Education Pathway (Early Childhood & Elementary)

Degree Type : General Studies

Program Location:  All locations except for Brookley Field

Length:  Four Semesters

The Education pathway is designed for students who plan to transfer and major in early childhood, elementary, special education, media services or school librarianship.

Semester-by-Semester Pathway/Alabama Transfers Guide

A semester-by-semester pathway is provided as a guide for course selection. Students should consult their Degree Works degree plan and complete an Alabama Transfers transfer guide to ensure that they take the appropriate courses for their major at their selected four-year institution. Click here for a link to the Alabama Transfers site. Students are also encouraged to contact their advisor for assistance regarding courses to be completed.

Considerations for State Certification Testing

Upon completion of a Bachelor's degree program at any Alabama university, prospective elementary and early childhood teachers must earn satisfactory scores on exams required for certification by the Alabama State Department of Education. More information about those exams are available on the ALSDE website at http://www.alsde.edu. To prepare for the required CORE and Praxis Exams, students should consider the following course selections:

1. Full History Sequence: HIS 201 and HIS 202.
2. Social Science Electives: POL 211 and GEO 100.
3. Mathematics Electives: MTH 231 and MTH 232.