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General Education Required and/or Highly Recommended Courses for Special Subjects and Career Fields

  • Music Education PK-12
  • Visual Arts Education PK-12

The following are courses to help teacher candidates meet general education requirements, provide a strong content background for teaching in the classroom and for passing the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations:

Requirement

The following are required and/or highly recommended  courses to help Childhood Education 1–6 teacher candidates meet General Education requirements, provide a strong content background for teaching in the classroom and for passing the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations:

Art History (3 Credits Required for Music Majors) Highly recommended

ART 1350History of Western Art I: Prehistoric to Renaissance

3
ART 1360History of Western Art II: Renaissance to Modernism

3

Core (4 Credits Required)

COR

4

English Composition (3 Credits Required)

ENG 1100:

  • Required with a grade of “B’’ or better
  • Transfer students without a transfer "B" in ENG 1100 must take ENG 1200 for "B" or better.

 

Ethics (3 Credits Required)

ETH

History/Political Science (3 Credits Required) Take highly recommended

HIS 1010Western Civilization I

3
HIS 1020Western Civilization II

3
HIS 1110American Civilization I

3
HIS 1120American Civilization II

3
POL 1000Fundamentals of Government

3
POL 1010American National Government

3
 

Languages (3 Credits Required) Depending upon placement -Take highly recommended

SPA 2010Beginning Spanish III

3

Literature (3 Credits Required)

 
ENG Literature

 

Mathematics (3 Credits Required) Take highly recommended

3 credits only of Math is required for Music Education and Visual Arts Education majors.
MAT 2090Mathematics for Elementary Teachers from an Advanced Standpoint - Number Sense and Operations

3
MAT 2100Mathematics for Elementary Teachers from an Advanced Standpoint - Algebra, Geometry and Probability and Statistics

3

MAT 2090: Preferred

Music History (3 Credits Required for Art Majors) Highly recommended

MUS 1050Achieving a Musical Insight

3

Philosophy (3 Credits Required) Take highly recommended

PHI 2600Philosophy of Education

3

Physical Education (1 Credit Required)

PED

1

Psychology (3 Credits Required)

PSY 2040 is recommended.

PSY 2040Developmental Psychology

3

Science: Biology/Chemistry (3 Credits of Science Required)

3 credits only of Science is required for Music Education and Visual Arts Education majors.

BIO 1120Integrated Biological Sciences

3
CHE 1030Chemistry in Today's World

3

Theology and Religious Studies (3 Credits Required)

TRS