Students who wish to pursue K-6 teacher certification in Elementary Education must apply and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Once admitted, students will be matriculated into the B.A. in Elementary Education program as a second major.
Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students also are 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.
Degree Requirements Overview
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 1 |
| 21-24 |
| 36 |
| 54-58 |
| 8-1 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Major Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| RELG 100 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| RELG 101 | Understanding Religion | 3 |
| RELG 275 | Inter-religious Encounters | 3 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| |
| 3 |
| Seminar | |
| Engaged Learning Project | |
| Total Credits | 36 |
Area Electives
Texts
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 6 |
| Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures | |
| New Testament/Christian Scriptures | |
| American Religious Texts | |
| The Qur'an | |
| Asian Texts | |
| Study in Religious Texts | |
| Special Topics in Religious Texts | |
| Total Credits | 6 |
Issues
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 6 |
| Religious Ethics | |
| Death, Dying and Afterlife | |
| Religion and Ethical Issues | |
| Religion and Social Activism | |
| Body and Soul | |
| Women and Religion | |
| The Holocaust: Religious Perspectives | |
| Spirituality and Mysticism | |
| Feminist Views of Religion | |
| Religion and Peacemaking | |
| Atheism | |
| Jihad, Just War and the Prospect of Peace | |
| Special Topics in Religious Issues | |
| Total Credits | 6 |
Approaches
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 6 |
| Religion and Culture | |
| Religion and Society | |
| Feminist Views of Religion | |
| Religious Experience | |
| Myth, Meaning and Self | |
| Philosophy of Religion | |
| Psychology of Religion | |
| Religion, Culture, and Society | |
| Religion and Society | |
| Total Credits | 6 |
Global Traditions
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 3 |
| The Arab World and Religion | |
| Asian Religions | |
| Islamic Religious Traditions | |
| African Religions | |
| Africana Religions in the Americas | |
| Native American Religion | |
| Religion in Latin America | |
| 3 |
| Introduction to Greek and Roman Religion | |
| Buddhism | |
| Hinduism | |
| Taoism | |
| Religion in the United States | |
| Asian Religions | |
| Islamic Religious Traditions | |
| African Religions | |
| Africana Religions in the Americas | |
| Native American Religion | |
| Religion in Latin America | |
| Spirituality and Mysticism | |
| Total Credits | 6 |
Co-Major in Elementary Education
Elementary Education (B.A.)
New Student Seminar
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| |
| 1 |
| Pathways to Success | |
| Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | |
| First Year Seminar | |
| Adult Academic Success Seminar | |
| New Student Seminar | |
| Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education | |
| Pathways to Adult Learning | |
| New Student Seminar | |
| New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences | |
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | |
| Introduction to Nursing | |
| Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | |
SEEDS General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| |
| |
| 3-6 |
| 9 |
| |
| Total Credits | 21-24 |