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Elementary Education

As an elementary educator you will have a gratifying career providing the youngest of learners a strong educational foundation for lifelong success. Discover your passion for teaching!

Program Information

The bachelor's degree in elementary education program will prepare teacher candidates for a rewarding career teaching kindergarten through 8th-grade students in private or public schools. Our dedicated and passionate faculty provide candidates with the skills, knowledge, and disposition necessary to teach diverse groups of students in basic subject areas in elementary or middle schools. This fully accredited teacher education program includes one semester of student teaching under the guidance and mentorship of cooperating teachers and prepares candidates to take certification exams and earn Idaho Teacher Certification upon successful completion of the program. 

Program Outcomes Include: 

  1. The Teacher Candidate applies evidence-based professional and pedagogical knowledge that supports students’ social, emotional, behavioral and academic development.
  2. The Teacher Candidate has a deep and flexible understanding of content that supports students’ social, emotional, behavioral  and academic development in authentic learning environments.
  3. The Teacher Candidate strategically uses assessment for instructional planning and evidence-based instructional practices to make goal-directed decisions that support students’ social, emotional, behavioral and academic development.  
  4. The Teacher Candidate displays the professional dispositions that support students’ social, emotional, behavioral and academic development

Support, Funding, and Application

Curriculum

B.A. or B.S. in Elementary Education – Standard Certificate Only

B.A. or B.S. in Elementary Education - with Subject Area Endorsement

  • All Elementary Education majors will complete the  for a Bachelor's degree, completing all General Education Objectives, plus any additional elective Objective courses required to bring their total to a minimum of 36 credits.
  • Elementary Education Subject Area Endorsement(s) (select at least one)
    • Biology
    • Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
    • Earth Sciences
    • English
    • English as a Second Language
    • History
    • Mathematics
    • Middle School Science
    • Middle School Social Studies
    • Special Education

 

Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV Process

For Undergraduate Students:
  1.  with Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV 

  2. Materials needed include:  

    • Transcripts or GED

    • Official ACT or SAT scores

    • $50 application fee

      (waived for graduates of Idaho high schools)

For Transfer Students:

Must have a 2.0 or better cumulative GPA in fourteen (14) or more credit hours to apply.

  1. Fill out 
  2. $50 application fee (waived for graduates of Idaho high schools)
  3. Submit final official transcript(s) from each college attended. If currently attending, in-progress transcripts are accepted, but a final official transcript must be sent upon completion of coursework.

ISU Course Catalog

Career Opportunities 

A bachelor's degree in elementary education can lead to careers including:

  • Adapted Elementary Education Teacher
  • Child Advocacy Role
  • Childcare Non-Profit Center
  • Curriculum Development or Director
  • Private School Elementary Teacher
  • Public School Elementary Teacher 
  • Tutor

Job Placement and Salaries 

Because elementary teachers are highly desirable in today’s job market, the job outlook includes: 

  • Average salary (according to the government’s Occupational Outlook Handbook) for a kindergarten or elementary school teacher is $63,670 per year.