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Education Department Majors

Elementary Education l Middle Grades Education l Secondary Education l Special Education

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Elementary Education

Requirements for the B.S. degree:

Students who choose to become licensed in elementary education, grades K-6, will major in elementary education. Since the requirements for the program are extensive, those who are interested should discuss the program with an education advisor early in their college career and select courses carefully to meet program and general education requirements.

Elementary Checklist

Middle Grades Education

Requirements for the B.S. degree:

Students who wish to become licensed to teach in grades 6–9 will major in middle grades education. Each person seeking a degree is required to complete two concentrations selected from the following four areas: Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, or Science. Licensure-only and lateral entry teachers are required to complete one concentration.

The requirements for the middle grades program are extensive; interested students should discuss the program with an education advisor as early in their college career as possible. Courses selected to fulfil the general education requirements should be chosen with care to match the requirements of intended concentrations. The pairing of concentrations may require students to complete more than 124 hours for graduation.

Concentrations

Students are required to complete two concentrations to meet the guidelines established for the middle grades programs by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Students are encouraged to work closely with an advisor and plan their programs of study with care noting opportunities to overlap general education requirements and concentration requirements.

Middle Grades Checklist

Special Education

Students who choose to become licensed in special education will major in special education. Since the requirements for the program are extensive, those who are interested should discuss the program with an education advisor early in their college career and select courses carefully to meet program and general education requirements.

Special Education Checklist

Licensure for Secondary Education

Students may be licensed to teach in grades 9–12 in biology, English, history, mathematics, or social science. All students must complete a specific academic major and complete required courses in education to meet licensure requirements. (Checklists identifying requirements are available in the Education Office.)

A minimum of 35 semester hours in education courses including 202, 205, 300, 316, 341, 400, 410, 416, 444, and 448, along with PSY 111, 201 or 202, COM 130, CIS 195 and the completion of the requirements in a subject area are needed for a license in secondary education.

Secondary Biology Checklist

Secondary English Checklist

History-Social Studies Checklist

Secondary Math Checklist

Licensure Only

Licensure-only and lateral entry students should check with the chairperson of the program for specific programs of study. Teacher licensure only programs are approved for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits for those individuals who have earned a degree(s) and who have met the entrance requirements for teacher licensure.

Licensure Only Checklists

The teacher education program is accredited by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.

For More Information:

For more information about the programs in Education at North Carolina Wesleyan, please contact a faculty member. For general information about admission to the College, please contact the Admissions Office.