Education Program Requirements

EDU-2010 - Foundations of Education
EDU-2110 - Introduction to Exceptional Populations
EDU-2150 - Management of the Classroom
EDU-2450 - Instructional Technologies for Teaching & Learning
PSY-2010 - Child Development
EDU-2310 - Multiculturalism in Education or
  EDU-2075 - Literature for Children
Content Area Requirements – 9 Credits
Choose 9 credits in one content area, including ART, ANT, ENG, HIS, MAT, PSY, SOC.

General Education Requirements

Core Competencies
First Semester Seminar
Technological Literacy
  CIS-1041 - Microcomputer Applications I
Communication
  (Meets graduation standard in oral communication)
English Composition
Mathematics
Research & Writing Intensive

Areas of Inquiry
Scientific Method
  4-credit lab science
Human Expression
  3 credits in art, mythology, or philosophy
Human Behavior
  3 credits in history

Integrative Approaches
Global Perspectives & Sustainability
Seminar in Educational Inquiry
  (Meets graduation standard in writing & information literacy)
Quantitative Reasoning Assessment
  (Meets graduation standard in quantitative reasoning)

MINIMUM TOTAL CREDITS IN DEGREE: 60

* You may use a course to meet both a program requirement and a general education requirement; however, you may not use a single course to meet two general education requirements.

Program Outcomes

Successful graduates will be able to:
• explore a variety of effective teaching and learning strategies for school settings;
• discuss effective methods for promoting the intellectual and social development of learners;
• demonstrate proficiency with learning technologies;
• complete the Praxis I examination or alternative with a passing score;
• begin to explore appropriate classroom assessment practices and procedures;
• describe professional conduct including legal and ethical responsibilities of the K-12 educator;
• explore curriculum materials and activities in relevant content areas that are consistent with current educational theory and techniques;
• demonstrate academic skills required of all CCV graduates in writing, information literacy, oral communication, and quantitative reasoning; and
• identify their career and transfer options as a professional educator.