A Combined Degree program enables undergraduate students to enroll in graduate courses in their senior year, which can be counted towards the completion of both their Bachelor's and Master's degree requirements. The ability to take these "swing courses" allows students to earn both their Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a shortened period of time, typically within five years. Undergraduate students interested in this option can find more information regarding program requirements on the University's Combined Programs website.
The Combined Degree with Dual Certification Program is a 5-year Program that leads to teacher certification in elementary education (K-6) teacher certification in Teacher of Students with Disabilities, a baccalaureate degree and a master's degree. Interested students must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program as an undergraduate. Students must successfully complete the undergraduate portion of the program in order to be admitted to the Graduate School and complete the one year master's portion of the program.
Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required undergraduate professional sequence of courses, overall course outline, and other important Program requirements, guidelines and procedures. Students are also strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Major GPA requirements differ depending on field of study. Consult the Teacher Education Program Handbook for more information.
Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 21 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-6 | |
| Major Requirements | 33 | |
| Teacher Education Program Requirements | 60 | |
| Free Electives | 3-0 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
Requirements for the graduate portion of this combined program can be found here.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| GLQS 100 | Introduction to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (GLBTQ) Studies | 3 |
| GLQS 201 | Queer Identities in a Transforming World: The Trouble with Normal | 3 |
| GSWS 102 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| GSWS 200 | Transnational Feminisms | 3 |
| GSWS 402 | Senior Seminar in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies | 3 |
| Historical Issues | ||
| HUMN 283 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ancient World | 3 |
| or GSWS 201 | Inventing Feminism | |
| Theoretical Issues | ||
| GSWS 301 | Feminist Theory in Transnational Contexts | 3 |
| Professional Development | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| The Entrepreneurial Mindset and Innovation | ||
| Workplace Writing | ||
| Psychology of Leadership: Theory and Application | ||
| Writing Women Safe: Writing, Rape Prevention, and Community Activism | ||
| Major Electives | ||
| Select three courses from the list below. At least 6 credits must be at the 200-level or above. | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | |
Major Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENFL 365 | Gender and Sexuality in Film | 3 |
| ENGL 117 | World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge | 3 |
| ENGL 227 | Queer Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 250 | Special Topics in English or American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 252 | Special Topics in Comparative Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 294 | Women Poets | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | The Novels of Toni Morrison | 3 |
| ENGL 372 | Women Prose Writers | 3 |
| ENGL 492 | Seminar in Comparative Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 493 | Seminar in American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 494 | Seminar in English Literature | 3 |
| ENTR 201 | The Entrepreneurial Mindset and Innovation | 3 |
| ENTR 290 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ENTR 301 | Creating Your Startup Business Model | 3 |
| ENTR 302 | Preparing to Pitch and Launch Your Startup | 3 |
| GLQS 206 | Introduction to Fat Studies: Exploring Fat Studies through Race, Class, Gender, and Queerness | 3 |
| GLQS 302 | Special Topics in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies | 3 |
| GSWS 201 | Inventing Feminism | 3 |
| GSWS 208 | Men and Masculinities | 3 |
| or SOCI 208 | Men and Masculinities | |
| GSWS 301 | Feminist Theory in Transnational Contexts | 3 |
| GSWS 302 | Special Topics in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies | 3 |
| GSWS 308 | Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature | 3 |
| or ENGL 308 | Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature | |
| GSWS 314 | Women and Migration | 3 |
| or HIST 314 | Women and Migration | |
| GSWS 316 | Victimology | 3 |
| or JUST 316 | Victimology | |
| GSWS 345 | Imaging Medieval and Early Modern Women | 3 |
| or HUMN 345 | Imaging Medieval and Early Modern Women | |
| GSWS 355 | Human Trafficking | 3 |
