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 (choose two) - 6 hours
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
| | or | |
| PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
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 301 | Instructional Strategies | 3 |
| ED 316/ENG 316 | Children and Adolescent Literature | 3 |
| ED 322 | Education for the Developing Learner | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Education courses. Exception:
ED 301 requires a "B" or higher.
General Electives - 1-5 hours
Students take electives 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 or PSY 211 if already counted in the GEC Social Sciences.
Recommended courses for students who wish to continue on to major in Child Growth & Learning:
MATH 207
MU 129
PSY 201
PSY 211
SOC 223
GEOG 301.
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.