Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (BS)

Career Outlook

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of elementary school teachers is projected to grow 12 % from 2012 to 2022. This growth is expected due to projected increases in enrollment as well as declines in student–teacher ratios. Teaching is the journey of a lifetime, changing lives one at a time. If you like to work with children and young adults, then you may want to learn more about the Elementary Education program with ULM Online.

Some career fields that Elementary Education majors enter are:

• _Teaching
• _{Library Science}
• _{Curriculum Development}
• _{Teaching Abroad}
• _{Administration}
• _{Daycare Administration}
• _Publishing

Some Employment Opportunities for students who major in Elementary Education are:

• _{City/Parish/County School Districts}
• _{The Department of Education}
• _{Non-profit Organizations}
• _{Public Libraries}
• _{Government Agencies}

Curriculum

This program reflects a carefully planned interaction among five components: general studies (classes common to all undergraduate programs), professional and pedagogical studies (classes in instruction of teaching methods), content studies (classes in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, etc.), Integrative Studies, and clinical and field experiences (student teaching).

To find the curriculum for this degree please view degree plan. 

NOTE: Transfer students must have completed a college-level English and a college-level Mathematics course, designed to fulfill general education requirements, with a grade of "C" or higher in both.

Tuition

Sessions	Fall '19 A	Fall '19 B	Spring '20 A	Spring '20 B	Sum '20 A
beginning date	Aug 19	Oct 14	Jan 13	Mar 12	Jun 1
ending date	Oct 11	Dec 6	Mar 11	May 8	Jun 26

ULM Online is making it easier to calculate your education costs. The rate for students enrolled in an undergrad online degree program is $400.00 per credit hour. The rate for students enrolled in a graduate online degree program is $500.00 per credit hour. This rate includes mandated fees and tuition. No other university fees will be billed with the exception of course and professional program fees where appropriate.

When you register for classes, the course cost will automatically be added to your fee bill. Payments can conveniently be made online once the fee bill posts within 24 hours of registration.

Students enrolled in online math or medical laboratory science courses will be required to schedule two proctored exams during the course in which they are enrolled. Students may incur a fee depending on the proctoring method selected. Please visit our proctoring page to find more information about this process. 

Online sessions, for students enrolled in an undergraduate degree program, run in approximately 8 week blocks throughout the year with the exception of our courses in the summer. Generally the sessions will be as described in the graphic below. See the table above for specific session dates.

Job Skills

• _{Classroom Management Skills}
• _{Lesson Planning Skills}
• _{Problem Solving Skills}
• _{Active Listening Skills}
• _{Written and Oral Communication Skills}
• _{Critical Thinking Skills}
• _{Classroom Instruction Skills}
• _{Interpersonal Skills}
• _{Research Skills}
• _{Time Management Skills}
• _{Conflict Management Skills}