General Education Required and/or Highly Recommended Courses–Childhood Programs

 

Requirement

The following are required and/or highly recommended courses to help Childhood Education 1–6 teacher candidates meet General Education requirements, provide a strong content background for teaching in the classroom and for passing the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations:

Art History courses only (3 Credits Required) Take highly recommended

ART 1350History of Western Art I: Prehistoric to Renaissance

3

ART 1360History of Western Art II: Renaissance to Modernism

3

Core (4 Credits Required)

COR

4

English Composition (3 Credits Required)

ENG 1100:

  • Required with a grade of “B’’ or better
  • Transfer students without a transfer "B" in ENG 1100 must take ENG 1200 for "B" or better.

 

Ethics (3 Credits Required)

ETH

History/Political Science (6 Credits Each Required) Take highly recommended

HIS 1010Western Civilization I

3

HIS 1020Western Civilization II

3

HIS 1110American Civilization I

3

HIS 1120American Civilization II

3

POL 1000Fundamentals of Government

3

POL 1010American National Government

3

SOC 1010Introductory Sociology

3

SOC 1520Sociology of the Family

3

SOC 1660Social Psychology

3

POL 1000: NOT for History majors

Literature (3 Credits Required)

 
ENG 2620Children's Literature

3

 

Mathematics (6 Credits Required)

MAT 2090Mathematics for Elementary Education - Number Sense and Operations

3

MAT 2100Mathematics for Elementary Education - Algebra, Geometry and Probability and Statistics

3

MAT 1150A is required for Biology and Psychology majors. Then they will take one of the courses listed above.

Languages (12 Credits Required)

A minimum grade of "C" required.

Courses are taken based upon placement. (ESL credits do not apply for TESOL.

Highly recommended:

SPA 2010Intermediate Spanish I

3

ESL (English as a second language) courses are not applicable to the Modern Language requirements for TESOL students for teaching certification.

Music History courses only (3 Credits Required) Take highly recommended

MUS 1050Achieving a Musical Insight

3

Philosophy (3 Credits Required) Take highly recommended

PHI 2600Philosophy of Education

3

Physical Education (1 Credit Required)

PED

1

Psychology (3 Credits Required)

PSY 2040 is recommended.

PSY 2040Developmental Psychology

3

PSY 2050Child Development I: Prenatal Through Middle Childhood

3

Science: Biology/Chemistry/Environmental Science/Physics (6 Credits of Science Required)

Biology programs will take more than two Science courses for the major. Mathematics programs must take two Science courses as Mathematics Related Requirements. Highly recommended:

CHE 1030Chemistry in Today's World

3

Theology and Religious Studies (3 Credits Required)

TRS