Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education Grades P-5

Program Coordinators: Dr. Katrina Slone

Alice Lloyd College Department of Education

The major in Elementary Education prepares students to teach in grades P-5 or work in other capacities with the young child. In addition to the curriculum requirements listed below, students in this program must meet the requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program and Student Teaching. Upon successful completion of this program students must meet other specified Education Professional Standards Board requirements in order to secure certification. Students in education must earn a 2.75 overall GPA in all coursework in order to graduate. Note also that in each of the following areas a 2.75 overall GPA is required as well as no grade lower than “C”: 1) education professional and all collateral courses, and 2) subject matter.

Elementary Education Grades P-5 Major Requirements

Students should become familiar with the requirements for their individual programs and work with their advisors to ensure that all degree requirements will be met. A guide sheet is extremely helpful in academic planning. Students wishing to major in Elementary Education Grades P-5 may access a downloadable version (pdf) of the guide sheet at the top of this page, or he or she may obtain one from his or her Faculty Advisor or from the Registrar. The student has the ultimate responsibility for seeing that all academic requirements are being met.

General Education Requirements / 54 hours

Institutional – 18 hours: CIS 110, COMM 126, ENG 101, ENG 102, LE 101, PE 103

Humanities: 12 hours

Social Sciences: 12 hours

Natural Sciences and Mathematics: 12 hours

Professional Education Requirements / 49 hours

Educ 200, 220, 305, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 315, 321, 323, 343, 350, 360, 370, 410

*Educ 409 is required of students who are obtaining more than one certification or need more time in the classroom prior to student teaching.

Professional Education Collateral Requirements / 29 hours

ART 340, HIST 261, HLTH 210, MATH 201, MATH 202, MUS 140, PSY 101, EDUC 211
Choose 3 hours from HIST 203 and 204.

For Those Students Wishing to Add Learning/Behavior Disorder Certification:

Professional Education Requirements / 15 hours
Educ 324, 325, 326, 327, 328.

General Electives / sufficient to total 128 hours for graduation

Students are encouraged to consider courses that can lead to a second major or a minor.

Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Junior Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Senior Year

First Semester

Second Semester

This online information is the official text of the Alice Lloyd College Program Catalog 2020-22. The College reserves the right to change at any time any of the provisions, statements, policies, curricula, procedures, regulations or fees. Other publications supplement the Program Catalog and may be obtained from the appropriate office of the College. The provisions of these publications constitute an agreement – but not an irrevocable contract – between the student and the College.