ELE - Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education

For the candidates interested in a career as a professional educator working with students, few careers offer more challenging and rewarding opportunities than teaching at the elementary school level. Nurturing the learning of elementary and middle school students serves the students, their parents, the community, and our nation. Elementary teachers need a thorough preparation of both pedagogy and classroom experience in order to have such a profound influence on student lives and learning.

The program at the University of Providence prepares prospective elementary and middle school teachers for successful teaching at grade levels K-8 by providing thorough and balanced training in both teaching methods and content knowledge. Throughout the program, students will also be educated about trauma in the classroom and restorative practices.

Course requirements may change without prior notice to students due to PEPPS rules in the MT Administration Rules of Chapter 58. A Praxis test may be required for some majors and minors at the request of the Office of Public Instruction for licensure. A GPA of 3.0 with no grade below a C must be maintained at all times in the education majors and minors.

Due to rapid changes in this field of study, equivalent coursework forEDU 244 INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EDU 260 MULTICULTURAL AND AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION, and EDU 315 CURRICULUM DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING should be less than 4 years old when students enter the program. Equivalent courses taken more than 4 years prior will be considered only by petition.