Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022

Elementary Education (P-5), B.A.

Elementary Education Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Elementary Education

Mission: The mission of the undergraduate elementary program is to prepare candidates to assume the duties of an elementary education professional.

The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education requires a minimum of 120 credit hours as follows:

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont University Requirement

PDMT 1101Intro to University Life and Liberal Arts Tradition

1

Total Credit Hours:1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont University must meet this college requirement.

Major Courses

PSYC 2290Human Growth and Development

3

OR

PSYC 2240Psychology of Childhood and Early Adolescence

3

 

EDUC 1199Introduction to Education

3

EDUC 2000Introduction to Professional Practice

3

MATH 1600Mathematics for Teachers

3

EDUC 2250Media and Technology for Educators

3

EDUC 3307Learning and Cognition

3

EDUC 3355Exceptional Children

3

EDUC 3339Fine Arts for Teachers

3

EDPE 3321Health & Physical Education in the Classroom

3

EDUC 3333Geography in the P-12 Classroom

3

EDEM 3334Social Studies Methods, P-5

3

EDEM 3335Science Methods, P-5

3

EDEM 3331Reading Methods, P-5

3

EDEM 3332Language Arts Methods, P-5

3

EDEM 3336Math Methods, P-5

3

EDUC 4479Internship I

1

EDUC 4489Internship II

3

EDUC 3338Assessing and Assisting Effective Reading in the Classroom

3

EDUC 4401The Multicultural Classroom

3

EDUC 4405Exploration and Analysis of Reading Environments

3

EDUC 4495Educational Assessment for All Learners

3

EDUC 4499Internship III

6

EDUC 4497Classroom Management

3

EDUC 4498Senior Seminar: Reflection and Application

3

EDUC or EDEM Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:76

Total Credit Hours: 120