The elementary education program provides students with a broad academic background and the specific professional education knowledge and skills necessary for teachers of children, kindergarten through grade six. During the junior and senior years, students take a variety of coursework in child development, learning theory, social foundations of education, and teaching methods.
Most courses have extensive fieldwork and most courses are taught at a public school site.
During the fall of the senior year, students are in their student teaching placement one day a week. The senior spring semester is devoted exclusively to student teaching.