University Studies:

Students should follow university studies requirements of the University of North Carolina Wilmington as outlined in the Academic Programs  section of the catalogue.

The major in elementary education requires 82 hours (64 hours of education courses and 18 hours in an academic concentration) as follows:

Professional Core:

• EDN 200 - Teacher, School and Society
• EDNL 200 - Field Studies
• EDN 203 - Psychological Foundations of Teaching
• EDN 300 - Elementary School Programs and Practices
• EDNL 300 - Elementary Programs and Practices Field Experience
• EDN 301 - Instructional Design and Evaluation
• EDN 303 - Instructional Technology

Professional Education:

• EDN 319 - Meeting Needsof Special Students In Elementary Schools
• EDN 322 - Foundations of Number and Algebraic Reasoning (K-6)
• EDN 325 - Foundations of Geometry, Measurement and Data (K-6)
• EDNL 330 - Educational Laboratory
• EDNL 331 - Apprentice Field Experience I
• EDNL 332 - Apprentice Field Experience II
• EDNL 333 - Apprentice Field Experience III
• EDN 334 - Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction (K-6)
• EDN 336 - The Teaching of Science (K-6)
• EDN 340 - Reading Foundations K-6
• EDN 344 - Literature in the Elementary School (K-6)
• EDN 348 - The Teaching of Communication Arts
• EDN 349 - The Teaching of Health and Physical Education (K-6)
• EDN 414 - Integrating the Arts in the Elementary Curriculum

Professional Semester:

• EDN 411 - Practicum (K-6;6-9;Special Education)
• EDN 413 - Classroom Management Seminar (K-6)
• EDN 419 - Seminar in Education (K-6)

Note:

Admission to the Watson School of Education is required for enrollment in EDN/SED 300- and 400-level courses numbered higher than EDN 303 . A grade of “C” (2.00) or better is required in all professional courses in the elementary program. Students may repeat courses in which they earn a grade lower than a “C” (2.00) only with the permission of the dean of the Watson School of Education. A cumulative grade point average of 2.70 is required for eligibility for the practicum semester.

Academic Concentration:

An academic concentration of 18 semester hours is required. A maximum of six semester hours of university studies may be included in the academic concentration. Specific course requirements for the various concentrations may be obtained from the academic advisors in the Watson School of Education. Academic concentrations may be chosen from one of the eight composites: language arts, social studies, math and technology, science and health, fine arts, English as a second language, international studies, or behavioral studies.