Undergraduate Programs
School of Education
Exceptional academic preparation
Francis Marion University’s School of Education offers a wide range of academic programs designed for preparing competent and caring teachers.
Through coursework and field experience, the education curriculum for each program provides multiple opportunities for candidates to obtain the knowledge, skills and dispositions to meet the standards established by:
- The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) – Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Art Education, and all Secondary Education programs are CAEP Accredited.
- The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) – Early Childhood Education Specific
- The South Carolina State Department of Education – All programs listed
The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accredits Francis Marion University’s School of Education. CAEP promotes excellence in educator preparation through quality assurance and continuous improvement.
TEACHSC
Our partner, TeachSC, is a program that provides free support to anyone who’s thinking about becoming a teacher. When you sign up, you get perks like 1-on-1 coaching, up to $100 back in fee reimbursements towards expenses related to applying to our programs (including testing and fingerprints), and a chance to win a regional $1,000 scholarship! Access these resources by signing up here!
Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education
The School of Education offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) pk-3rd grade certification range, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education (ELEM) 2nd – 6th grade certification range.
For more information on one of these programs, please feel free to email!
Secondary Education
Francis Marion University offers four Secondary Education programs. All of which prepares candidates for teaching in public school grades 9-12:
Art Education and Multi-Categorical:Autism Studies
The Art Education program (B.S. Visual Arts) and Multi-Categorical: Autism Studies program (B.S., Multi-Categorical Special Education), both prepare students to teach in Pre-kindergarten through 12th grades.
