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Elementary Education, BS

Prepare to teach in an elementary school, developing the skills and knowledge of a highly effective teacher. This program integrates liberal arts study, education theory and practice, and extensive fieldwork, including a full semester of supervised classroom teaching. Students receive guidance from faculty advisers, ensuring excellent support.

Dual Majors

Students in the Elementary Education program are dual majors and select from one of twelve approved content areas for the second major, including African American studies, art, biology, English, history, integrative STEM education, mathematics, music, psychology, sociology, Spanish, and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.

Certification

Qualify for New Jersey certification in grades K–6.

Course Sequences

Suggested First-Year Sequences for Elementary Education

Undergraduate Bulletin

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