Requirements
General Education Requirements (35 Credits)
Acceptable courses listed under General Education Requirements.
Art, Music History or Theatre Arts (3 Credits)
COM 2100 (3 Credits)
English Composition (3 Credits) ENG 1100*
Languages (3 Credits)
History, Political Science, Sociology (6 Credits in Total)
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 or Related requirements will also satisfy the General Education requirement: BIO 1260 and MAT 1150A. The Literature requirement is satisfied by the Education Related requirement of ENG 2620.
Major Requirements (29-30 Credits)
BIO electives (3-4) Credits, from BIO 3000-level courses (3 Credits)
Additional four (4) Credits in BIO 2000/BIO 3000-level† courses (Select from Course Descriptions Section) 4 Credits)
†For one BIO 2000/3000-level elective: BIO 4600 may substitute with permission of the chairperson.
Related Requirements (9 Credits)
| ENV 1010 | Introduction to Environmental Issues | 3 |
| MAT 1150A | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
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| MAT 2090 | Mathematics for Elementary Education - Number Sense and Operations | 3 |
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| MAT 2100 | Mathematics for Elementary Education - Algebra, Geometry and Probability and Statistics | 3 |
Education 5 Year Childhood Students with Disabilities (SWD-All Grades)- Major Requirements (55 Credits)
EDU courses are taken during the second, third, fourth and fifth 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 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 5130 | Meeting the Needs of Culturally Diverse Students in Inclusive Classrooms in Birth-Grade 2, Childhood 1-6 and Adolescence 7-12 | 3 |
| EDU 5240 | Diverse Abilities and Needs of Students in Inclusive Classrooms Birth-Grade 2, Childhood 1-6 and Adolescence 7-12 | 3 |
| EDU 5275 | Characteristics of Students with Disabilities, Including Developmental Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder | 3 |
| EDU 5276 | Assessment, Diagnosis and Evaluation of Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| EDU 5282 | Curriculum, Content, Practices, and Environmental Issues for Teaching Students with Disabilities, PreK-12 | 3 |
| EDU 5283 | Strategies, Methods, & Environments for Teaching Students with Disabilities PreK-12 | 3 |
| EDU 5479 | Pre-Student Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms | 0 |
| EDU 5505 | Student Teaching Seminar Part 1 Baccalaureate/Master Degrees | 0 |
| EDU 5506 | Student Teaching Seminar Part 2 Baccalaureate/Master Degrees | 0 |
| EDU 5596 | Student Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms Part 1 Baccalaureate/Master Degrees | 3 |
| EDU 5597 | Student Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms Part 2 Baccalaureate/Master Degrees | 3 |
| EDU 5645 | Research in Education | 3 |
Take one EDU Elective course (3 Credits)
EDU 5140, EDU 5210, EDU 5220, EDU 5230, any course between EDU 5350 and, EDU 5393
Education Childhood/Students with Disabilities (SWD-All Grades) Literature Requirement (3 Credits)
This course also satisfies the General Education Literature requirement.
Electives (0-1 Credits)
The Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) requirement for a B.S. degree is met. FST 1000 counts towards required Electives. No Electives are required if FST is waived.
(Adjust Electives needed for having a Minor(s), Remedials, ESL, Honors Programs, PED/FST waivers as needed, under consultation with advisor.)
Total Credit Hours: 131-132