Elementary Education

Bachelor’s

Connect your heart for children with your passion for teaching.

100%
In-Person
Learn at our Tigerville Campus and connect with others.
1200+
NGU Education Graduates
The United States. Around the world. Over 1,200 NGU education graduates teach in both public and private schools across the globe.
200+
Years of experience
Our faculty has over 200 combined years of teaching experience in both public and private schools.

Your Teaching Career Starts Here

Impact the next generation and build up elementary students to thrive and get a strong foundation academically and socially as they learn to navigate the world. Our program prepares 2nd to 6th-grade teachers with tools to succeed in the public school setting and complete a semester of student teaching at an elementary school before graduation.

Apart from teaching in an elementary school setting, career paths could include working in elementary-aged children’s ministries or even teaching children abroad. With a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from NGU, you’ll be prepared for a variety of roles that align with your goal of supporting elementary-aged children and preparing them for the future.

Did you know that there is a state certification necessary to teach in South Carolina Public Schools? We offer the South Carolina Elementary Education School Teacher Certificate program, offered 100% online for your convenience after graduation.

Why Choose?

  • Degree Flexibility: Apply your knowledge with different opportunities, from teaching elementary classes in a public school to working in children’s ministries.
  • Real World Experience: Complete an entire semester of student teaching at an elementary school before graduation.
  • Rewarding Career: Find the purpose and meaning that comes with supporting young lives and fostering their growth.

Program Overview

  • Why NGU?

    Become the transformational leader God has called you to be. At NGU, you will learn how to lead others and make a positive impact in your next career.

  • Purpose

    To gain the skills and experience to work with young children. You’ll complete a semester of student teaching to gain real-world experience and have the opportunity to connect with school principals and other local professionals.

Sample Courses

Apr 08
Elementary Education Year 1

Year 1 Sample Courses

  • Introduction to Education
  • Integration of Technology
  • Planning and Assessment
  • Engaging the Biblical Narrative
Apr 08
Elementary Education Year 2

Year 2 Sample Courses

  • PE & Health Methods
  • Foundations of Reading
  • Classroom Management
  • Oral Communications
Apr 08
Elementary Education Year 3

Year 3 Sample Courses

  • Reading and Assessment 1 and 2
  • Teaching Elementary Science
  • Teaching social Studies
  • The Exceptional Learner
Apr 08
Elementary Education Year 4

Year 4 Sample Courses

  • Professional Teaching Expectations
  • Teaching Elementary Math
  • Family and Community Relations
  • Utilizing Technology
  • Directed Student Teaching

Get to Know Our Faculty!
Nancy Caukin, EdD
Associate Dean, College of Education
Melissa Cruver, EdD
Department Chair, Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Andrew S. Hodges, MEd
Program Director, Secondary Education
Gretchen Pruden, MEd
Instructor, Education
Sarah McKinney, MEd
Instructor, Education
W. LaVelle McCray, MEd
Instructor, Education
Linda O. Parker, EdD
Assistant Professor, Education

Have any Questions about the Program?

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Melissa Cruver, EdD

Department Chair, Early Childhood and Elementary Education
864.977.2907 melissa.cruver@ngu.edu

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