Education Courses

This year’s Education Course Offerings are now available in the 2023-2024 Course Catalog. View the catalog in full and advance to page 84 to view the Education courses with full descriptions. There you can also find out which semesters they are offered and how many credit hours they are worth.

CHILD STUDIES MAJOR NON-CERTIFICATION

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
LIBERAL ARTS CORE

Communication Skills
EN 101, 102 (Freshman Composition) 6 hrs.
CM 130 (Intro to Communication) 3 hrs.
Humanities
Literature 3 hrs.
Humanities 3 hrs.

Social and Behavioral Science
HY 272 (American History I) 3 hrs.
PY 220 (Human Growth/Development) 3 hrs.
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Natural Science/Mathematical Reasoning
SC 110 (Issues in Biology) 4 hrs.
Mathematics 3 hrs.

Christian Ministries
ECF 111 (Christian Living) 3 hrs.
ECF 200 (Gospel of John) 3 hrs.
ECF 212 (Practical Christianity) 3 hrs.
TH 237 (Christian Ethics) 3 hrs.

Physical Wellness
PE 105 (Total Fitness) 1 hr.
ECF 101 (Foundations) 2 hrs.

TOTAL 43 hrs.

MAJOR LOWER AND UPPER-LEVEL COURSES

Social and Behavioral Sciences
HY 273 (American History II) 3 hrs.
SO 172 (Intro to Sociology) 3 hrs.

Natural Science/Mathematical Reasoning
SC 125 (Physical Science) 4 hrs.
SC 210 (Earth Science) 3 hrs.
MA 211 (Math for Elementary Teachers) 3 hrs.

Physical Wellness
KN 215 (First Aid and Safety) 3 hrs.
KN 219 (Personal & Community Health) 3 hrs.
KN 314 (Nutrition) 3 hrs.

Foundation Courses
ED 101 (Orientation to Teaching) 1 hr.
ED 200 (Principles of American Education) 3 hrs.
ED 305 (Multicultural Society) 3 hrs.
ED 350 (Media and Technology) 3 hrs.
ED 403 (Exceptional Children) 3 hrs.

Professional Courses
EC 300 (Curriculum) 3 hrs.
EC 310 (Reading) 3 hrs.
EC 313 (Language Arts/Children’s Lit) 3 hrs.
ED 451 (Behavior Management) 3 hrs.
ED 361 (Junior CS Practicum I) 1 hrs.
ED 366 (Junior CS Practicum II) 1 hrs.
ED 461 (Child Studies Internship I) 2 hrs.
ED 467 (Child Studies Internship II) 4 hrs.

Minor 18 hrs.

General Elective 1 hr.

TOTAL 120 hrs.