SIUC Bachelor's Degree in elementary education

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Informational Meeting at SWIC-Red Bud Campus Monday, November 1, 2010

An informational meeting by Southern Illinois University Carbondale for individuals interested in the bachelor's degree in Elementary Education will be hosted by SWIC-Red Bud Campus on Monday, November 1, 2010, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Auditorium.

Faculty and representatives of the Elementary Education program at SIUC will be present to describe the courses to be delivered on-site at SWIC-Red Bud during the academic year 2011-2012. The plans for the evening and Saturday off-campus delivery of SIUC courses at SWIC-Red Bud Campus and the procedures for application to SIUC will be explained.

Local students currently taking SIUC Elementary Education courses at SWIC-Red Bud Campus will talk with prospective students. Academic advisement representatives from SIUC for Elementary Education will be available to meet individually with potential students. Representatives from SWIC-Red Bud Campus will also speak at the meeting.

SIUC presently has two Cohorts of students working toward a degree in Elementary Education at the SWIC-Red Bud Campus. This informational meeting is to recruit a third Cohort of Elementary Education students currently being formed to begin in August 2011.

Provisions to accommodate public school paraprofessionals to attend classes while working will be explained. Prospective students, parents and interested individuals are invited to attend the meeting without obligation or expense.