This option is for those wishing to teach grades 1-6. This program requires an academic minor. This elementary education program includes a special middle school focus. It requires an academic minor. The program includes subjects that might be taught in a self-contained classroom including reading, mathematics, science, social studies, health, physical education, art, music, and language arts.
Students specialize by completing two academic minors.
High School Preparation A person seeking to be a teacher should have a good high school academic record, preferably including four years of English, and three years of mathematics, science and social science. Study of a foreign language is helpful. Teacher Education We are preparing teachers who can demonstrate the knowledge, skill, and disposition to be effective, reflective practitioners. As part of their preparation, teacher candidates spend considerable time in K-12 classrooms applying what they have learned. The purpose of these field experiences is to acquaint teacher candidates with a variety of schools and settings and to encourage them to connect educational theories with practice.