GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (GER) 42 credits
Students are encouraged to select courses that will enable them to pass Florida’s General Knowledge Test and/or the Elementary Education (k-6) Subject Area Test. Please consult with a faculty member in the Department of Education when selecting these courses.

HUMANITIES 12 credits
Written Communications 6 credits
ENG 101 Composition
ENG 102 Composition & Literature
English Literature 3 credits
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Humanities/Fine Arts 3 credits
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THE NATURAL WORLD & QUANT. REASONING 9 credits
Mathematics/Physical Science 3 credits
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Natural Science 3 credits
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Physical Science 3 credits
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SOCIAL SCIENCE/HISTORY 9 credits
Social Science 3 credits
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History 3 credits
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Social Science/History 3 credits
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PHILOSOPHY 6 credits
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES 6 credits
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CATHOLIC IDENTITY 3 credits
Take 3 credits from courses identified as Catholic Identity courses. This course may satisfy other GER or Major requirements. This course cannot be used to satisfy the Religious Studies requirement. An education major can fulfill this requirement with EDU 352C Education Psychology.

DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT 3 credits
All students must complete three (3) credit hours from courses identified as Diversity courses. This course may satisfy other GER or Major Requirements. An education major can fulfill this requirement with EDU 422 D Teaching Strategies for Inclusion

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 18 credits
These courses are designed to introduce a student to the theories and concepts guiding contemporary education and to prepare a student to sit for the Florida Teacher Certification Examination: Professional Education Test.

EDU 201 Introduction To Education
EDU 300 Classroom Management & Methods of Teaching/ ESOL
Strategies
EDU 308 Basics of Reading Instruction
EDU 352C Educational Psychology
EDU 416 Tests & Evaluation of Student Learning with ESOL Strategies
EDU 422D Teaching Strategies for Inclusion

MAJOR REQURIEMENTS - ELEMENTARY EDUCATION 30 Credits

EDU 260 Human Growth & Development
EDU 302 Elementary Social Studies in the Multicultural School Setting
EDU 303 Mathematics Instruction in the Elementary Multicultural
School Setting
EDU 304 Science Instruction in the Multicultural School Setting
EDU 305 Health and Physical Education in the Elementary School
EDU 309 Reading Methods for Elementary Multicultural Schools
EDU 310 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Problems
EDU 311 Children’s Literature with a Multicultural Perspective
EDU 319 The Arts in the Elementary School
EDU 450 Curriculum & Material Development/ ESOL Strategies

GENERAL ELECTIVES 30 Credits

Optional Education Courses Any of the following education courses may be used as part of an individual’s General Electives. Students are encouraged to select courses that will enable them to pass Florida’s General Knowledge Test and/or the Elementary Education (k-6) Subject Area Test. Please consult with a faculty member in the Department of Education when selecting these courses.

EDU 265 Computer Technology in Education
EDU 406 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
EDU 417 Applied Linguistics: Language and Literacy through ESOL
EDU 418 ESOL Curriculum and Materials
EDU 419 Cross Cultural Communication
EDU 484 Final Internship and Seminar (12 credits)

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Students in this program must have a 2.5 in their major requirements and must meet all other St. Thomas University graduation requirements.