Elementary Education Second Degree Program

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Admission to the Elementary Education Second Degree Program

Students seeking admission to the Elementary Education Second Degree Program and initial licensure must already hold a BS or BA degree from an accredited institution. Bachelor’s degrees from within the UNC system will waive Liberal Studies requirements. Degrees from out of state institutions will be evaluated on a case by case basis. Students entering the Elementary Education Second Degree program must declare their major and document a 2.75 cumulative GPA at the time of graduation before being admitted. To be admitted, students must meet the requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program . Students admitted to the second degree program are not required to take the PRAXIS Core exam and will not need to declare a second academic concentration. However, while enrolled in the program, all students must maintain a 2.75 GPA or better to remain in good standing. In addition to courses in the professional education sequence and courses in the major, Second Degree Elementary Education teacher candidates must earn a C or better in the following courses: ENGL 101, ENGL 202. Students whose overall GPA falls below 2.75 will be removed from the program and must improve their GPA and reapply for admission. If a student receives an F in any course in the professional education sequence or major, the student must retake the course when it is offered and earn a grade of C or better. Students who fail any required major course twice are withdrawn from the major. Students who do not successfully complete internship they may be withdrawn from the program and become ineligible for licensure.

Admission to the Professional Education Sequence in Elementary Education Second Degree Program

Students in the Professional Education must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program and are subject to all of the teacher education requirements. EDCI 201 is the only course in the professional education sequence that may be taken before admission to teacher education.

Continuation in the Elementary Education Second Degree Program

To continue in the program, students must meet the continuation requirements of the Teacher Education Program .

Elementary Education Second Degree Major Course Requirements

The major course requirements for Elementary Education Second Degree include as follows:

MATH 321 - Reasoning about Change, Measurement, Chance, and Data for Teaching Credits: 3
PSY 320 - Developmental Psychology I: Childhood Credits: 3
PSY 323 - Psychology Applied to Learning and Teaching Credits: 3
SPED 339 - Designing Classrooms as Responsive Learning Communities Credits: 3
EDCI 201 - Teacher Leadership in a Diverse Society Credits: 3
EDEL 311 - Elementary Curriculum Credits: 3
EDEL 339 - Seminar for Creating Responsive Learning Communities in the Elementary Grades Credits: 2
EDEL 390 - Practicum I Credits: 3
EDEL 415 - Language Arts Methods for Grades K-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 416 - Science Methods for Grade K-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 417 - Social Studies Methods for Grades K-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 418 - Mathematics Methods Grades K-3 Credits: 3
EDEL 419 - Mathematics Methods Grades 3-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 446 - Digital Literacy Methods for Grades K-6 Credits: 3
EDRD 303 - Children’s Literature in the 21st Century Credits: 3
EDRD 420 - K-6 Reading Methods Credits: 3
EDRD 440 - Reading Diagnosis and Instruction for Grades K-6 Credits: 3
ELMG 484 - Supervised Internship I Credits: 3
ELMG 485 - Supervised Internship II Credits: 9
ELMG 495 - Seminar for Student Teachers Credits: 3