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 1110*
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 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 (30 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, 4610 may substitute with permission of the chairperson.
BIO electives (3-4) Credits, from one (1) of the following BIO 3000-level courses: (3 Credits)
Science Electives - (Recommended CHE 1120 and GEO 2000) (0 Credits)
Related Requirements (9 Credits)
| ESC 1250 | Planet Earth | 3 |
| MAT 1150A | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 2090 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers from an Advanced Standpoint - Number Sense and Operations | 3 |
Education - Childhood/Special Education Major Requirements (40 total Credits)
Sophomore or Junior Year (16 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 3310 | Assessment: Uncovering the Abilities of Students with Disabilities in the School Setting | 3 |
| EDU 3350 | Students with Disabilities in the School Setting: Characteristics and Educational Needs for the Classroom Teacher | 3 |
| 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
Fall of Senior Year (15 Credits)
| 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 (Formerly EDU 351) | 3 |
| EDU 3570 | Field Experience in a School Setting-Childhood/Special Education Program | 0 |
Spring of Senior Year (9 Credits)
| EDU 4820 | Childhood/Special Education Student Teaching | 8 |
| EDU 4900 | Student Teaching Seminar-All Certification Programs | 1 |
Education Childhood/Special Education Related Requirements (3 Credits)
The Education Childhood/Special Education General Education requirement is adjusted because the following Major or Related requirements are met by—BIO 1270 and MAT 2090.
Electives (3 Credits)
The Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) requirement for a B.S. degree is met. FST 1000 counts towards required Electives.
(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