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CORE CLASSES


BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
General Education
Communications (9 Hours)
Comp I, Comp II, Oral Communications

Humanities (6 Hours)
Literature/Theater, Foreign Language, History, Humanities, (Art, Humanities, Music, Religion), Philosophy

Social Science (6 hours)
Economics, Anthropology, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology

Science & Math (9 hours)
Natural Science with Lab, College Algebra/Statistics, Math or Science

IDEA Seminar I
IDEA Seminar II

Business Courses
Non-Managerial Courses (6 hours)
Statistics, Introduction to Computer Applications

Core Course (30 Hours)
Principles of Accounting I, Principles of Accounting II, Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Finance, Principles of Management, Legal & Ethical Aspects of Business, Production and Operations Management, Principles of Marketing (Non transferable, senior integrative experience / Not required for those in HRM concentration).

General Management Concentration, Business Entrepreneurship and
e-Business, Internal Business, Principles of Leadership, Human Resources Management / Organizational Behavior

Electives

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT
General Education
Communications (9 Hours)
Comp I, Comp II, Oral Communications

Humanities (6 Hours)
Literature/Theater, Foreign Language, History Humanities (Art, Humanities, Music, Religion), Philosophy

Social Science (6 hours)
Economics, Anthropology, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology

Science & Math (9 hours)
Natural Science with Lab, College Algebra/Statistics, Math or Science

IDEA Seminar I
IDEA Seminar II

Child Development Education
Social & Cultural Foundations, Seminar I: What’s School Life, Educating Exceptional Children & Youth, Psychological Foundations of Education, Psychology of Childhood & Adolescence, Special Topics in Education, Advanced Curriculum Design in Early Childhood Education, Interaction Techniques in Early Childhood Education, Family Systems, Special Topic: Emerging Literacy, Advanced Professional Practicum, Seminar in Early Childhood Education

Electives

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ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

General Education
Idea Seminar, Idea Seminar II

History (6 hrs)
European or U.S. History, Elective

English (9 hrs)
Elective, Elective, Literature Course

Oral Communications (3 hrs)
Speech

Art (3 hrs)
European or U.S. History, Elective

Social & Behavioral Sciences ( 6 hrs)
Psychology of Childhood & Adolescence and one 3-hour course in one of the following: Sociology or Psychology or Government or Political Science or Geology

Natural Science & Mathematics ( 9 hrs)
Biological Science (lab), Physical Science (lab), Math

Professional Education Foundation Core:
Social & Cultural Foundations of Education, Psychological Foundations of Education, Educating Exceptional Children and Youth, Philosophical and Historical, Perspectives on Curriculum

Curriculum Core:
Aesthetic Experience In the Elementary School, Teaching Social Studies in Diverse Settings, Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School, Teaching Science and Health In Elementary School, Integrated Reading and Language Arts Methods

Field Experience Core:
Seminar I: What’s School Life?, Seminar II: Cultural Pluralism, Reading Practicum

Final Semester:
Seminar III: Professional Collaborations, Classroom Management & Student Motivation, Student Teaching

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INTERDICPLINARY STUDIES
General Education
Communications (9 Hours)
Comp I, Comp II, Oral Communications

Humanities (6 Hours)
Literature/Theater, Foreign Language, History, Humanities (Art, Humanities, Music, Religion), Philosophy

Social Science (6 hours)
Economics, Anthropology, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology

Science & Math (9 hours)
Natural Science with Lab, College Algebra/Statistics, Math or Science

IDEA Seminar I
IDEA Seminar II

B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies/B.A. In Liberal Studies
(Choose two professional areas of concentration)

Main Concentration
(21 hours, 9 must be upper-level)

Area of Concentration
(18 hours, 9 must be upper-level)

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MATHEMATICS - SECONDARY EDUCATION
General Education
Additional general education requirements will depend upon your previous university work.
Required Mathematics Courses
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II, Calculus and Analytic Geometry III, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematical Reasoning (evening), Historical Foundations of Math (evening), Probability and Statistics, Modern Geometrics (evening), Abstract Algebra (evening).
Education Courses
Social/Cultural Foundations of Ed, Seminar I: What's School Life, Psychological Foundations of Ed, Reading in Content Areas, Seminar III: Professional Collaborations Classroom Management and Student Motivation, Student Teaching Secondary, Exceptional Children and Youth, Psychological/Historical Perspective on Curriculum, Secondary Methods.
Required Electives (3 credits)
Physics I and II, General Chemistry I and II, Principles of Accounting I and II Principles of Micro and Macroeconomics, Beginning and Advanced Visual Basic.Net. This option may be waived for working adults with real-world experience.

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PSYCHOLOGY
General Education
Communications (9 Hours)
Comp I, Comp II, Oral Communications

Humanities (6 Hours)
No more than one course from each of the five areas:
Literature/Theater, Foreign Language, History, Humanities (Art, Humanities, Music, Religion), Philosophy

Social Science/Economics (6 hours)
No more than one course from each of the five areas:
Economics, Anthropology, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology

Science & Math (9 hours)
Must include one course from a lab science and one from mathematics:
Lab Science, Math, Math/Science

AA requirements (including completion of math) need to be met in order for students to enroll in seminar.

IDEA Seminar I, IDEA Seminar II

Applied Psychology Core
Intro to Psychology, Intro to Human Services, Intro to Addictions, Professional Ethics, Psychology of Childhood & Adolescence
or
Aging, Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Methods II Group
or
Methods III Family

Required Electives (6 credits)
Marriage & Family, Personal Growth & Development, Human Sexuality, Contemporary Social Issues, Juvenile Delinquency, Health Psychology, Criminology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Courts, Probation & Parole, Race Relations, Personality Psychology, Penology

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