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 appropriate 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 and Literature
English Literarture 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
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Natural Science
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Physical Science
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SOCIAL SCIENCE/ HISTORY 9 credits
Social Science
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History
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Social Science/ History
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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 – SUBJECT AREA 30 Credits
Students must select one the of the following subject areas. Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry are considered critical teacher shortage areas in Florida. Students are encouraged to select courses that will enable them to pass Florida’s General Knowledge Test and/or the appropriate subject area test. Please consult with a faculty member in the Department of Education and/or the subject area when selecting these courses.

Secondary Education - Biology (6-12)
Group 1: Take 21 Credits in Biology
Group 2: Take 9 Credits in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science, Psychobiology,
or Forensic Science

Secondary Education - Chemistry (6-12)
Group 1: Take 21 Credits in Chemistry
Group 2: Take 9 Credits in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science, Psychobiology,
or Forensics Science

Secondary Education - English (6-12)
Group 1: Take 3 Credits in English composition and grammar beyond
freshman English
Group 2: Take 3 Credits in speech or oral interpretation
Group 3: Take 15 Credits in literature
Group 4: Take 9 Credits in English

Secondary Education - Mathematics (6-12)

Group 1: Take 6 Credits from the following
MAT 212 – Calculus for Business, Economics, & Finance
MAT 232 – Calculus I
MAT 233 – Calculus II
MAT 234 – Calculus III

Group 2: Take 3 Credits from the following
MAT 107 – Analytic Geometry
MAT 108 - Trigonometry
MAT 165 – Geometry for Educators
MAT 182 – Pre-Calculus: Trigonometry & Analytic Geometry

Group 3: Take the following course
MAT 205 – Applied Statistics

Group 4: Take the following course
MAT 311 – Linear Algebra
Group 5: Take 15 Credits From Other Mathematics Courses
(Except MAT 099; Mat 100A)

Secondary Education - Social Science (6-12)
Group 1: Take all the following courses:
HIS 201 - United States History I
HIS 202 - United States History II
ECO 201 - Principles of Macro Economics
POS 201 - American Government & Politics
GEO 101 - Global Geography
PSY 201 - Introduction to Psychology

Group 2: Take one of the following courses
HIS 101 – History of Western Civilization I
HIS 102 – History of Western Civilization II

Group 3: Take one of the following courses
HIS 453 – History of Latin American Civilization I
HIS 454 – History of Latin American Civilization II
POS 422 – Government and Politics of Latin America
POS 480 – Inter- American Relations
POS 485 – Latin American Economic and Political Development

Group 4: Take 3 Credits in Sociology
SOC 201 – Principles of Sociology

Group 5: Take 3 Credits from one of the following
Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology

GENERAL ELECTIVES 30 Credits
Optional Education Courses. Any of the following education courses may be used as part of a student’s General Electives. Students are encouraged to select courses that will enable them to pass Florida’s General Knowledge Test and/or the appropriate subject area test. Please consult with a faculty member in the Department of Education and/or the subject area when selecting these courses.

EDU 265 Computer Technology in Education
EDU 409 Instructional Techniques in Secondary School
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.