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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Education Studies


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The Education Studies major is designed to prepare students to pursue the MAT degree program for teaching in the middle grades (4-8). Two content areas are completed, selected from language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies.

Requirements for Major


General Education Core


Total General Education Core: 58


One of the following:


Total Education courses: 18-21


Content Fields-select two content fields from the following


Each content field may fulfill one or more core requirement resulting in a different number of elective hours still remaining to reach 126 total degree hours:

Language Arts


(will fulfill 6 hours of the core fine arts and humanities distribution requirements; 15 additional field hours beyond the core hours)

Total Language Arts Content Field: 21

Mathematics


(will fulfill the 3 hour core mathematics requirement; 15 additional field hours beyond the core hours. Requirement may not be exempted based on placement exam. Must complete all courses below)

Total Mathematics Content Field: 18

Social Studies


(will fulfill the 3 hour core humanities distribution requirement; 18 additional field hours beyond the core hours)

Total Social Science Content Field: 23

Science


(will fulfill the 4 hour core natural science lab distribution requirement; 16 additional field hours beyond the core hours)

Total Science Content Field: 20

Electives


Vary depending upon content fields chosen and the core requirements fulfilled.

Total Degree Hours:


Total General Education Core: 58

Total Education courses: 18-21

Two content fields: 38-44

Electives: 3-12

Total degree hours: 126


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