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 |
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 School Language Arts Methods | 3 |
EDU 30900 | Analysis and Correction of Reading Difficulties | 3 |
EDU 30999 | Practicum: Analysis and Correction of Reading Difficulties | 2 |
EDU 31200 | Elementary School Mathematics Methods | 3 |
EDU 31300 | Elementary School Social Studies Methods | 3 |
EDU 31900 | Elementary School Science Methods | 3 |
EDU 34400 | Elementary School Differentiation and Classroom Management | 3 |
EDU 34500 | Childhood Health, Nutrition and Safety | 3 |
EDU 38000 | Pre-Student Teaching Practicum | 1 |
Middle School, K-12, and Secondary Education Electives
EDU 30705 | Methods of Teaching Reading in the Content Areas | 3 |
EDU 30710 | Content Literacy for Diverse Learners | 3 |
EDU 34300 | Middle/High School Differentiation and Classroom Management | 3 |
EDU 38000 | Pre-Student Teaching Practicum | 1 |
EDU 38700 | Reading/Writing Across Curriculum | 3 |
EDU 38800 | Middle School Psychology | 3 |
EDU 38910 | Middle School Philosophy, Curriculum, and Instruction | 4 |