Universityof North CarolinaChapel Hill Elementary Education, A.B.Ed.
http://soe.unc.edu/academics/elem/
Overview
The School of Education offers three undergraduate programs in teacher education: Child Development and Family Studies (Birth-Kindergarten), Elementary Education (Kindergarten-Grade 6), and Middle Grades Education (Grades 6-9). All are four-year programs with the junior and senior years spent in the School of Education. All programs prepare the student for licensure.
Admission to all three programs is competitive and based on an application process in March, typically in the sophomore year. For additional information about applying to one of the undergraduate teacher education programs, consult the Undergraduate Bulletinor admissionsfor the School of Education.
Elementary Education (Grades K-6)
The Elementary Education program provides students with a broad academic background and the specific professional education knowledge and skills necessary for teachers of young children, kindergarten through grade six.
The undergraduate program in elementary education is a 120 semester-hour program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Education (A.B.Ed.) degree. The 121 credit hours of coursework and field experiences include General College requirements, usually completed during the first-year and sophomore year; the professional core courses (55 hours); and a series of breadth and depth courses that comprise a major academic concentration (24-39 hours).
Professional education requirements, to be completed during the junior and senior year, include coursework in child development, learning theory, social foundations of education and teaching methods. Many courses have extensive fieldwork and are frequently taught at a public school site. The senior spring semester is devoted exclusively to student teaching.
For the major academic concentration, students select among:
The Arts
Language and Literature
Mathematics and Science
Social Studies
The degree program is designed to prepare students to meet competencies for NC licensure. Upon completion of all degree requirements, including student teaching, and all testing (PRAXIS and technology competencies) requirements, students may apply for initial teacher licensure in North Carolina.