School of Education

Below, click on the academic program and learn about what students will know, be able to do or be able to demonstrate after completing the program.

Student Learning Outcomes

(SLOs)
  • Early Childhood Education BS

    After completing our program, students will:

    • design and implement an effective unit of instruction, and then evaluate and reflect on the impact that instruction had on students.
    • increase cultural awareness and teaching efficacy to build caring communities of learners.
    • demonstrate knowledge of the influence of family and work to actively engage families in their children’s learning.
  • Education Minor

    After completing our program, students will:

    • demonstrate content competence of human development in context of learning or social environments.
    • demonstrate understanding of the roles of race, class, and gender in education. 
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  • Elementary Education BS

    After completing our program, students will:

    • demonstrate a variety of professionalism skills.
    • plan and implement instruction based on knowledge of students, develop critical thinking and problem solving, and actively engage the learner. 
    • demonstrate a proficient knowledge in the academic subject areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
  • Middle Grades Education BS

    After completing our program, students will:

    • write and implement an effective unit of content for a middle school classroom.
    • develop a Philosophy paper and prepare an Adolescent School Organization project. 
    • synthesize a reflection paper on the impact of teaching on student learning and teach to impact student learning.
  • Secondary Education BS

    After completing our program, students will:

    • achieve a score of proficient on all domains of the South Carolina Teaching Standards 4.0 rubric.
    • achieve a score of proficient on all domains of the South Carolina SLO Rubric.
    • earn passing scores on national teacher education certification exams.
  • Special Education BS

    After completing our program, students will:

    • demonstrate special education general content and disability-specific knowledge competencies by successfully passing all required Praxis examinations.
    • demonstrate an understanding of individualization in Special Education by producing an Individualized Education Program that supports research-based instructional strategies.
    • demonstrate the ability to manage a classroom as demonstrated by achieving a minimum score of “meets standard” in all rubric areas on the Classroom Management System assignment.