May 12, 2025  
Draft - Academic Catalog for 2025-2026 
    
Draft - Academic Catalog for 2025-2026 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Literacy Studies


Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: School of Education

Chair: Jennifer Whittington

Faculty: Irene Aiken1, Lisa N. Mitchell2,  Kelly Barber3, Kelly Ficklin4, LaMorris Smith5, LeaAnna Fernandez6, Sandra Plata-Potter7, Heather Kimberly Dial Sellers8, Melissa Wrenn9, Alisha Strickland, Chiuchu Melody Chuang, Elizabeth Landry, Tiffany Locklear

1Dean, The Graduate School

2Associate Dean, School of Education

3Coordinator, Elementary Education Undergraduate Program

4Director, Elementary Education Graduate Program

5Director, Teacher Recruitment and Retention

6Coordinator, Birth-Kindergarten Education Undergraduate Program

7Director, Birth-Kindergarten Education Graduate Program

8Director, Reading Education Graduate Program

9Joseph B. Oxendine Distinguished Scholar

 

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

      Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: School of Education