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UNC School of Education Relaunches Undergraduate Elementary Education Degree
The program addresses North Carolina's critical teacher shortage by requiring dual licensure in elementary education and special education or ESL, starting fall 2026.
- On Dec. 12, 2025 the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education announced it is relaunching the Bachelor of Arts in Education following approval by the UNC provost's office and the College of Arts and Sciences Administrative Board.
- For over 140 years Carolina's School of Education has served the state, and the program was designed by top researchers and practitioners as a flagship model, Jill V. Hamm said.
- Requiring dual licensure, the program combines elementary education with either special education—general curriculum or English as a second language and equips graduates with data-actionable instructional skills to support exceptional and multilingual learners.
- Current Carolina sophomores or students expected to graduate in the Class of 2028 are eligible to apply; the program's first classes are set for fall 2026, with some references to a January 2026 start.
- Aimed at easing a statewide shortage, the program trains beginning teachers ready to lead from day one while supporting diverse learners and using instructional student data.
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UNC School of Education relaunches undergraduate elementary education degree
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education is relaunching the Bachelor of Arts in Education (B.A.Ed.) in Elementary Education program. The program has been approved by the UNC…
Carolina relaunches undergraduate elementary education degree | UNC-Chapel Hill
With approval from the UNC Office of the Provost and the UNC College of Arts and Sciences administrative board, the UNC School of Education will relaunch the Bachelor of Arts in Education in elementary education program, offering its first classes in fall 2026. The program, which has been developed by top researchers and practitioners and with the diverse needs of North Carolina’s elementary students in mind, will prepare highly effective teache…
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