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Liberal Education Requirements for Childhood Education and Special Education/Childhood Education (SEED) Majors

Childhood Education and SEED majors must fulfill the 41-credit Liberal Education requirement in the following manner in order to meet program requirements (10 additional credits; 51 credits total):

  • Three additional credits in Mathematics: Take MAT 100 (3 credits) to fulfill the “Mathematical Reasoning” (L07) requirement, and, in addition, take MAT 105 (3 credits).
  • Four additional credits in Science: Take SCI 100 (4 credits) to fulfill the “Scientific Knowledge and Inquiry” (L09) requirement, and, in addition, take SCI 200 (4 credits).
  • Three additional credits in Social Studies: Take a course within “Historical Knowledge” (L03) or within one of the following disciplines in “Behavioral and Social Sciences”: Economics or Political Science (L10); Sociology (L11).
  • Six credits in Foreign or American Sign Language: Take three credits to fulfill the “Study of Language” (L02) requirement, and three more credits to fulfill the “Further Disciplinary Study” requirement. The six credits must be in the same language.