General Education Courses for Early Childhood and Elementary Education Majors

Requirements

Students are advised to consult with their Education advisor to identify the classes that most appropriately helps address State Standards.

Undergraduate Early Childhood and Elementary Education candidates should take the following North Park Core Curriculum courses in order to strengthen their content preparation. All undergraduate transfer students and license-only candidates who have earned a bachelor’s degree from another university should consult with the Education advisor to identify comparable content courses that meet this requirement.

Course requirements

Content Area	Course for Early Childhood
Science	BIOL 1180: Environmental Science PHEN 1060: Astronomy CHEM 1011: General Chemistry
Social Science	HIST 1000: Global Themes in History
Culture and Society	BSE 2211: Principles of Macroeconomics

Content Area	Course for Elementary
Mathematics	STAT 1490: Introduction to Statistics
Science	BIOL 1180: Environmental Science PHEN 1060: Astronomy OR CHEM 1011: General Chemistry
English / Language Arts	ENG 1750: Studies in Literature
Social Science	HIST 1000: Global Themes in History

All Early Childhood and Elementary Education candidates should consult with their Education advisor to identify additional courses that will best prepare candidates to meet state standards.