General Education Requirements
Competencies
Competencies must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits.
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♦ Basic College Mathematics
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♦ Reading Comprehension
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♣ General Education Categories (34-35 credits total)
FYS, W-I, and OC courses must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits. Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines. First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction. Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.
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♦FYS
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First Year Seminar (Required of all freshmen and transfers with fewer than 15 transfer credits) |
3 credits |
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♦W-I
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Written Communication Level I |
3 credits |
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♦OC
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Oral Communication |
3 credits |
| PGR |
Personal Growth and Responsibility |
3 credits |
| CEA |
Creative Expression and Appreciation |
3 credits |
| HP |
The Human Past |
3 credits |
| CS |
Contemporary Society |
3 credits |
| WC |
World Cultures |
3 credits |
| #SR |
Scientific Reasoning Laboratory Course |
4 credits |
| Any Scientific Reasoning Course |
3-4 credits |
| QR |
Quantitative Reasoning |
3 credits |
‡ Written Communication (Level II & Level III) and Diversity, Power Dynamics & Social Justice
Courses taken for Written Communication Level II, Level III and Diversity, Power Dynamics and Social Justice may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply. Credits will be counted in the area where they apply.
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Written Communication - Level II |
| W-III |
Written Communication - Level III |
| DPDS |
Diversity, Power Dynamics & Social Justice |
♥ Students may choose to use support courses to satisfy general education categories, but may not be required to do so. Note: If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements (for example, a support course and Scientific Reasoning requirement), the credits are counted in only one place. Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the credit total required for graduation.
♣ Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines. First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction. Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.
# These Scientific Reasoning General Education Category courses do not have to be a sequence or be from the same discipline.
‡ Level II and Level III Written Communications courses and Diversity, Power Dynamics & Social Justice may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply. The credits are counted only in one area.
♦ General Education categories to be completed with the first 30 credits. Exceptions in the timing of these courses will be made for transfer students.
Addtional Notes:
* Students accepted into the combined undergraduate/graduate program who choose not to continue in the combined program must complete an Educational Studies minor in lieu of the
teacher education minor.
† One 4-credit Biology 300-400 level elective must be chosen from one of the following groups: Population/Ecosystems, Organismal/Physiology, Cellular/Molecular).
ϕ The Capstone Elective can include certain 300-400 level courses, as well as independent studies, internships, study abroad, service learning and other college
credit situations (Consult with your Advisor for your options) – approval required by the chairperson of Biology for non-traditional course credit.
w The Portfolio Seminar is a 1-credit hybrid class where students reflect on their capstone experience and that ensures all portfolio requirements are met.
** Additional free elective credits beyond the credits listed may be required based on the use of support courses to satisfy General Education Category requirements.
♦ Programmatic Assessments are required for all students pursuing educational licensure in a specified sequence. Results will be factored into gateway reviews for progression that occurs
each term beginning Spring term of the Junior year. Required courses: EDA 901, 902, 903, 904 and 905.
Total credits for graduation: 123-156 The additional credits listed above are required for Graduate degree
