General Requirements: Total Hours-63 • Minimum GPA-2.0 (Must have a 2.5 GPA to be admitted to teacher education programs at four year institutions.)
Program Requirements: The Pre-Education program consists of a curriculum preparing students who plan to teach in the elementary education field. With an Associate’s degree in Pre-Education, students are prepared to continue further education toward an elementary education degree.
| General Education Requirements: 38 hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | Min. Hours | Course Code | Course Description |
| Communications | 9 | ENGL 1113 | English Composition I |
| ENGL 1213 | English Composition II | ||
| SPCH 1113 or SPCH 2133 | Fundamentals of Speech or Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Social Science | 9 | HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | U.S. HIST to 1877 or U.S. HIST 1877-Pres |
| POLS 1113 | U.S. Government | ||
| PSY 1113 | Elements of Psychology | ||
| Life Science | 4 | BISC 1114 | Biology with Lab |
| Physical Science | 4 | PHSC 1114 | General Physical Science w/ Lab |
| Humanities | 6 | ART 1113 | Art Appreciation I |
| ART 1123 | Art Appreciation II | ||
| HUM 2113 | Humanities I | ||
| MUS 1343 | Music Appreciation | ||
| PHIL 1113 | Philosophy | ||
| Mathematics | 6 | MATH 1023 | Structural Concepts in Arithmetic I |
| MATH 1303 | General Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Program Core Requirement: 24 hours | |||
| Communications | 3 | ENGL 2413 | Introduction to Literature |
| Mathematics | 6 | MATH 1123 | Structural Concepts in Arithmetic II |
| MATH 1513 | College Algebra | ||
| Social Studies | 6 | GEG 2253 | World Regional Geography |
| SOC 1113 | Intro to Sociology | ||
| Science | 4 | ASTR 1614 | Astronomy w/ Lab |
| Language | 5 | SPA 1115 | Beginning Spanish I |
| Institutional Requirements: 1 hour | |||
| Institutional Requirement | 1 | COL 1111 | College Success |
Plan of Study
| Course Code | Course Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Freshman 1st Semester | ||
| ENGL 1113 | English Composition I | 3 |
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | U.S. HIST to 1877 or U.S. HIST 1877-Pres | 3 |
| MATH 1513 or MATH 1483 | College Algebra OR Functions & Modeling | 3 |
| PSY 1113 | Elements of Psychology | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | ART 1113, HUM 2113, MUS 1343, PHIL 1113 | 3 |
| COL 1111 | College Success | 1 |
| Total | 16 | |
| Freshman 2nd Semester | ||
| ENGL 1213 | English Composition II | 3 |
| SPCH 1113 | Fund. of Speech | 3 |
| POLS 1113 | U.S. Government | 3 |
| BISC 1114 | Biology w/lab | 4 |
| MATH 1023 | Structural Concepts I (SPRING only) | 3 |
| Total | 16 | |
| Sophomore 1st Semester | ||
| ENGL 2413 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | ART 1113, HUM 2113, MUS 1343, PHIL 1113 | 3 |
| Social Studies Elective | GEG 2253, HIST 1483, HIST 1493, PSY 2163, SOC 1113 | 3 |
| MATH 1303 | General Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| ASTR 1614 | Astronomy (with lab) (FALL only) | 4 |
| Total | 16 | |
| Sophomore 2nd Semester | ||
| MATH 1123 | Structural Concepts II (SPRING only) | 3 |
| PHS 1114 | General Physical Science (with lab) | 4 |
| SPA 1115 | Spanish I | 5 |
| Social Studies Elective | GEG 2253, HIST 1483, HIST 1493, PSY 2163, SOC 1113 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |