Students intending to apply to the programme leading to a Bachelor of Education degree in elementary education must have successfully completed a B.A. in Educational Studies. This first degree prepares the student to teach the broad range of subjects that comprise elementary school curricula.

The compulsory courses in Education are:

EDU 116 Introduction to Professional Practice
EDU 201 Orientation to Teaching
EDU 211 Introduction to Young Adult Literature and Other Texts
EDU 216 Reflective Practicum
EDU 301 Educational Psychology
EDU 302 Philosophy of Education
EDU 305 Multicultural Education
EDU 309 Effective Teaching Methods
EDU 310 K-3 Curriculum
EDU 322 Integrating Technologies in the Classroom
EDU 421 Methods in the Teaching of Language Arts I
EDU 422 Methods in the Teaching of Elementary Mathematics I
EDU 425 Methods in the Teaching of Arts, Drama, Music, Dance

The compulsory courses in other disciplines are:

ENG 210 Children's Literature
MAT 100 Excursions in Modern Mathematics
GEO 126 Human Geography
HIS 109 Civilizations of the Americas
PHY 113 Introduction to Astronomy
PSY 237 Child Psychology II
PSY 285 Psychology of Reading and Reading Disability
PSY 290 Developmental Psychology of Adolescence
BIO/BIL 193 Introductory Biology for Education Students

Two of:

REL 100 Introduction to Religion
MUS 110 The Art of Listening I
MUS 130 Materials of Music I
FIN 181 Painting I
DRA 102 Introduction to Theatre