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 10000Orientation to Educational Experiences

3

EDU 11100School Observation

1

EDU 20200Psychology of Teaching and Learning

3

EDU 21501Teacher Education Seminar I

1

EDU 31600Language Acquisition and Development for Young Children

3

EDU 32100Middle/High School Classroom Teaching and Technology

3

EDU 32200Elementary Classroom Teaching & Technology

3

EDU 34100Education of the Exceptional Child

3

EDS 30200Behavior Management

3

ESOL 44000TESOL Methods

3

Early Childhood Education Electives

EDU 31400Utilizing Family and Community Resources

3

EDU 31700Introduction to Early Childhood/Special Education

3

EDU 32500Perceptual Motor Development

2

EDU 32700Early Childhood Cognitive Curriculum Concepts

3

EDU 32900Creative Curriculum Materials for Early Childhood/ Early Childhood Special Education Programs

4

EDU 34400Elementary School Differentiation and Classroom Management

3

EDU 35100Early Childhood Screening, Diagnosing and Prescribing Instruction

3

EDU 38000Pre-Student Teaching Practicum

1-3

Elementary Education Electives

EDU 24600Children's Literature

3

EDU 27600Methods of Integrating Art, Music, and Movement in Elementary Education

3

EDU 30500Elementary Reading Methods

3

EDU 30600Elementary/Middle School Language Arts Methods

3

EDU 30900Analysis & Correction of Reading Disabilities

3

EDU 30999Practicum: Analysis and Correction of Reading Disabilities

2

EDU 31200Elementary/Middle School Mathematics Methods

3

EDU 31300Elementary/Middle School Social Studies Methods

3

EDU 31900Elementary/Middle School Science Methods

3

EDU 34400Elementary School Differentiation and Classroom Management

3

EDU 34500Childhood Health, Nutrition & Safety

3

EDU 38000Pre-Student Teaching Practicum

1-3

Middle School, K-12, and Secondary Education Electives

EDU 30700Teaching Reading in the Content Areas

3

EDU 30705Methods of Teaching Reading in the Content Areas

3

EDU 34300Middle/High School Differentiation and Classroom Management

3

EDU 38000Pre-Student Teaching Practicum

1-3

EDU 38500Middle School Philosophy/Organization

3

EDU 38600Middle School Curriculum/Instruction

3

EDU 38700Reading/Writing Across Curriculum

3

EDU 38800Middle School Psychology

3