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Elementary Education (Liberal Studies, B.A.)
Find your Future at Cal Poly Humboldt, which continues its commitment to fostering the educators of tomorrow. Experience teaching in local k-12 schools is a hallmark of our undergraduate, graduate, and credential programs, which are led by faculty who are dedicated to teaching and mentoring students.
In this program, you will earn either a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Elementary Education OR a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Elementary Education with a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential.
Why this Program
Classroom Immersion
Being able to apply what you learn in the classroom to a school classroom is a hallmark of a Humboldt LSEE degree.
Social Responsibility
Addressing the array of backgrounds, needs, and abilities of today’s youth, our program is built on a foundation of equity and social justice.
Close-knit Community
Start and end the program with the same group of students. That means seeing familiar faces, and building a sense of belonging and community in your LSEE cohort and beyond.
Program Concentrations
This concentration is designed for students who wish to earn a bachelor’s degree only or who have not met the Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) credential admission requirements.
The Liberal Studies Elementary Education ITEP concentration allows students to complete a Bachelor of Arts Degree Liberal Studies and a Preliminary Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential in four years.
Did you know
Addressing the array of backgrounds, needs, and abilities of today’s youth, our program is built on a foundation of equity and social justice.
Here, we are encouraged to take chances, think critically, becoming bolder as a result and readying us for future ambitions.
Passion and creativity enhance our community and fuel careers of meaning
Careers
You can convey information clearly, present and speak in public, think critically, ask probing questions, and engage learners in a meaningful, equitable way. Your Education degree will help you develop the knowledge and skills that are critical for your next step in life and transferable to any number of careers in or related to the field of education.
- Elementary School Educator
- Adolescent Activity Specialist
- After School Program Leader
- Child Abuse Prevention Worker
- Child Advocate
- Child Care Consultant
- Curriculum Specialist
- Family or Child Advocate
- Family Resource Specialist
- Teachers Aid