General Education Core Curriculum, Middle School Education Grades 4-8, B.S., Social Studies Education Concentration

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

• GEOG 103 - World Geography  
• PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology  

Natural Science: 9 Credits

• BIOL 206 - Biology for Elementary Education Majors  
• CHEM 212 - Survey of Chemistry for Education Majors  
• Select a course from BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS. Students cannot receive credit for both GEOL 105  and GEOL 225 .

Literature: 3 Credits

Choose from:

• ENGL 201 - British Literature I  
• ENGL 202 - British Literature II  
• ENGL 205 - American Literature I  
• ENGL 206 - American Literature II  

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.