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Dec 05, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Education Major, BS in Education - Educational Studies Concentration (Non-teacher Licensure Specialization)
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The Educational Studies Concentration under the Education major prepares students to work within the field of education in areas not requiring a teaching license. Students complete courses in theory and methods of teaching along with professional electives of their choosing. While not required, a minor can also easily be incorporated into this major. The Educational Studies Concentration requires a 2.5 cumulative GPA. To remain in good standing in the program, students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all core education courses. Students with less than a 2.5 GPA for two consecutive semesters will be dropped from the program.
Progression Requirements
Students interested in this degree should work closely with their advisors to ensure that they understand program requirements and how to leverage coursework toward future career aspirations. Core Courses and Educational Studies Specialization courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Students must complete the program with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
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uTrack Requirements
Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students. Term 4
- 9 Expanded Perspectives Elective 3 Credit Hours *
- 13 Educational Studies Specialization Elective 3 Credit Hours
- 13 EducationalStudies Specialization Elective 3 Credit Hours
- Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours
Term 5 Milestone Notes
- Engaged Inquiries 3 Credit Hours
Term 6
- 12 Methods and Strategies Core Elective 3 Credit Hours
- 13 Educational Studies Specialization Elective 3 Credit Hours
- 13 Educational Studies Specialization Elective 3 Credit Hours
- 13 Educational Studies Specialization Elective 3 Credit Hours
- Unrestricted elective 3 Credit Hours
Term 7
- 10 Engaged Inquiries (EI) Elective 3 Credit Hours *
- 12 Methods and Strategies Core Elective 3 Credit Hours
- 13 Educational Studies Specialization Elective 3 Credit Hours
- 13 Educational Studies Specialization Elective 3 Credit Hours
- Unrestricted Elective 2 Credit Hours
Term 7 Milestone Notes
- Engaged Inquiries 6 hours
Term 8
- 11 Applied Oral Communication (AOC) Elective 3 Credit Hours *
- 13 Educational Studies Specialization Elective 3 Credit Hours
- 13 Educational Studies Specialization Elective 3 Credit Hours
- 13 Educational Studies Specialization Elective 3 Credit Hours
- Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours 120-121
Footnotes
- Three courses from the Written Communication (WC) *, First-year composition sequence (2 courses, 3 credit hours each) and one additional Written Communication (WC) * course
- One course from approved Arts and Humanities (AH) * courses.
- Two 3-hour courses from approved Quantitative Reasoning (QR) * courses.
- Two courses from approved Natural Sciences (NS) * courses, one must have a laboratory (4 hours).
- One course (minimum 1 hour) from approved Oral Communication (OC) * courses.
- One course (minimum 3 hours) from approved Social Sciences (SS) * courses.
- One course (minimum 3 hours) from approved Global Citizenship - International (GCI) * courses
- One course (minimum 3 hours) from approved Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS) * courses.
- Two courses (at least 6 credit hours) from Expanded Perspectives * Electives (select from Arts and Humanities (AH) *, Social Sciences (SS) *, Global Citizenship - International (GCI) *, Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS) *, or Applied Arts and Humanities (AAH) Courses*).
- At least 9 credit hours (minimum 2 courses; at least two different subject areas) from Engaged Inquiries (EI) * (EI) courses.
- One course from approved Applied Oral Communication (AOC) * (AOC) courses.
- Two courses chosen from Methods and Strategies Core Electives REED 230* , REED 461 , MEDU 430 , SCED 430 , SSCE 421 , EDDE 429 , SPED 442 , WLEL 489 , SSCE 443 , SCED 434 , MEDU 434 , SPED 335* , SPED 413 , SPED 415 .
- Twelve (12) Educational Studies Specialization courses (36 hours) from the following options: Any approved education course from ASL, CSE, EDDE, ELED, IEC, MEDU, SPED, SSCE, REED, SCED, ELPS, TPTE, WLEL; Any approved content course from MATH, ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, EEPS, GEOL, PHYS, HIST, ECON, GEOG, POLS, GERM, FREN, SPAN, CLAS, COUN, HDFS, PUBH.
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