Emphasis in Education and Human Development
Successful students with an emphasis in Education and Human Development will earn a Bachelor of Science degree.
Degree Requirements
Area I – Foundation Skills - 2 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 2 |
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring students with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in
FSL 101.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours
Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3 or 4 hours
Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in
PHIL 201.
Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours
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 |
Area II - Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours
Choose one from the following:
AND Choose one from the following:
Education & Human Development Requirements - 18-19 hours
| ED 190 | Introduction to Computers for Instruction | 3 |
| | or | |
| ED 191 | Computers in the 21st Century Classroom | 1 |
| | and | |
| CIS 170 | Intro to Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
AND take the following:
| ED 201 | Education as a Profession | 3 |
| ED 230/PSY 230 | Exceptional and Culturally Diverse Students | 3 |
| ED 301 | Instructional Strategies | 3 |
| ED 317 | Assessment | 3 |
| ED 322 | Education for the Developing Learner | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Education & Human Development requirements.
Emphasis Requirements - 30 hours
Students must choose 30 hours in courses at the 300 level or above from the following prefixes:
ANTH - Anthropology
BIO - Biology
ED - Education
HHP - Health & Human Performance (selected courses only)
NUR - Nursing
PSY - Psychology
SOC - Sociology
SPE - Special Education
Students must earn a "C" or higher in emphasis requirements.
Required for Interdisciplinary Studies - 12 hours
Students are also required to choose 6 hours from the following:
Research course
Methods course
Internship
and
Students must earn a "C" or higher in Interdisciplinary Studies requirements.
General Electives - 8-13 hours
Total GEC Credit Hours (43-47 hours)
Total Required Interdisciplinary Studies (31 hours)
Total Specific Disciplinary emphasis (18-19 hours)
Other required courses for Interdisciplinary Studies (12 hours)
General Electives (8-13 hours)
120 minimum hours required for graduation.