Education Studies (B.S.) Non-Licensed

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This major is offered through the School of Arts & Sciences. The Bachelor of Science in Education Studies degree is a non-licensure degree program. Students interested in an Education Studies degree must have prior approval from the Teacher Education Department before declaring an Education Studies degree. This major is designed for students who have an interest in professional positions in education but do not desire to be a licensed classroom teacher. This degree program prepares students for educational careers such as paraprofessional, private preschool teacher, general school staff, educational publishing, and educational marketing. Students work with an advisor to customize the graduation program to attain future goals.

Program Requirements

Christian Studies Core

I. Christian Studies - 24 Credits

BIB 135X - Old Testament History 3 Credits *
BIB 136X - New Testament History 3 Credits *
BIB 434 - Romans 3 Credits
BIB/CHM/THE - Bible, Christian Ministry or Theology Electives 12 Credits¹(Choose CHM Electives from: CHM 300 , CHM 301 or CHM 326 )
THE 231 - Christian Doctrine 3 Credits

General Education Core

II. General Education - 30 Credits

Communication Elective 3 Credits (Choose from: COM 133 , COM 140 or COM 252 )
ENG 131 - English Composition 3 Credits
History Elective 3 Credits
Math or Science Elective 3-4 Credits
Communication, Humanities, Math, Science or Social Science Electives 17-18 Credits^2,3*

Major Core

III. Education Core - 23 Credits

EDU 211 - Media and Technology 2 Credits
EDU 241 - Foundations of Education 3 Credits
EDU 241F - Foundations of Education Field Experience 0 Credits
EDU 312 - Instructional Design 3 Credits
EDU 314 - Multicultural and Diverse Learners 3 Credits
EDU 315 - Assessment for Learning 3 Credits
EDU 350 - Literacy Across the Curriculum 3 Credits
EDU 406 - Classroom Environment 3 Credits
PSY 232X - Educational Psychology 3 Credits *

IV. Electives - 48 Credits

Education Electives 3 Credits
Education Electives (300-400 level) 15 Credits
Electives 21 Credits
Electives (300-400 level) 9 Credits

A minimum of 36 credits must be at the upper (300-400) level for a bachelor degree.

* Some courses from the Christian Studies Core and Major Core can be used to fulfill requirements in the General Education Core. By doing that the number of electives needed would increase so that the minimum of 125 credits is reached.

Total - 125 Credits

¹Interdisciplinary courses in the major core that are cross listed as BIB or THE will fulfill this requirement. Choose Christian Ministry electives from CHM 300 , CHM 301 or CHM 326 .

² Select humanities electives from COM, ENG, FAR, HIS, HUM, LAN, MUS, PHI, or PRC.

³ Select social science electives from ANT, CSJ, ECO, GEO, HIS, POL, PSY, or SOC.

Departmental Acceptance

Students apply for departmental acceptance during their sophomore year spring semester or their junior year fall semester. A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is required for departmental admission in the Education Studies major.