Feb 18, 2025  
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2024-2025 Catalog 
    
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2024-2025 Catalog

Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Literacy Studies


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Chair: Jennifer Whittington3

Faculty:  Irene Aiken1, Kelly Barber-Lester, Chiuchu Melody Chuang, LeaAnna Fernandez, Kelly Ficklin4, Tiffany Locklear, Lisa N. Mitchell2, David Oxendine, Sandra Plata-Potter, Mabel Rivera, Marisa Scott, LaMorris Smith5, Alisha Strickland, Keri Sullivan

1Dean, School of The Grad School
2Associate Dean, School of Education
3Coordinator, Elementary Education Undergraduate Program
4Director, Elementary Education Graduate Program
5Director, Teacher Recruitment and Retention

 

The Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Literacy Studies serves as the core curriculum of all Educator Preparation Programs. Educator Preparation programs in the School of Education prepare committed, collaborative, and competent professional educators who are responsive to equity and diversity; who are knowledgeable, effective, and reflective; and who provide leadership in the classroom, school, and profession. These programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the North Carolina State Board of Education and provide the means for candidates to earn licensure to teach in the state of North Carolina.

At the undergraduate level, the department offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary Education and Special Education and Add-On an Initial Professional License in Preschool.

Graduate Courses

For complete information about programs and courses leading to the Master of Arts in Education (M.A.Ed.) and the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), see The Graduate School  .

Programs

    LicensureMajor

    Courses

      Birth to KindergartenEducationSpecial Topics in EducationElementary EducationReading Education

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