Requirements
General Education Requirements (35 Credits)
Acceptable courses listed under General Education Requirements.
Arts and Fine Arts (6 Credits) Two out of three disciplines: ART History, MUS History or COM Speech Communication
English Composition (3 Credits) ENG 1110*
Literature (3 Credits)
History (3 Credits)
Political Science (3 Credits)
Psychology (3 Credits) PSY 2040 or PSY 2060
Philosophy (3 Credits)
Theology and Religious Studies (3 Credits)
Ethics (3 Credits)
Physical Education (1 Credit)
Core Course (4 Credits)
*ENG 1200 required for grades lower than a “B” in ENG 1100.
NOTE: The General Education requirement is 44, and has been adjusted to 35, because the following Major or Related requirements will also satisfy the General Education requirements: MAT 1150A, a Lab Science course and Languages taken for the TESOL Related requirements. The Education 5 Year Adolescence/TESOL Related two Math and two Science requirements are met by the Major and Related requirements are taken: MAT 2210 and a second Lab Science course.
Major Requirements (Minimum of 39 Credits)
Complete 6 elective credits within major under consultation with advisor (6 Credits)
MAT 3240 is highly recommended as one of the electives
Related Requirements (9-11 Credits)
| CIS 1030 | Visual Programming | 3 |
| | Or | |
| CSC 1200 | Functional Programming I | 3 |
| | Or | |
| CIS 2350 | Object-Oriented Programming and Design | 3 |
| | | |
| | At least 6 credits in lab science | 6 |
At least 6 credits in lab science: preferably including PHY 2700
Education - 5 Year Adolescence/TESOL Major Requirements (49 total EDU credits)
Sophomore or Junior Year (10 Credits)
| EDU 3000 | Eportfolio | 0 |
| EDU 3290 | Strategies for All Learners in the Diverse Classroom | 3 |
| EDU 3300 | Field Experience in a School Setting | 0 |
| EDU 3600 | Foundations of Education for Regular and Special Education Teachers | 3 |
| EDU 3610 | Law and Professionalism in Inclusive Settings | 1 |
| EDU 3650 | Critical Examination of Issues in Education | 3 |
EDU 3300: pre- or co-requisite to first EDU course
Spring of Junior Year (3 Credits)
| EDU 5254 | Structure and Application of American English | 3 |
Fall of Senior Year (12 Credits)
| EDU 5240 | Diverse Abilities and Needs of Students in Inclusive Classrooms Birth-Grade 2, Childhood 1-6 and Adolescence 7-12 | 3 |
| EDU 5252 | Introduction to Linguistics for TESOL and Bilingual Professionals | 3 |
| EDU 5253 | Second Language Acquisition, TESOL and Bilingual Education: Theory and Practice | 3 |
Methodology Content Course
| EDU 3140 | Methods and Techniques of Teaching Mathematics for Adolescent Students | 3 |
Spring of Senior Year (12 Credits)
| EDU 5061 | Adolescent Reading, Writing and Communicating in the Content Areas for Inclusive Classrooms of Diverse Learners | 6 |
| EDU 5130 | Meeting the Needs of Culturally Diverse Students in Inclusive Classrooms in Birth-Grade 2, Childhood 1-6 and Adolescence 7-12 | 3 |
| EDU 5255 | Interdisciplinary Teaching Methods and English Language Arts for PK-12 Bilingual and English Language Learners | 3 |
Fall of 5th Year (6 Credits)
| EDU 5256 | PK-12 Bilingual and TESOL Teaching Practices and Assessment in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDU 5490 | Pre-Student Teaching Adolescent Field Experiences in Inclusive Classrooms (60 Hrs, 6 Seminars) | 0 |
| EDU 5485 | Pre-Student Teaching TESOL PK-12 (Five Year Program) (30 Hrs, 6 Seminars) | 0 |
| EDU 5643 | Thesis and Capstone Proposal Development for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages | 3 |
Spring of 5th Year (6 Credits)
| EDU 5512 | Student Teaching Seminar-Childhood (Grades 1-6) (Five Year TESOL Program) | 0 |
| EDU 5550 | TESOL Student Teaching PK-12 | 3 |
| EDU 5582 | Student Teaching Adolescence (Grades 7-9 and 10-12) (Five Year Program) | 3 |
Education - 5 Year Adolescence/TESOL Related Requirements (12 Credits)
The 5 Year Adolescence/TESOL Related two Math and two Science requirements are met by the Major and Related requirements that are taken: MAT 1150A and MAT 2210, and also two Lab Science courses. The TESOL Languages requirements will satisfy the General Education Languages requirement.
Electives (0-1 Credits)
The Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) requirement for a B.A. degree is met. FST 1000 counts towards required Electives. No Electives are required if FST is waived. Total for degree credits vary due to Related Requirements variations.
(Adjust Electives needed for having a Minor(s), Remedials, ESL, Honors Programs, PED/FST waivers as needed, under consultation with advisor.)
Total Credit Hours: 144-146