Program Overview

The B.S. in Elementary Education is designed to prepare candidates with the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions necessary to effectively meet the needs of all students in a variety of settings. It leads to certification for pre-kindergarten to grade five in Georgia. The cross-disciplinary nature of the program's course requirements, with special emphasis on content studies in mathematics and reading, corresponds to the broad and integrated nature of teaching in the elementary grades and the fundamental importance of developing the reading and mathematical skills of young learners. The program provides candidates with an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices and an awareness of and sensitivity to a variety of cultures and individual differences among young learners.

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Program Course Requirements

This program recommends the Statistics Pathway with students taking the following courses in the General Education Core IMPACTS: MATH 1401 in Mathematics & Quantitative Skills, and DATA 1501 in Applied Math.

Core Field of Study (18 Credit Hours)

Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in these courses.

  • ECE 2270: Child Development and Families
  • EDUC 2120: Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts
  • EDUC 2130: Exploring Teaching & Learning
  • MATH 2008: Foundations of Numbers and Operations
  • ISCI 2001: Life and Earth Science
  • ISCI 2002: Physical Science

Major Requirements (60 Credit Hours)

Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in these courses.

Required Courses (29 Credit Hours)

  • HPE 3670: Early Childhood Health and Physical Education for the Classroom Teacher
  • MAED 3316: Rational Numbers and Proportional Reasoning for Elementary Teachers
  • MAED 3317: Geometry and Measurement for Elementary Teachers
  • ECE 3305: Classroom Assessment for Elementary Teachers
  • ECE 3313: Preschool Curriculum and Assessment
  • ECE 3320: Literacy Assessment and Instruction in P-2
  • ECE 3330: Literacy Assessment and Instruction in 3-5
  • ECE 3360: Reading, Process Writing, and Language Arts, P-5
  • ITEC 3100: Improving Learning with Technology in Elementary Classrooms
  • INED 3304: Education of Exceptional Students  (This course requires a minimum grade of “B”) 

Professional Education (P-5) Requirements (31 Credit Hours)

  • ECE 4402: Teaching Science in Early Childhood Education
  • ECE 4403: Teaching Social Studies in Early Childhood Education
  • ECE 4408: Teaching Mathematics in Grades P-2
  • ECE 4409: Teaching Mathematics in Grades 3-5
  • ECE 4410: Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
  • ECE 4650: Yearlong Clinical Experience I (P-5)
  • ECE 4660: Yearlong Clinical Experience II (P-5)
  • EDUC 4610: Introduction to the Yearlong Clinical Experience
  • ECE 4465: Elementary Classroom Management and Learning Environments

Program Total (120 Credit Hours)

Admission Requirements and Deadlines

Please refer to the admissions requirements and deadlines found in Kennesaw State University’s Admissions Requirements

Contact Us

For more information about the Elementary Education (P-5) program, please call 470.578.6121.

For more information on undergraduate admissions, please call 770.423.6300 or email KSUAdmit@kennesaw.edu.

For more information on advisement in undergraduate education programs, please call Bagwell Advising and Student Success Center at 470.578.6105 or email BCOE_Advising@kennesaw.edu.