Education with a Major in Elementary Education, Associate of Science

Semester 1

• SDV 101 - Orientation to Teacher Preparation   (or SDV 100 )
• CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking   (or CST 110 )
• EDU 200 - Introduction to Teaching as a Profession
• PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology
• HIS 121 - United States History to 1877   (or HIS 122 )
• ENG 111 - College Composition I

Semester 2

• EDU 250 - Foundations of Exceptional Education
• BIO 101 - General Biology I   (or BIO 106 )
• ENG 112 - College Composition II

• ___ ___ - Humanities Elective²

• ___ ___ - Approved Mathematics Elective¹

Semester 3

• EDU 204 - Teaching in a Diverse Society

• ___ ___ - Approved Mathematics Elective¹

• ___ ___ - English Literature Elective⁴

• ___ ___ - Social Science Elective³

• ___ ___ - Humanities Elective⁵

Semester 4

• EDU 295 - Teaching as a Profession II
• EDU 280 - Introduction to Instructional Technologies

• ___ ___ - Science with Lab Elective⁷

• ___ ___ - Approved Elective⁶ 

• ___ ___ - Approved Elective⁶

Program Total Minimum Credits: 63

Program Footnotes

¹Students must take MTH 154  or higher. Students planning to transfer to William & Mary are advised to take MTH 161  & MTH 162  or MTH 167 . Students transferring to ODU are advised to take MTH 154  & MTH 155   or MTH 154  & MTH 245 .

²Students may select from eligible Humanities courses identified under General Education Core Requirements. To satisfy the Humanities requirement, the course must be selected from Artistic Expression or Human Culture. Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).

³Students may select from eligible Social Science courses identified under General Education Core Requirements. Preferred courses include ECO 150  , ECO 201  , ECO 202  , GEO 210  , GEO 220 , and PLS 135 . Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course.

⁴Students may choose from the following ENG courses: ENG 125  , ENG 225  , ENG 245  , ENG 246  , ENG 250  , ENG 255  , ENG 258  , ENG 275 . ENG 250  may be preferred by the four-year college or university.

⁵Students may select from eligible Humanities courses identified under General Education Core Requirements. Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).

⁶Eligible courses are listed under Transfer Electives. Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).

⁷Students may select a Lab Science course identified under General Education Core Requirements, except for a Biology course. Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).