Elementary Education

Elementary teachers help shape young students into the learners they will become. This is why the elementary education program at Elms College offers specialized, rigorous classroom instruction and personal guidance as you do fieldwork in area schools.

We train teachers who are competent and caring, understand their responsibilities to all children, involve their pupils' families in the learning process, and challenge their students to achieve their highest potential.

Initial teaching licenses earned at Elms College qualify candidates to begin teaching in Massachusetts and more than 40 states, islands, and territories, including all of the New England states and New York.

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Major in Elementary Education (Grades 1-6)

Initial License in Elementary Education (Grades 1-6)

(Minimum at Elms College: 18 credits)

Major Requirements (39 credits)

EDU 100 Introduction to Schooling and Education (3 credits)
PSY 214 Children's Learning and Development (3 credits)
EDU 319 Students with Special Needs (3 credits)
EDU 307 Current Approaches to Reading and Language Arts (3 credits)
EDU 304 Methods of Teaching Mathematics (3 credits)
EDU 308 Beginning Reading and Writing (3 credits)
EDU 311 Writing Workshop (3 credits)
EDU 385 Inquiry-based Science Methods (3 credits)
EDU 436 Social Studies Methods (3 credits)
EDU 360 Seminar in Professional Education (3 credits)
EDU 425A Elementary (1-6) Initial Practicum (9 credits)