Elementary Education (Grades K-8) Major

Completion of all program requirements will lead to eligibility for the Bachelor of Science degree in Education. To qualify for the Bachelor of Arts in Education, students must also complete two courses in the same foreign language.

Elementary Education students must earn a grade of C or better in each UNLV and transfer course that applies to the Elementary Education program. This includes university core as well as education course work.

All elementary professional teacher education courses for initial licensure (including MATH 122 and MATH 123) must have been completed no more than five years prior to admission to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Student Teaching in Elementary Education Program:

Approval for a student teaching placement is contingent upon:

1. Admission to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
2. Completion of all program of study course requirements except EDEL 405 and EDEL 481, 483 or 485 with a grade point average of 2.75 or higher and no grade below C.
3. Filing of a completed Curriculum and Instruction student teaching application by the announced deadline.
4. Recommendation of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

Student teaching is a full-time, full-semester experience in an elementary classroom. It involves a mandatory, on-campus orientation; observation and supervised teaching during which the student gradually assumes classroom teaching responsibilities; regularly scheduled observations and evaluations by the classroom teacher who serves as a pre-service mentor teacher and by the assigned university site facilitator; and weekly student teaching seminar sessions or EDEL 405. Because student teaching is a full-time responsibility, outside employment during that time is strongly discouraged, and the student may enroll in no courses other than EDEL 405 and EDEL 481, 483, or 485 without department approval.