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

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 or Communications Speech Highly Recommended (3 Credits Required)

ART 1350	History of Western Art I: Prehistoric to Renaissance	3
ART 1360	History of Western Art II: Renaissance to Modernism	3
COM	Speech

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/Sociology Highly Recommended (3 Credits Required)

HIS 1010	Western Civilization I	3
HIS 1020	Western Civilization II	3
HIS 1110	American Civilization I	3
HIS 1120	American Civilization II	3
POL 1000	Fundamentals of Government	3
POL 1010	American National Government	3
SOC

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

SPA 2010

Beginning 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 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

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

MUS 1050

Achieving a Musical Insight

3

Philosophy (3 Credits Required) Take highly recommended

PHI 2600

Philosophy of Education

3

Physical Education (1 Credit Required)

PED

1

Psychology (3 Credits Required)

PSY 2040 is recommended.

PSY 2040

Developmental 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 1120	Integrated Biological Sciences	3
CHE 1030	Chemistry in Today's World	3

Theology and Religious Studies (3 Credits Required)

TRS