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: ENG 2620, MAT 1150A and a Lab Science. The Education Childhood/Early Childhood Related requirement is met because the following Major or Related requirements are taken—MAT 2210 and a second Lab Science course.
Major Requirements (Minimum of 30 Credits)
| MAT 1150A | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| 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 |
| MAT 2210 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MAT 2220 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MAT 4900 | Mathematics Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Complete 7 more MAT Elective credits | 7 |
Complete 7 more MAT Elective credits: Under consultation with advisor
Complete either (3 Credits):
Related Requirements (9-11 Credits)
| CSC 1020 | Computer Applications and CIS | 3 |
| Or | |
| CIS 1030 | Visual Programming | 3 |
| Or | |
| CIS 1120 | Introduction to Web Design and Development | 3 |
| Or | |
| CSC 1200 | Functional Programming I | 3 |
| Or | |
| CIS 2350 | Object-Oriented Programming and Design | 3 |
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| At least 6 credits in lab science | 6 |
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 Related requirement is met for two Math and two Science, because the following Major or Related requirements are taken—MAT 1150A, MAT 2210 and two second Lab Science courses.
Electives (1-3 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