Elementary Education

Overview

Elementary Education Program Outcomes

• Earn initial teaching licensure for grades K–6.
• Graduates are sought after by employers because of the close supervision and extensive field experience they received in their major.
• University of North Carolina Greensboro graduates often assume leadership positions in their schools and the state.

The Student Experience

• About 1,000 hours of hands-on experience by graduation (three semesters of approximately 10 hours/week in a classroom setting and a fourth semester spent student teaching).
• Completion of an approved second academic concentration of at least 18 semester hours in a basic academic discipline or in an approved interdisciplinary studies program.
• Access to a state-of-the-art SELF (Student Educator Learning Factory) design studio that prepares pre-service teachers for the 21st-century classroom using a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) education lab.
• Close, personal support from faculty advisers and mentors; extensive feedback in a caring, high-quality environment.
• A cohort-based program; students progress through their professional studies in teams of about 25 under the guidance of a faculty member, retired classroom teacher, or doctoral student who serves as their field supervisor and weekly seminar leader.

Accreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has reaffirmed UNCGs accreditation unconditionally for 10 years. SACSCOC is the main organization that accredits schools and colleges in the Southern United States.