Elementary Education, B.A.

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the undergraduate program education will be able to:

• Demonstrate mastery of the central concepts and tools of inquiry of their discipline(s).
• Plan research-based instruction that advances the learning of each student.
• Utilize research-based pedagogy that advances the learning of each student.
• Design curriculum based on state and national standards.
• Demonstrate mastery of the assessment cycle as a component of teaching.
• Demonstrate understanding of the processes of human development and learning.
• Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development. 
• Promote the success of each student based on a demonstrated understanding of the socio-cultural, historical, and institutional contexts of education.

Regulations of the Oklahoma Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability require a diversified program in the liberal arts and sciences for elementary education students. State law requires that candidates for certification in elementary education must complete 48 semester hours with 12 hours in four areas: 1) language arts, 2) social studies, 3) mathematics; and 4) science. The courses may not be methods courses. According to the Commission’s regulations, courses satisfying this requirement may be included in the general education program, the major, a minor, or any combination.