Educational Studies Curriculum Requirements
Major Requirements
Candidates graduate with a bachelor’s degree but without a teaching license. Upon graduation, candidates are encouraged to enroll in a residency licensure program to earn a teaching license. The major consists of 69-77 credits, and there are two pathways listed below for earning a B.S. in Educational Studies.
Concentration in Art, Elementary Education, English, Mathematics, Science & Social Studies
24-27 credits
| EDU 1420 Field Experience I (1) | EDU 4070 Professional Orientation (2) |
| EDU 2400 Instructional Technology (2) | EDU 4190 Seminar in Positive Behavior Development (3) |
| EDU 2420 Field Experience II (1) | EDU Elective from chosen licensure content area (3-4) |
| EDU 2510 Foundations of Education (3) | EDU Elective from chosen licensure content area (3-4) |
| EDU 3300 Educational Psychology (3) | EDU Elective from chosen licensure content area (3-4) |
Educational Studies: Physical Education & Health Education
25-27 credits
| EDU 2420 Field Experience II (1) | PHE 2200 Computer Applications in Physical Education and Health Education (3) |
| EDU 3300 Educational Psychology (3) | PHE 3060 Adapted Physical Education (3) |
| EDU 4070 Professional Orientation (2) | EDU Elective from chosen licensure content area (3-4) |
| EDU 4190 Seminar in Positive Behavior Development (3) or PHE 3300 Behavior Management in PE and Health Education (3) | EDU Elective from chosen licensure content area (3-4) |
| PHE 2050 Introduction to Physical Education and Health Education (4) |
Required Area Content Courses
This course work will be identified based on the program (degree of study) from which the student is transferring. Courses will be selected from the original degree of study to align with the candidate’s desired teacher licensure area as defined by the NC Residency Licensure requirements. Relevant coursework will be selected in the content area in which a student will seek licensure through an alternative licensure program upon graduation. All area content courses are selected and approved for each student by the department chairperson and teacher education committee content area representative.
Concentration in Art Education
Select a minimum of 24 credits from the following list:
| ART 1010 2-D Design (3) | ARH 1510 Language of Art (3) |
| ART 2030 Foundations Drawing I (3) | ARH 2530 Survey of Art History I (3) |
| ART 2050 Foundations Painting I (3) | ARH 2540 Survey of Art History II (3) |
| ART 3090 Relief Printmaking (3) | AGD 1000 Design Production (3) |
Concentration in English Education
Select a minimum of 24 credits from the following list:
| ENG 3020 Modernist Literature (3) | ENG 3530 The Literature of Slave Narratives (3) |
| ENG 3030 Contemporary Literature (3) | ENG 3710 Literature of Chaucer (3) |
| ENG 3201 Business Writing (3) | ENG 3730 Literature of Medieval England (3) |
| ENG 3210 Technical Writing (3) | ENG 3740 Literature of Shakespeare (3) |
| ENG 3220 Advanced Grammar (3) | ENG 3920 Victorian Literature: Social Justice & Industry in the 19th Century (3) |
| ENG 3420 Women’s Literature (3) | ENG 4550 Senior Seminar in Literary Studies (3) |
| ENG 3500 African-American Literature (3) | LAN 3200 Introduction to Linguistics (3) |
Concentration in Mathematics Education
Select a minimum of 24 credits from the following list:
| CSC 2010 Introduction to Computer Science (3) or CSC 2020 Introduction to Programming (3) | MAT 3050 The History of Mathematics (3) |
| MAT 2200 Applied Statistics (3) | MAT 3040 Calculus III (4) |
| MAT 2410 Calculus I (4) | MAT 3120 Linear Algebra (3) |
| MAT 2420 Calculus II (4) | MAT 3150 Modern College Geometry (3) |
| MAT 2500 Discrete Mathematics I (3) | MAT 3160 Abstract Algebra (3) |
| MAT 2600 Transition to Abstract Mathematics (3) | MAT 3200 Probability and Statistics (3) |
Concentration in Science Education
Select a minimum of 24 credits from the following list:
| BIO 1530/1531 Fundamentals of Biology I with Lab (4) | GSC 1600 Physical Geology (4) |
| BIO 1560/1561 Fundamentals of Biology II with Lab (4) | GSC 2000 Physical Oceanography and Meteorology (4) |
| BIO 2430 Introductory Zoology (4) | GSC 2200 Planetary Geology AND Astronomy (4) |
| BIO 2440 Introduction to Botany (4) | GSC 3000 Advanced Geology (4) |
| CHE 1510/1511 General Chemistry I with Lab (4) | MAT 2410 Calculus I (4) or higher |
| CHE 1520/1521 General Chemistry II with Lab (4) | PHY 1510 General Physics I (4) |
| CHE 2210/2211 Organic Chemistry I with Lab (4) | PHY 1520 General Physics II (4) |
| EHS 1010 Environmental Science (3) |
Concentration in Social Studies Education
Select a minimum of 24 credits from the following list:
| HIS 1030 World History I (3) | ECO 1510 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) or ECO 1520 Principles of Microeconomics (3) |
| HIS 1040 World History II (3) | GEO 2520 Regional Geography (3) |
| HIS 2010 United States History I (3) | MAT/SOC 2200 Applied Statistics (3) |
| HIS 2020 United States History II (3) | PSC 1510 American Government (3) |
| HIS 3000 History in Theory and Practice (3) | SOC 1510 Principles of Sociology (3) |
Required Elective Courses
Minimum of 24 credit hours
All elective courses are selected and approved for each student by the department chairperson and teacher education committee content area representative. Selected courses will best prepare students for continued studies in the field of education through an alternative licensure program.