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2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Educational Studies, B.S.


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The Educational Studies program is a non-licensure interdisciplinary major. It offers students an opportunity to pursue careers related to education, but not necessarily public-school teaching. Students have the option to take interdisciplinary coursework in the following concentrations: Social Science, Comprehensive Science, English, Health and Physical Education, Mathematics, Music, and Humanities. Students may switch to a licensure program in Elementary Education provided they have met all requrements for admission to Teacher Education. Students who earn this non-licenure degree have the option to obtain licensure post-graduation through a Master of Arts in Teaching degree or an alternative process. Students who earn this non-licenure degree also have the option to work with students in a setting that does not require licensure or pursuse graduate work.

GPA 2.00

Minimum Graduation Requirements (120 credit hours)


C or Better on All Courses toward the Major


Educational Studies Core (28 credit hours)


Concentration (24 credit hours)


Choose one from the following:

  • Comprehensive Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
  • Social Sciences (Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, History, Psychology)
  • Sports Sciences
  • Social Studies (History, Psychology)

Capstone (4 credit hours)


Choose one from the following discipline:

  • Biology
  • Education
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Sport Science

Additional Requirements (24 credit hours)


  • General Electives Credits: 24 hours

Life Skills Core (40 credit hours)


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