocal licensing in four to four and a half years. Academic Skill Assessment administered by the Educational Testing Service, prior to formal admission to the program.
Formal admission is necessary for enrollment in advanced education studies courses.
Enrollment in the college does not guarantee acceptance into the program. Other licensure requirements include passing the Principles of Learning and Teaching Praxis exam, passing the appropriate Specialty Area Praxis exam, passing the North Carolina Essential Technology Skills Inventory, and other criteria as specified by the state. Discovery of questions and issues which concern educators, inquiry into how these questions and issues have been and are being approached by others, and search for one's own approaches and solutions. Focuses on the self, the educational community, and the library as spheres of inquiry. An interdisciplinary introduction to learning and teaching.