Core Requirements for Education Majors
Education major students must complete a modified core (49-50 credits, with intro to college writing exemption)
Modified College Core
| Course | Credits |
| {{coursetitle}} or exemption | 4 |
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| Various - Ethnic or Judaic Studies | 3 |
| {{coursetitle}}* | 3 |
| GSSN/GSCN/GSBN/GSPN - Science | 3 |
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Total |
32-36 |
Note: A related one-credit "topics" or workshop course may be offered with the above courses
*If a student is exempt from College Math, he or she is required to take Pre-Calculus
Additional Core Requirements
One of the following (3-4 credits):
| Course | Credits |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
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| {{coursetitle}} | 4 |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
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| {{coursetitle}} | 4 |
Science Core
Education majors must take two Science courses with lab (8 credits)—for example:
| Course | Credits |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3/1 |
| {{coursetitle}} | 4 |
Language Core
Education majors must take six (6) credits in a language other than English. Both courses must be in the same language. Students who have passed a three-year New York State Regents examination in a foreign language are exempted from the six-credit Education core language requirement, but must take six (6) additional elective credits to reach the 130 credits total. For example:
| Course | Credits |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
| or | |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
Recommended liberal arts electives for students exempted from the language core.
| Course Title | Credits |
| {{coursetitle}} | 4 |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
Additional electives are required to complete the 130 credits degree
General Education Core
This core applies to both the early childhood and childhood tracks.
| Course | Credits |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
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| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
| {{coursetitle}} | 0 |
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| Workshop on Autism (3 hours) | 0 |
| Workshop on Harassment and Bullying (6 hours) | 0 |
Psychology Concentration for Education Majors
Students who major in Education should choose Psychology as a concentration. Requirements for major (minimum 31 credits including electives) are:
| Course | Credits |
| {{coursetitle}} | 4 |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
| {{coursetitle}} Or {{coursetitle}} |
3 |
|
OR |
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| {{coursetitle}} | 3 |
| Electives | 15 |
The following elective psychology courses are strongly recommended. Choose five electives (15 credits)
Education majors need 41 credits in either the early childhood track (birth-grade 2) or childhood track (grades 1-6).
