Degree Requirements
Area I - Foundations Skills - 2 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 2 |
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring freshmen with less that 24 hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in
FSL 101.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours
Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3-4 hours
Area II - Arts and Humanities (choose one) - 3 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in the Arts and Humanities section.
Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours
| PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.
AND choose one from the following:
| ANTH 210/SOC 210 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ECON 241 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | or | |
| ECON 242 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| POLSC 223 | Introduction to American National Government & Politics | 3 |
| | or | |
| POLSC 224 | Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 223 | Social Problems | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.
Area II - History - 6 hours
Choose one of two sequences:
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in the History requirements.
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours
Choose one course from the following:
AND choose one course from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in The Natural Sciences.
Education Requirements - 12 hours
Choose four from the following:
| ED 190 | Introduction to Computers for Instruction | 3 |
| ED 201 | Education as a Profession | 3 |
| ED 218/ENG 218 | Children and Adolescent Literature | 3 |
| ED 230/PSY 230 | Exceptional and Culturally Diverse Students | 3 |
| MATH 207 | Structure of the Real Number System | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Education courses.
General Electives - 1-5 hours
Students take electives (100-200 level) as needed, in order to fulfill the minimum of 60 semester credit hours required for graduation. Students may not count MU 129 in General Electives if already counted in the GEC Arts & Humanities and may not count PSY 201 if already counted in the GEC Social Sciences.
Recommended courses for students who wish to continue on to major in Child Growth & Learning for Elementary Education teacher certification:
MU 129
PSY 201
SOC 223
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.
Courses may not count as fulfilling the requirements in more than one area of the program of study.