Choosing the Program that Best Meets Your Needs
Whether you want a traditional in-person learning experience at our Mankato campus, or if you want to take your courses from anywhere that is convenient for you, have daytime jobs, family or other life responsibilities, we offer the right program that meets your needs.
Top 5 Reasons to Join
Top 5 Reasons to Join the B.S. Elementary Education Online
- Take your classes online in the evenings and some Saturdays from the comfort of your home
- You will have expert faculty teaching synchronously in a virtual classroom
- You will learn within a cohort that offers mutual support from other students who share similar needs, fostering a network of personal connections throughout the program
- Your field experience will be set in schools close to your home or even at the school where you work as a paraprofessional, with the support of mentor teachers and onsite supervisors
- You will only take two courses for eight weeks, allowing you to focus on manageable course work, completing asynchronous assignments with the flexibility of accommodating to your life and work schedules
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Top 5 Reasons to Join the B.S. Elementary Education In-person
- Take your classes at the Mankato campus allowing you to experience the many opportunities campus life offers
- You will have expert faculty teaching in an in-person classroom setting
- You will learn within a cohort fostering a network of personal connections throughout the program
- Your field experiences will be set at different schools and grade levels each semester so you can experience teaching a broad range of diverse students of different age groups with the support of mentor teachers and onsite supervisors
- You will take four courses throughout a 16 week semester
