Education with a Major in Middle/Secondary 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
• ENG 112 - College Composition II

• ___ ___ - Approved Mathematics Elective¹

• ___ ___ - Humanities Elective²

Semester 3

• EDU 204 - Teaching in a Diverse Society

• ___ ___ - English Literature Elective³

• ___ ___ - Approved Program Elective⁶

• ___ ___ - Social Science Elective⁴

• ___ ___ - Approved Mathematics Elective¹

Semester 4

• EDU 295 - Teaching as a Profession II

• ___ ___ - Science with Lab Elective⁵

• ___ ___ - Approved Program Elective⁶

• ___ ___ - Approved Program Elective⁶

• ___ ___ - Approved Program Elective⁶

Program Total Minimum Credits: 63 - 66

Program Footnotes

¹Students must take MTH 154   or higher. Students seeking endorsement in mathematics or a science should take higher level courses such as MTH 167  , MTH 263 , and MTH 245  . Students seeking endorsement in other disciplines may

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 planning to transfer to JMU are advised to take PHI 100  . Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course.

³Students may choose from the following ENG courses: ENG 125  , ENG 225  , ENG 245  , ENG 246  , ENG 250  , ENG 255  , ENG 258  , ENG 275 . Students planning to transfer to JMU are advised to take ENG 245 , ENG 246 , ENG 255 , or ENG 258 . Students seeking endorsement in Social Studies are advised to take ENG 258 .

⁴Students may select from eligible Social Science courses other than History courses identified under General Education Core Requirements. Preferred courses include ECO 201  , ECO 202  , GEO 210  , and PLS 135 . Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course.

⁵Students may select from eligible Science with Lab courses identified under General Education Core Requirements. Students seeking endorsement in Biology should take BIO 102 . Students interested in transferring to Longwood are advised to take PHY 100  . Students planning to transfer to JMU and seeking endorsement in a science are advised to take GOL 105  .

⁶Eligible courses are listed under Transfer Electives. Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s) based on the college or university they plan to transfer and their anticipated teaching endorsement area.

Recommended courses for approved program electives based on intended transfer college/university and/or endorsement area:

Mathematics:

MTH 245  , MTH 263  , MTH 264  , MTH 265  , MTH 266  , MTH 280, MTH 288  ; CSC 221   (Note: MTH 245 , MTH 263 , MTH 264 , MTH 267  , and MTH 283  are recommended for JMU.)

English:

ENG 211  , ENG 241  , ENG 245  , ENG 246  , ENG 255  , ENG 258   (Note:ENG 245  or ENG 246  and ENG 255 , ENG 258  are recommended for JMU.)

Science (Biology)

BIO 101  -BIO 102 ; CHM 111  - CHM 112 ; GOL 105  (Note: CHM 111  - CHM 112 are recommended for Longwood.)

Science (Chemistry)

BIO 101 ; CHM 111  - CHM 112 , CHM 241  - CHM 245 , CHM 242  - CHM 246 ; MTH 263 ; PHY 201  or PHY 202 ; GOL 105  

Science (Physics)

BIO 101 ; CHM 111  - CHM 112 ; MTH 263  , MTH 265 ; PHY 201  - PHY 202  , PHY 241  - PHY 242 ; GOL 105  

Science (Earth Science) BIO 101 ; CHM 111  - CHM 112 ; PHY 201  - PHY 202 , PHY 241  - PHY 242 ; GOL 105  (Note: These courses are recommended for JMU.)

Social Studies (required for History, Government, Economics, and Civics):

HIS 121  - HIS 122 , HIS 101  - HIS 102 , HIS 111  - HIS 112 ; PLS 135  -PLS 136  , PLS 140 ; GEO 210 ; ECO 150  , ECO 201 , ECO 202 ; REL 230  ; PSY 200   (Note: HIS 101  - HIS 102 , PLS 136  , PLS 140  are recommended for Longwood.)

Engineering Education: 

EGR 125  , EGR 121  - EGR 122  , EGR 240 ; CHM 111  - CHM 112 ; MTH 263  - MTH 264 ; PHY 201 ; BIO 101 - BIO 102 ; MTH 245