A student not seeking a teaching license may complete a program leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree with an Educational Foundations Major. Courses required for this major are outlined below. A field experience must be approved by the Director of Field Experience and completed for this major. The Educational Foundations Major is recommended for candidates pursuing a career related to education that may or may not require an advanced degree.
Some of the careers that are targeted by this major would be:
- School Counselor
- Speech Pathologists
- Student Affairs
- Hearing Specialists
- Rehabilitation Counseling
- Private Educational Agencies
- School Psychologist
- School Business Managers
- School Social Worker
- Educational Sales/Marketing
- Community College Professor
- Camp/Recreational Administration
- College Professor
- Religious Organization Youth Worker
Students seeking an Educational Foundations Major must meet the following requirements for graduation.
Core Courses
Students must complete all core courses.
EDUC 215 Technological Applications in the Classroom.......2 hrs.
EDUC 261 Early Experience in the Schools.......1 hr.
EDUC 294 Foundations of Education.......2 hrs.
EDUC 296 Educational Psychology.......3 hrs.
EDUC 301 Education of Exceptional Persons.......3 hrs.
EDUC 302 Classroom Management.......2 hrs.
EDUC 357 Human Relations.......1 hr.
Support Courses
Students must complete all support courses as described below
MATH 171 Elementary Statistics.......4 hrs.
Choose six semester hours from the following:
COMM 147 Intro to Public Speaking.......3 hrs.
COMM 207 Interpersonal Communications.......3 hrs.
COMM 243 Writing for the Modern Media.......3 hrs.
ENG 311 Expository Writing.......3 hrs.
COMM 205 Introduction to Narrative.......3 hrs.
COMM 382 Modern English Grammars.......3 hrs.
SPANISH I and II.......6 hrs.
Selected Emphasis Courses
Students must complete 15 semester hours from among the following with 9 of the 15 being 300 level courses or above.
ART 201 Foundations of Design.......3 hrs.
ART 210 Design Center.......3 hrs.
ART 361 Intermediate Design.......3 hrs.
ART 369 Interactive Media.......3 hrs.
ART 379 Advanced Visual Communication.......3 hrs.
CJ 231 Intro to Criminal Justice.......3 hrs.
CJ 308 Juvenile Delinquency.......3 hrs.
CJ 316 Introduction to Correctionv3 hrs.
CJ 322 Probation and Parole.......3 hrs.
EDUC 338 Children’s Literature.......2 hrs.
ENG 334 British Literature II.......3 hrs.
ENG 341 Masters of World Literature.......3 hrs.
ENG 348 Literature for Adolescents.......3 hrs.
ENG 365 Masters of English Novel.......3 hrs.
HLTH 234 Community Health.......3 hrs.
HLTH 300 Health & Nutrition.......3 hrs.
HLTH 334 Consumer Ed Health.......3 hrs.
PSYC 251 Developmental Psychology.......3 hrs.
PSYC 326 Introduction to Counseling.......3 hrs.
PSYC 361 Abnormal Psychology.......3 hrs.
SOC 205 The Family.......3 hrs.
SOC 243 Social Problems.......3 hrs.
SOC 305 Demography.......3 hrs.
SOC 320 Social Organization.......3 hrs.
SSCI 347 Research Methods.......3 hrs.
