Educational Studies, BA
An educational studies degree is designed for those students who want to work in an educational field that does not require certification. Those students would meet the same admissions criteria and complete the same requirements as those admitted to the teacher education program with the exception of student teaching and passage of the state-mandated exit assessment. This university degree does not serve as a license to teach.
Requirements
Core courses
| EDU 10000 | Orientation to Educational Experiences | 3 |
| EDU 11100 | School Observation | 1 |
| EDU 20200 | Psychology of Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDU 21501 | Teacher Education Seminar I | 1 |
| EDU 24600 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| EDU 27600 | Methods of Integrating Art, Music, and Movement in Elementary Education | 3 |
| EDU 30500 | Elementary Reading Methods | 3 |
| EDU 30600 | Elementary/Middle School Language Arts Methods | 3 |
| EDU 30900 | Analysis & Correction of Reading Disabilities | 3 |
| EDU 30999 | Practicum: Analysis and Correction of Reading Disabilities | 2 |
| EDU 31200 | Elementary/Middle School Mathematics Methods | 3 |
| EDU 31300 | Elementary/Middle School Social Studies Methods | 3 |
| EDU 31900 | Elementary/Middle School Science Methods | 3 |
| EDU 32200 | Elementary Classroom Teaching & Technology | 3 |
| EDU 34100 | Education of the Exceptional Child | 3 |
| EDU 34400 | Elementary School Differentiation and Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDU 34500 | Childhood Health, Nutrition & Safety | 3 |
| EDU 38000 | Pre-Student Teaching Practicum | 1-3 |
| EDU 40400 | Advanced Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning | 3 |
| ESOL 44000 | TESOL Methods | 3 |
Note: Students may earn a BA in Educational Studies by completing all education and content coursework for a BA in Physical Education (K-12) with the exception of student teaching, EDU 41000.