Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Elementary Education] From University of South Carolina - Upstate

The elementary professional program is three consecutive semesters where ideally, the students take the same classes as all others who are at the same level in the program. This allows students to form a bond and work closely with each other.

Block I and Block II students take five on campus classes plus participate in a clinical where they are placed in local elementary school classrooms for a few hours each one day a week. During the third semester, students are in the classroom five days per week for the entire school day, enabling them to participate in the full teaching experience.

In addition, they meet on campus with an elementary instructor who guides them in completing their required ADEPT portfolio assignments. A unique aspect of the program is the inter-relatedness of all of the coursework. Students have the opportunity to teach lessons they created for classes to their clinical students and use information gained in one class when completing assignments for other classes. For example, students use a variety of assessments learned in their assessment class when creating lessons for their content classes.