Educational Studies Curriculum

Bachelor of Arts (A. B.) or Bachelor of Science (S. B.)

A major in Educational Studies requires the completion of one of the academic majors approved for teacher certification or in the case of Childhood Education, either an approved maor or an approved academic concentration. Students must also complete the professional Education courses in one of the certification areas (e.g., Childhood) as listed below. Included in the professional courses is a 6 credit hour internship. The Education Department in conjunction with Career Services will determine appropriateness of the 6 credit hour internship. Guidelines for Career Related Internships will be used.

In addition to the required number of credits needed to complete the major, all students must also fulfill the general degree requirements in order to graduate.

Required Courses		credits
PSY 1010	Introductory Psychology	3.0
EDU 1010	Foundations of Education	3.0
EDU 1920	Introductory Fieldwork and Seminar in Education	3.0
PSY 2060	Child and Adolescent Psychology	3.0
EDU 2020	Teaching Students With Disabilities in the Inclusive Classroom	3.0

One of the following
EDU 3335	Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Childhood Education: Social Studies and the Arts (W course)
	OR
EDU 3336	Curriculum Design and Instruction: Middle Childhood Education (W course)
	OR	3.0
EDU 3337	Curriculum Design and Instruction: Adolescence Education (W course)

EDU 3338	Curriculum Design and Instruction: Visual Arts (W course)

One of the following 6 credit literacy options
EDU 3345	Literacy Acquisition and Development for Preschool and Elementary School Learners
	AND	6.0
EDU 3365	Teaching Literacy in the Elementary Schools
	OR

EDU 3347	Content Area Literacy in the Middle Schools
	AND	6.0
EDU 3367	Content Area Literacy in the Secondary Schools

One of the following Methodologies of Teaching courses
EDU 3355	Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Childhood Education: Mathematics, Science and Technology
	OR
EDU 3356	Methodologies of Teaching: Middle Childhood Education
	OR	3.0
EDU 3357	Methodologies of Teaching: Adolescence Education
	OR
EDU 3358	Methodologies of Teaching: Visual Arts

FEX 4510	Career Related Internship	6.0

NOTE: ENG 1000, ENG 1050, and ENG 1051 are excluded from the elective courses.

Total credits to complete the major:		33.0