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Belmont University Undergraduate Catalog 2016-17

Education Majors


Major in Early Childhood Education (B.A. or B.S., PreK-3 license) Hours
General Education Core Requirements for B.A. or B.S.
Must include: 1 course in Biological Science, 1 course in Physical Science, 1 course in American History, 1 course in non-US History. MUH 2140, Arts for the Educator should be taken for the Fine Arts requirement. 
59-65
Additional Requirements for Licensure 9
HTH 3000, School Health Education 3
MTH 1050, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I 3  
MTH 1060, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II 3  
Partner Major Requirements * 30+
Education Licensure Requirements (PreK-4 emphasis) 42
EDU 2100, Foundations of Education 3  
EDU 2110, Educational Psychology 3  
EDU 2221, Child Development 3  
EDU 3030, Literacy I 3
EDU 3040, Math Methods 3
EDU 3800, Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in the Classroom 3  
EDU 4221, Methods and Materials for Early Childhood Education 3
EDU 4230, Literacy II 3
EDU 4250, Science Methods 3
EDU 4260, Social Studies Methods 3
EDU 4201, Classroom Management PK-5 3  
EDU 4401, Student Teaching in PreK-4 6  
EDU 4110, Reflective Teaching 3  
Total 140+


Major in Elementary Education (B.A. or B.S., K-6 license) Hours
General Education Core Requirements for B.A. or B.S.
Must include: 1 course in Biological Science, 1 course in Physical Science, 1 course in American History, 1 course in non-US History. MUH 2140, Arts for the Educator should be taken for the Fine Arts requirement. 
59-65
Additional Requirements for Licensure 9
HTH 3000, School Health Education 3
MTH 1050, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I 3  
MTH 1060, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II 3  
Partner Major Requirements * 30+
Education Licensure Requirements (K-6 emphasis) 39
EDU 2100, Foundations of Education 3  
EDU 2110, Educational Psychology 3  
EDU 2221, Child Development 3  
EDU 3030, Literacy I 3
EDU 3040, Math Methods 3
EDU 3800, Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in the Classroom 3  
EDU 4230, Literacy II 3
EDU 4250, Science Methods 3
EDU 4260, Social Studies Methods 3
EDU 4201, Classroom Management PK-5 3
EDU 4401, Student Teaching in PreK-4 6  
EDU 4110, Releflective Teaching 3  
Total 137+


Major in Secondary Education (B.A. or B.S., 6-12 license) Hours
General Education Core Requirements for B.A. or B.S. 59-65
Partner Major Requirements *
30+
Education Licensure Requirements 30
Educational Professional Core courses
EDU 2100, Foundations of Education 3
EDU 2110, Educational Psychology 3  
EDU 2223, Human Development and Education 3  
EDU 3800, Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in the Classroom 3
EDU Curriculum and Instructional courses
EDU 42__, Appropriate Secondary Methods (English, History, Math, Science, FL, ESL) 3  
EDU 4423, Literacy Across the Secondary Curriculum 3  
Education Clinical Experience Semester
EDU 4110, Reflective Teaching 3
EDU 4203, Classroom Management Secondary School 3  
EDU 4403, Student Teaching 6  
Total 128+


* Some partner majors (second majors) may be greater than 30 hours. See table below for hours required for each potential 6-12 content area major:


Content Area (B.A. or B.S., 6-12 license) Hours
B.A. in English 34-36
B.A. in Foreign Languages 30
B.A./B.S. in History 33
B.A./B.S. in Political Science 30
B.S. in Biology 32-33
B.S. in Chemistry 45
B.S. in Physics 38
B.S. in Mathematics 35