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Bachelor of Elementary
Education (BAEE)
A student interested in undergraduate
elementary teacher preparation may obtain either a
B.A. in Elementary Education (BAEE) with elementary
teacher certification or an Elementary Teacher Certification
Only. At this time, the entire program is available
at KPC’s Kenai River Campus either on campus
or through distance delivery.
The BAEE is a professional degree.
Unique features of the program include a strong liberal
studies emphasis, integration of educational technology,
and a year-long internship that follows the local
school district’s calendar rather than the Kenai
River Campus calendar. Students are encouraged to
take ED A101, Introduction to Education (3 credits),
to learn more about the profession before declaring
the major. Admission to the program occurs in two
stages (see below) and admission to the internship
is competitive. Criteria considered for admission
to the internship include academic achievement, written
and oral communication skills, and community involvement.
The deadline for internship placement consideration
for the following semester is February 20.
Practica, internships, and other
field placements are made only in cooperation with
participating school districts. The school districts
that work in cooperation with the College of Education
reserve the right to request additional information
and/or preparation from university students, per the
district’s established policies and practices.
Cooperating districts also determine the number of
available spaces and placements for university students.
Placements may become competitive if the number of
applicants exceeds the number of spaces. Districts
also reserve the right to refuse or terminate students
who do not meet an acceptable standard of performance.
Thus, while the University makes every effort to find
appropriate field placements for students, admittance
to a degree/certificate/endorsement program does not
guarantee acceptance by cooperating school districts.
BACHELOR
OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION PROGRAM BROCHURE
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