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Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 
    
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4-Year Plan

Elementary Education, B.S.E.



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Refer to the link for Progression within the Education Program  and for Arkansas Licensure . 

Student Learning Outcomes

The Department of Teacher Education, in keeping with the overall goals of the university, expects graduates to demonstrate the following broad learner outcomes:

  1. Candidates will apply principles of learner development and learning differences to create safe, supportive learning environments in order to work effectively with diverse families in P-12 schools.
  2. Candidates will apply knowledge of content to developing equitable and inclusive learning experiences. 
  3. Candidates will apply InTASC standards to assessments, plans for instruction and instructional strategies to provide equitable and inclusive learning for P-12 students. 
  4. Candidates will apply knowledge of professional responsibility to engage in professional learning, act ethically and work effectively with P-12 students. 

Note: John Brown University candidates wishing to take professional education and major field courses off campus or through correspondence must obtain, in advance, written permission from the department chair and the Registrar’s Office.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.E.) degree with major in Elementary Education

University Core Curriculum - 33 hours


Program requirements satisfy 15 of the 48 hours in the Core Curriculum.

  • The six hours of the Natural Science elective area, including the lab requirement, are satisfied by GSC 1043  and GSC 1053.  
  • Six hours of the Social and Behavioral Sciences elective area are satisfied by ED 2143  and POL 1013 .
  • Three hours of the Arts and Humanities elective area are satisfied by one of the following: HST 2113 HST 2123 

  

Professional Education - 82 hours


This program prepares students for a K-6 Elementary Education teaching license through the state of Arkansas.

Minor field, area of interest, or electives as necessary to complete minimum total hours


Minimum total semester hours - 120


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