Requirements
General Education Requirements (32 Credits)
Acceptable courses listed under General Education Requirements.
Art History (3 Credits)
Music History (3 Credits)
English Composition (3 Credits) ENG 1110*
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 32, 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. The Language requirement is satisfied by Education Related Language requirements.
Major Requirements (30 Credits)
Additional four (4) Credits in BIO 2000/BIO 3000-level† courses (4 Credits)
(Select from Course Descriptions Section)
†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: (4 Credits)
Science Electives (0 Credits)
(Recommended CHE 1120 and GEO 2000)
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 - 5 Year Childhood/TESOL Major Requirements (55 total EDU Credits)
Sophomore, Junior, Senior & 5th 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 5252 | Introduction to Linguistics for TESOL and Bilingual Professionals | 3 |
| EDU 5253 | Second Language Acquisition, TESOL and Bilingual Education: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| EDU 5254 | Structure and Application of American English | 3 |
| EDU 5255 | Interdisciplinary Teaching Methods and English Language Arts for PK-12 Bilingual and English Learners | 3 |
| EDU 5256 | PK-12 Bilingual and TESOL Teaching Practices and Assessment in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDU 5480 | Pre-Student Teaching Childhood Field Experiences in Inclusive Classrooms | 0 |
| EDU 5485 | Pre-Student Teaching TESOL PK-12 (Five Year Program) (30 Hrs, 6 Seminars) | 0 |
| EDU 5512 | Student Teaching Seminar-Childhood (Grades 1-6) (Five Year TESOL Program) | 0 |
| EDU 5550 | TESOL Student Teaching PK-12 | 3 |
| EDU 5562 | Student Teaching Childhood (Grades 1-3 and 4-6) (Five Year Program) | 3 |
| EDU 5645 | Research in Education | 3 |
EDU 2300: pre- or co-requisite to first EDU class
Education - 5 Year Childhood/TESOL Related Requirements (15 Credits)
The Education - 5 Year Childhood/TESOL General Education requirement is adjusted because the following Major or Related requirements are met by—BIO 1270, MAT 2090 and Language credits required.
| ENG 2620 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| | Four Languages courses | 12 |
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: 141-142