The program of study for the Birth-Kindergarten Education minor consists of a minimum of 21 semester hours. This program does not qualify the student for initial teacher licensure in North Carolina. Hours completed, however, may be used to satisfy requirements in an approved program. Consult your advisor.
Required courses for the minor to be taken in the following order:
This new track represents an articulation agreement between Piedmont International University (PIU) and Winston-Salem State University (WSSU). This articulation agreement will allow students from PIU to seamlessly transfer into the Elementary Education program.
While at PIU, students are required to take the following courses:
Credit
Hours
ED 201 Foundations of Education
3
ED 203 Diverse Learner
3
ED 302 Human Growth and Development
3
ED 303 Educational Assessments
3
ED 305 Educational Technology
3
ED 304 Methods & Materials of Elementary PE & Health