Requirements
General Education Requirements (35 Credits)
Acceptable courses listed under General Education Requirements.
Art History (3 Credits)
Music History (3 Credits)
English Composition (3 Credits) ENG 1100*
Languages (3 Credits)
History (3 Credits)
Political Science (3 Credits)
Psychology (3 Credits) PSY 2040 or PSY 2050
Philosophy (3 Credits)
Theology/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 and Related requirements will also satisfy the General Education and Childhood/Early Childhood General Education requirements: MAT 1150A. The following Childhood/Early Childhood Related requirements will also satisfy the General Education requirement: ENG 2620, one Math and two Science.
Major Requirements (28 Credits)
Complete either SOC 1010 or SOC 2900H (3 Credits)
Complete either SOC 3010 or SOC 3020 (3 Credits)
SOC 3010 | Foundations of Sociological Thought | 3 |
| Or | |
SOC 3020 | Contemporary Social Thought | 3 |
Complete 3 credits from the following courses (3 Credits)
Complete 3 credits from the following courses (3 Credits)
Related Requirements (3 Credits)
Education Childhood/Early Childhood Major Requirements (40 Credits)
EDU courses are taken during the second, third and fourth years.
EDU 1000 | Eportfolio | 0 |
EDU 2290 | Strategies for All Learners in the Diverse Classroom | 3 |
EDU 2300 | Field Experience in a School Setting | 0 |
EDU 2360 | Curriculum and Methodology in Early Childhood Education, Birth-Grade 2 | 3 |
EDU 2520 | Teaching Diverse Learners | 3 |
EDU 2600 | Foundations of Education for Regular and Special Education Teachers | 3 |
EDU 2610 | Law and Professionalism in Inclusive Settings | 1 |
EDU 2650 | Critical Examination of Issues in Education | 3 |
EDU 3380 | Literacy in the Content Areas for Childhood Teachers | 6 |
EDU 3410 | Mathematics in the Diverse Classroom Birth-Grade 2/Childhood 1-6 | 3 |
EDU 3460 | Science in the Diverse Classroom Birth-Grade 2/Childhood 1-6/Adolescent 7-12 | 3 |
EDU 3510 | Social Studies in the Diverse Classroom Birth-Grade 2/Childhood 1-6 | 3 |
EDU 3550 | Pre-Student Teaching in a School Setting-Childhood/EC Program | 0 |
EDU 4810 | Childhood 1-6/Early Childhood Birth-2 Student Teaching | 8 |
EDU 4900 | Student Teaching Seminar-All Certification Programs | 1 |
EDU 2300: pre- or co-requisite to first EDU course
Education Childhood/Early Childhood Literature Requirement (3 Credits)
This course also satisfies the General Education Literature requirements.
Education Childhood/Early Childhood Math Requirement (3 Credits)
These courses also satisfy the General Education Math requirement.
Complete either MAT course:
MAT 2090 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers from an Advanced Standpoint - Number Sense and Operations | 3 |
MAT 2100 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers from an Advanced Standpoint - Algebra, Geometry and Probability and Statistics | 3 |
Education Childhood/Early Childhood Science Requirement (6 Credits)
Two Science courses (6 credits)
The courses also satisfy the General Education Science requirement.
Electives (2 Credits)
Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for a B.S. degree is met. FST 1000 counts as towards Electives Requirement.
(Adjust Electives needed for having a Minor(s), Remedials, ESL, Honors Programs, PED/FST waivers as needed, under consultation with advisor.)
Total Credit Hours: 120