| or JUST 355 | Human Trafficking | |
| GSWS 376 | Feminist Jurisprudence | 3 |
| or JURI 376 | Feminist Jurisprudence | |
| GSWS 401 | Independent Study: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies | 3 |
| GSWS 403 | Seminar on Gender and Crime | 3 |
| or JUST 403 | Seminar on Gender and Crime | |
| GSWS 410 | Cooperative Education: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies | 3 |
| GSWS 436 | Washington, D.C. Internship | 3 |
| or POLS 436 | Political Science Washington, D.C., Internship | |
| GSWS 481 | The Legal Rights of Women | 3 |
| HIST 215 | U.S. Women’s History | 3 |
| HIST 309 | Feminist Ideas in Western Thought | 3 |
| HIST 334 | Women and Gender in the Middle East: Past and Present | 3 |
| PHIL 339 | Contemporary Continental Philosophy | 3 |
| RELG 267 | Women and Religion | 3 |
| RELG 304 | Feminist Views of Religion | 3 |
| POLS 214 | Women in Politics | 3 |
| POLS 416 | Special Topics in Political Science | 3 |
| SOCI 411 | Special Topics in Sociology | 3 |
| WRIT 206 | Workplace Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 208 | Digital Writing: Composing with Text, Image, and Sound | 3 |
| WRIT 400 | Community Writing: Theories, Practices, and Partnerships | 3 |
| SOCI 426 | Sociology of Sexuality | 3 |
| SOCI 430 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| AFAM 207 | The Black Woman: An Introductory Course | 3 |
| ANTH 340 | The Anthropology of Work | 3 |
| ANTH 380 | Anthropology: Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| ANTH 423 | Community and Health | 3-4 |
| ARHT 190 | Women and Art | 3 |
| ARTX 201 | Culture and Appearance | 3 |
| EDFD 264 | Gender Issues in Education | 3 |
| FSHD 205 | Women in Contemporary Society | 3 |
| FSHD 345 | Gender in a Changing World | 3 |
| FREN 283 | Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa | 3 |
| or FRIN 283 | Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa | |
| HUMN 283 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ancient World | 3 |
| HUMN 383 | Women in Antiquity | 3 |
| HLTH 290 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| HLTH 295 | Sexuality Education in the Schools | 3 |
| JUST 320 | Women and Prison | 3 |
| LALS 205 | Image and Identity: Representation of Latin American Women in Film and Fiction | 3 |
| LNGN 255 | Language and Gender | 3 |
| PSYC 265 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| PSYC 294 | Psychology of Leadership: Theory and Application | 3 |
| RUIN 297 | Women in Russian Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 473 | Sexual Subversion in Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film | 3 |
Teacher Education Program Requirements
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | ||
| Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | ||
| Philosophical Orientation to Education (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course. | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Mathematics in Elementary Schools I (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course that also fulfills the Teacher Education Health/Hygiene requirement. | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | ||
| Historical Foundations of American Education (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | ||
| Transnational Feminisms (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Introduction to Psychology (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Democracy (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on placement exam complete one or two sequential courses in one language. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| Total Credits | 3-6 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree(s)
This recommended five-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within five years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
Fifth year courses are taken at the graduate level, after matriculation into the graduate portion of this combined degree program.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Spring | Credits | ||
| EDFD 220 | 3 | ||
| MTHM 201 | 3 | ||
| 6 | |||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ECEL 279 | 3 | ECEL 375 | 3 |
| FSHD 314 | 3 | ECSE 305 | 3 |
| MTHM 302 | 3 | ECEL 408 | 3 |
| READ 399 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 9 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ECSE 339 | 3 | ECSE 523 | 3 |
| READ 408 | 3 | ECSE 536 | 3 |
| READ 515 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 9 | ||
| Total Credits 52 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Credits | ||||
| ECSE 508 | 3 | ||||
| ECSE 580 | 3 | ||||
| ECEL 691 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | |||||
| Fifth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| ECEL 502 | 1 | ECEL 504 | 3 | ||
| ECEL 510 | 2 | ECEL 511 | 6 | ||
| ECEL 517 | 3 | ||||
| ECSE 542 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | ||||
| Total Credits 27 | |||||