For course descriptions, see our course catalog.

Course Requirements

REQUIRED COURSES

Course NumberCourse NameCredit
EDUC 200Foundations of Education3
EDUC 201Introduction to Special Education3
EDUC 204WInclusive Education3
EDUC 205The Developing Child3
EDUC 234Child and Adolescent Development3
EDUC 211Educational Psychology3
EDUC 202Assessment and Evaluation3
EDUC 212Teaching English as a Second Language Methods3
EDUC 240Early Literacy Foundation3
EDUC 282Methods of Classroom Management3
EDUC 306Science and Health for Children3
EDUC 308Teaching Social Studies3
EDUC 310Mathematics for the Teacher3
EDUC 328Early Childhood Education3
EDUC 380Communication Arts3
EDUC 408Education Seminar w/ Field Experience (110 hrs)3

ESL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (18 CREDITS)

Course NumberCourse NameCredit
LANG 310Linguistics3
EDUC 412Teaching English as a Second Language3
EDUC 413Theories of Second Language Acquisition3
EDUC 417Multicultural Education3
EDUC 422Language, Testing and Material Development3
EDUC 450Field Experience: ESL (50 hrs)3

CERTIFICATION TRACK CORE COURSES

Course NumberCourse NameCredit
EDUC 410Student Teaching12
EDUC 420Seminar in Student Teaching3

AUGMENTED CORE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD MAJORS

Course NumberCourse NameCredit
ENGL 102 or 103College Writing (Skilled in the Written Word)3
FAPA 300WArts Integration in the Classroom (Aesthetically Literate)3
Any Natural ScienceGeneral Biology or any natural science (Knowledgable About the Natural Sciences)3
GEOG 201World Geography(Knowledgable About the Social Sciences)3
POLI 104State/Local Government (Knowledgable About the Social Sciences)3
MATH2 Mathematics courses6
ENGL1 English Literature course3
HIST 201American History3