{"id":59,"date":"2024-11-18T13:44:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T13:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/elementary-education\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2025-12-09T19:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:23:20","slug":"bachelors-of-art-in-elementary-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/elementary-education\/prospective-students\/bachelors-of-art-in-elementary-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelors of Art in Elementary Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/elementary-education\/files\/2025\/01\/PKYonge-52.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;42%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;500px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;38px||38px||true|&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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