Requirements
General Education Requirements (35 Credits)
Acceptable courses listed under General Education Requirements.
Art or Music History (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