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
Early Childhood Education Electives
| EDU 31400 | Utilizing Family and Community Resources | 3 |
| EDU 31700 | Introduction to Early Childhood/Special Education | 3 |
| EDU 32500 | Perceptual Motor Development | 2 |
| EDU 32700 | Early Childhood Cognitive Curriculum Concepts | 3 |
| EDU 32900 | Creative Curriculum Materials for Early Childhood/ Early Childhood Special Education Programs | 4 |
| EDU 34400 | Elementary School Differentiation and Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDU 35100 | Early Childhood Screening, Diagnosing and Prescribing Instruction | 3 |
| EDU 38000 | Pre-Student Teaching Practicum | 1-3 |
Elementary Education Electives
| 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 34400 | Elementary School Differentiation and Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDU 34500 | Childhood Health, Nutrition & Safety | 3 |
| EDU 38000 | Pre-Student Teaching Practicum | 1-3 |
Middle School, K-12, and Secondary Education Electives
| EDU 30700 | Teaching Reading in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDU 30705 | Methods of Teaching Reading in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDU 34300 | Middle/High School Differentiation and Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDU 38000 | Pre-Student Teaching Practicum | 1-3 |
| EDU 38500 | Middle School Philosophy/Organization | 3 |
| EDU 38600 | Middle School Curriculum/Instruction | 3 |
| EDU 38700 | Reading/Writing Across Curriculum | 3 |
| EDU 38800 | Middle School Psychology | 3 |