Liberal Studies, B.S.

The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. To graduate, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be achieved, and a total of 120 credits is required. This total includes both the required courses for the program and any free electives selected.

This major is only open to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Elementary Education-Bilingual, or Special Education-Elementary Education Collaborative majors who must complete a second major in Liberal Studies as outlined below. Students may discuss the option to complete an alternate second major, or different Liberal Studies concentration (i.e. two 18-credit concentrations), with their advisor.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (36 Credits)

Major GPA 2.0 required.

Liberal Studies for Early Childhood Education
EDU 106 – New Literacies: Digital Text and Tools for Learning (T1TF) 
EDU 308 – Children’s Literature and Literacy
EDU 322 – Family, School, and Community Partnerships
EDU 414 – Applications of Child Development
PSY 100 – Introduction to Psychology (T2MB) 
EDU 326 – Culturally Responsive Positive Guidance in Early Childhood
Select any PSY 200–level course (except PSY 210)
Select two PSY 200–300 level course (except PSY 210 or PSY 370)
REC 312 – Therapeutic Play
SHE 203 – School Health (‘C’ or better) (T2MB) 
Select one:
PSY 210 –Infant and Child Development
EDU 316 – Child Development and Psychology for Educators

Liberal Studies for Elementary Education
EDU 307 – Children's Literature and Literacy
ENG 201 – Creative Writing (T2CD)
ENG 307 – Literacy Analysis for English majors 
ENG 312 – English Grammar Systems
Select one 300–400 level ENG or LIT literature course
MAT 207 – Mathematics for Elementary Education III

Select one:
ENG 200 – Intermediate Composition
ENG 309 – Rhetorical Strategies in Writing and Communication

Select one:
HIS 110 – United States History I (T2AE)
HIS 111 – United States History II (T2AE)<

Select one:
ECO 101 – Principles of Micro–Economics (T2GA)
GEO 100 – People, Places, and Environments (T2TP)
HIS 100 – Western Civilization I (T2TP)
HIS 101 – Western Civilization II (T2TP)

Select any 3 credits at any level from: ANT–Anthropology, <GEO–Geography, HIS–History, PSC–Political Science, PSY–Psychology, SOC–Sociology

Select any 6 credits at 300-400 level from: ANT–Anthropology, GEO–Geography, HIS–History, PSC–Political Science,PSY–Psychology, SOC–Sociology 

Liberal Studies for Elementary Education-Bilingual
EDU 307 – Children's Literature and Literacy
ENG 201 – Creative Writing (T2CD)
ENG 307 – Literacy Analysis for English majors
ENG 312 – English Grammar Systems
Select one 300-level or 400-level ENG or LIT course
Select 9 credits in SPA-Spanish courses at a level consistent with their past background.
TSL 315 – Foundations in Bilingual Education ('C' or better)
TSL 321 – Assessment of English Learners
TSL 418 – ESL Methods in Content Instruction ('C' or better)
Select one:
ENG 200 – Intermediate Composition
ENG 309 – Rhetorical Strategies in Writing and Communication

Liberal Studies for Special Education- Elementary Education Collaborative
EDU 307 – Children's Literature and Literacy
EDU 316 – Child Development and Psychology for Educators
ENG 201 – Creative Writing (T2CD)
ENG 307 – Literacy Analysis for English majors
ENG 312 – English Grammar Systems
Select one 300-level or 400-level ENG or LIT course
MAT 105 – Mathematics for Elementary Education I
MAT 207 – Mathematics for Middle School Teachers
SED 355 – Educating Individuals with Moderate & Severe Disabilities

Select one:
ENG 200 – Intermediate Composition
ENG 309 – Rhetorical Strategies in Writing and Communication

Select one:
HIS 110 – United States History I (T2AE)
HIS 111 – United States History II (T2AE)

Select one course from the following:
ECO 101 – Principles of Micro–Economics (T2GA)
GEO 100 – People, Places, and Environments (T2TP)
HIS 100 – Western Civilization I (T2TP)
HIS 101 – Western Civilization II (T2TP)