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Today’s elementary classrooms include a wide range of settings, challenges and, most importantly, opportunities — chances for you to foster excellence in all young students regardless of their backgrounds. In the University of Central Missouri’s College of Education, we empower you to develop into a caring, motivational educator as you earn your Elementary Education BSE for grades 1 through 6.

Elementary education online opportunities

To meet the needs of undergraduate students and their busy lives, we do offer some online courses. For instance, some courses outside your blocks are offered online during the summer. You may also be able to complete your senior block of student teaching in St. Louis or Springfield, which makes it possible for many of our students to move back home for a semester.

What you will study

Our instructors bring a wealth of knowledge to the program, as they help you prepare for your elementary teaching career. They have served in a variety of educational roles, including elementary teachers, instructional coaches and school administrators. Our instructors and professors will use their own experiences to help guide you through the Elementary Education degree program, and they will be with you every step of the way in your field placements. Explore some of the undergraduate courses you’ll take while earning your Bachelor of Science in Education for grades 1 through 6.

Curriculum Design and Assessment: Learn how to use formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate student learning and design units of instruction that meet individual learning needs of children.

Classroom Management and Interactions: Build classroom management knowledge and strategies that enhance and enrich teaching and learning.

School, Family and Community Connections: Complete community service hours and gain invaluable experience while connecting with families, students and community members.

School, Family and Community Connections: Complete community service hours and gain invaluable experience while connecting with families, students and community members

What can you do with an Elementary Education degree from UCM?

By pursuing a bachelor’s in Elementary Education degree at the University of Central Missouri, you will gain skills to help you stand out to future employers. Our teaching degree is designed to foster knowledge, putting you on a path to become a UCM educator — a competent, caring, reflective practitioner committed to the premise that all can learn.

Today, many UCM graduates with Elementary Education degrees choose to stay in Missouri to teach. Nearly 80% of College of Education alumni are teaching in Missouri schools, representing UCM in over three out of four of the state’s school districts.

Why UCM Elementary Education majors get hired

With a 99% job placement rate, we know that soon after you earn your teaching degree, you will get the opportunity to enrich students who will one day change our world. School principals have cited the following abilities they appreciate in our graduates who become elementary teachers:

Curriculum and lesson development

Instructional decision-making based on student needs and achievement

Understanding the importance of being dedicated to the profession of educating students

Eagerness to learn and have a strong foundation in key teaching initiatives