Mar 29, 2024  
2023-2024 UMA Catalog 
    
2023-2024 UMA Catalog

Elementary Education, BS


Bachelor’s Degree Requirements


  • Minimum 120 Credit Hours
  • Writing Intensive Course
  • Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.50
  • 30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
  • 9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
  • Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.75

Additional Requirements:


  • Criminal History Record Check
  • Complete application to candidacy

 

Complete one of the following concentrations:


Early Elementary Education (29) Certification Concentration 50 CR:

Internship

Student teaching Courses:

 

Elementary Education (020) Certification Concentration 50 CR

Internship

Student Teaching Courses:

Early Childhood Teacher (081) certification Concentraion 50 CR

Internship

Student Teaching phase

Special Education Teacher Elementary (282) Certification Concentration 50 CR

Internship

Student Teaching Courses:

 

Other Program Requirements (40-41 CR HR):


Complete one of the following Fine Arts electives (3):


Complete one of the following Social Science electives (3):


  • ANT 1xx any 100-level Anthropology course
  • ECO 1xx any 100-level Economics course
  • ECO 201 - Macroeconomics  
  • ECO 202 - Microeconomics  
  • JUS 1xx any 100-level Justice Studies course
  • POS 1xx any 100-level Political Science course
  • PSY 1xx any 100-level Psychology course
  • SOC 1xx any 100-level Sociology course
  • SSC 1xx any 100-level Social Science course

General Electives (9-12 CR HR):


Number of elective credits needed will vary by individual student. The credits are needed to fulfill the total 120 credit hours and upper-level requirements.

  • Complete 9-12 credits of any 100-level or higher electives

General Education:


It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen.  To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy.  The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements.  To learn more, visit  www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/