General Education Core Curriculum, Elementary Education Grades 1-5, B.S.

English: 6 Credits

• ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing  
• ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture  

Mathematics: 6 Credits

• MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra  
• MATH 117 - Number Sense for PK-8 Teachers  

Behavioral Science: 6 Credits

• PSYC 311 - Child Psychology  
• GEOG 103 - World Geography  

Natural Science: 9 Credits

• CHEM 212 - Survey of Chemistry for Education Majors  
• BIOL 206 - Biology for Elementary Education Majors  

Select courses from BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS. Students cannot receive credit for both GEOL 225  and GEOL 105 .

Literature: 3 Credits

• Choose from the General Education Core  list of Fine Arts courses.

History: 3 Credits

• HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 
  or
• HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877  

Communication: 3 Credits

• CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication 
  or
• CMCN 310 - Public Speaking  

Fine Arts: 3 Credits

• Choose from the General Education Core  list of Fine Arts courses.