BA in Education: Liberal Arts - Curriculum Requirements

BA Education: Liberal Arts Degree Audit

B.A. Education: Liberal Arts (K-12)
University Core Requirements (6 Credits)
Academic Foundations (8 credits)
[Dept]	1105	Broad, Enduring Interest	4CR
EDU	2000	Foundations of Education (Nature of Work)	X		See EDU
LAS	1305	Wellness	2CR
Communications (12 credits)
WRI	1002	Comp. & Rhet. II	X		See English
WRI	2012	Advanced Comp.	X		See English
EDU	4050	Clinical Internship	X		See EDU
STEM Engagement (8 credits)
MTH		Take one from: MTH-1111, MTH-1180, MTH-1200, or MTH-1250	X		See Math- Students may take up to two other approved courses
PSC		Take one from: BIO-1303/1103, PSC-1302/1102, PSC-1301/1101, or ENV-1301/1101	X		See Science-Students may take up to two other approved courses in Biology, Physical Science, Environmental, Chemistry.
Culture & Society (12 credits)
EDU	2003	Foundations of Education	X		See EDU
HIS	2005	World Geography	X		See HIS
ENG	3003	Children’s Literature	X		See ENG
Content Area Requirements
English Requirements (16 Credits)
Select two WRI Courses:
WRI	1002	Composition & Rhet. II	4CR
WRI	2012	Advanced Composition	4CR
ENG	3003	Children's Literature	4CR
ENG		ENG Literature Elective	4CR
Recommended ENG3080, Lit. of the Holocaust
Mathematics Requirements (16 Credits)
Take four mathematics courses to meet state code requirements
MTH	1111	Quantitative Literacy	4CR
MTH	1180	Algebraic Modeling	4CR
MTH	1250	Geometry	4CR
MTH	1200	Math Applications	4CR
Or up to two other approved courses.
MTH			4CR
MTH			4CR
Science Requirements (16 Credits)
BIO	1303 & 1103	Human Nutrition & Performance/ Lab	4CR		*General Biology course also acceptable
PSC	1302 & 1102	Physical Science/Lab	4CR
ENV	1301 & 1101	ENV-1301/Lab	4CR
PSC	1301 & 1101	Earth Science/Lab	4CR
Or up to two other approved courses in Biology, Physical Science, Environmental, Chemistry
BIO/PSC/ENV/CHM			4CR
BIO/PSC/ENV/CHM			4CR
Social Studies Requirements (16 Credits)
Take four social studies courses to meet state code requirements
HIS	1005	Framework of History	4CR
HIS	2001	American Civilization I	4CR
HIS	2005	World Geography	4CR
HIS	2006	Amer. Soc., Pol, & Eco. Sys.	4CR
Or up to two other approved courses in History, Political Science, Economics, or Sociology
Hist./Pol. Sci/Economics or Soc. Sci.			4CR
Hist./Pol. Sci/Economics or Soc. Sci.			4CR
Education Requirements (32 Credits)
All Education courses below must have a grade B- or better
EDU	2000	Foundations of Education	4CR
EDU	2003	Found. of Education: Teaching K-6	4CR
Courses below may only be taken after admission to the Education Department
EDU	3052	Elem. Teaching Method	4CR
EDU	3053	Foundations of Literacy	4CR
EDU	3080	Clinical Experience: Teaching Practicum & Assessing Outcomes	4CR
EDU	4024	Applications in Literacy	2CR
EDU	4050	Clinical Internship: Student Teaching	10CR
Related Education Requirement (4CR)
EDP	2001	Pre-School & School Aged Dev. (3-18 years)	4CR
Teacher of Students with Disabilities (21 Credits)
EDP	3013	Psychology of High & Low Incidence Except.	4CR
EDU	3000	Assistive Technology	1CR
EDU	3031	Special Ed.: Learner’s Perspect.	4CR
EDU	3033	Lang. Development, Comm. & Lit. in Sp. Ed	4CR
EDU	3034	Spec. Ed. Methods & Materials	4CR
EDU	3038	Classroom Management for Challenging Behaviors	4CR
Optional
EST	1106	Intro to Therapeutic Horsemanship		4CR
SLN	1003	Sign Language 1		2CR
SLN	1004	Sign Language 2		2CR

Total number of credits: 127

Notes:

1. Minimum of 30 credits must be taken at Centenary University.
2. New Jersey requires that candidates for certification achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
3. Graduates must have a minimum of an overall 3.0 GPA in their major(s).
4. Credits can only be shared between the core and the major or core and minor requirements. Shared credits within the core requirements is not allowed.
5. Please continue seeing your advisor for advisement as requirements may change due to changes in NJDOE code and regulations.

BA Education: Liberal Arts Recommended Four Year Sequence

Centenary University B.A. in Education: Liberal Arts Recommended Four-Year Sequence 2024-2025
YEAR 1 (Fall)
Course #	Title	Credits	Completed
LAS 1305	Wellness	2
HIS 1005	Framework of History	4
WRI 1002	Comp. Rhet. II	4
EDP 2001	Preschool & School Age Development	4
YEAR 1 (Spring)
Course #	Title	Credits	Completed
EDU 2000	Foundations of Education (Community Responsibility)	4
WRI 2012	Advanced Comp.	4
ENV 1301 & 1101	Environmental Science/Lab	4
MTH 1111	Quantitative Literacy	4
YEAR 2 (FALL)
EDU 2003	Foundations of Educ.: Teaching K-6 (Comm. Resp.)	4
MTH 1180	Algebraic Modeling	4
HIS 2005	World Geography (Global Culture)	4
CORE	Broad, Enduring Interest	4
YEAR 2 (Spring)
EDP 3013	Psych of High and Low Incidence Exceptionalities	4
MTH 1250	Geometry	4
HIS 2006	American Social, Pol. & Econ. Systems	4
ENG	Literature Elective (recommend ENG3080, Lit. of the Holocaust)	4
YEAR 3 (FALL)
EDU 3038	Classroom Management for Challenging Behaviors	4
EDU 3052	Elementary Teaching Methods	4
HIS 2001	American Civilization I	4
PSC 1302 & 1102	Physical Science/Lab	4
YEAR 3 (Spring)
EDU 3031	Special Education: Learner’s Perspective	4
EDU 3053	Foundations in Literacy	4
ENG 3003	Children’s Literature	4
PSC 1301 & 1101	Earth Science/Lab	4
EDU 3010	Principles & Practices in Early Childhood Education (Optional)	2
Summer between Year 3 & Year 4
EDU 3020	Early Childhood Literacy (P-3 Cert.)	2CR
EDU 3030	Teaching Early Childhood Content (P-3 Cert.)	2CR
YEAR 4 (Fall)
EDU 3080	Clinical Experience: Teaching Practicum	4
EDU 3000	Assistive Technology	1
BIO1303/1103	Human Nutrition & Performance and Lab	3/1
MTH 1200	Mathematical Applications	4
EDU 3034	Special Education Methods & Materials	4
YEAR 4 (Spring)
EDU 3033	Lang. Development, Comm. & Literacy in Spec. Ed.	4
EDU 4024	Applications in Literacy	2
EDU 4050	Clinical Internship: Student Teaching (Public Speaking)	10
	Total Credits	127

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