Requirements for acceptance into one of the programs are:

• Two-year AA college transfer degree or the 44 hour General Education core credit for a NC Community College or accredited institution.
• 2.75 grade point average
• Successful completion of Praxis I
• WCU faculty review of educational credentials

Programs are offered in cohorts.  The next cohort will begin in Fall 2008 at Isothermal Community College.  A cohort is a group of students who begin taking a series of courses together and continue together until graduation.  It is difficult for a person to join an on-going cohort.  For more information please contact John Hamrick 828-286-3636 Ext.471.

Students who enroll in elementary education are required to complete a second academic area of concentration. This course of study is a eighteen semester hour requirement in an academic discipline. English continues as the most popular second academic area of concentration for distance students. The majority of English second academic area concentration courses are offered by the community colleges and are integrated into the proposed schedule of coursework. WCU will send the additional two required courses to the community college campus.

Individuals with college degrees may enter the program to obtain a second degree in elementary education or licensure for teaching in elementary schools. Students with college degrees are not required to complete the second academic area of concentration requirements.

For further information on elementary education distance learning, visit our website.