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 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 and 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 32200Elementary Classroom Teaching and Technology

3

EDU 34100Education of the Exceptional Child

3

EDU 34400Elementary School Differentiation and Classroom Management

3

EDU 34500Childhood Health, Nutrition and Safety

3

EDU 38000Pre-Student Teaching Practicum

1-3

EDU 40400Advanced Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning

3

ESOL 44000TESOL 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.