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 State Regents for Higher Education require a diversified program in the liberal arts and sciences for elementary education students. 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.