Education AS - Elementary Education Major Full-time Program Map

Semester 1 (14-16 Credits)

• SDV 101 - Orientation to Teacher Preparation Credit Hours: 1
• ENG 111 - College Composition I Credit Hours: 3

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• MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3 * or
• MTH 161 - Precalculus I Credit Hours: 3 * or
• MTH 167 - Precalculus with Trigonometry Credit Hours: 5 *

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• BIO 101 - General Biology I Credit Hours: 4 * or
• BIO 106 - Life Science Credit Hours: 4 *

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• HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3 * or
• HIS 122 - United States History since 1865 Credit Hours: 3 *

Semester 2 (16 Credits)

• CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3 * or
• CST 110 - Introduction to Human Communication Credit Hours: 3 *

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• MTH 155 - Statistical Reasoning Credit Hours: 3 * or
• MTH 245 - Statistics I Credit Hours: 3 *

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• CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry Credit Hours: 4 * or
• GOL 105 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 4 * or
• GOL 106 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 4 * or
• PHY 201 - General College Physics I Credit Hours: 4

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• ENG 112 - College Composition II Credit Hours: 3
• EDU 200 - Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 3

Semester 3 (6 Credits)

• ART 100 - Art Appreciation Credit Hours: 3 * or
• ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic Credit Hours: 3 * or
• ART 102 - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern Credit Hours: 3 * or
• MUS 121 - Music in Society Credit Hours: 3 * or
• MUS 221 - History of Western Music Prior to 1750 Credit Hours: 3 * or
• CST 151 - Film Appreciation I Credit Hours: 3 * or
• ASL 125 - History of the U.S. Deaf Community Credit Hours: 3 *

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• HIS 101 - Western Civilizations Pre-1600 CE Credit Hours: 3 * or
• HIS 102 - Western Civilizations Post 1600 CE Credit Hours: 3 * or
• HIS 111 - World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE Credit Hours: 3 * or
• HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3 * or
• HIS 122 - United States History since 1865 Credit Hours: 3 * or
• HIS 281 - History of Virginia Credit Hours: 3 *

Semester 4 (12 Credits)

• EDU 280 - Introduction to Instructional Technologies Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• EDU 250 - Foundations of Exceptional Education Credit Hours: 3

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• ECO 150 - Economic Essentials: Theory and Application Credit Hours: 3 * or
• ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3 * or
• ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3 * or
• GEO 200 - Introduction to Physical Geography Credit Hours: 3 * or
• GEO 210 - People and the Land: Introduction to Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3 * or
• PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics Credit Hours: 3 *or
• PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Semester 5 (12-13 Credits)

• ENG 250 - Children’s Literature Credit Hours: 3 or any English Literature Elective
• EDU 204 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Credit Hours: 3

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• ECO 150 - Economic Essentials: Theory and Application Credit Hours: 3 * or
• ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3 * or
• ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3 * or
• GEO 200 - Introduction to Physical Geography Credit Hours: 3 * or
• GEO 210 - People and the Land: Introduction to Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3 * or
• PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *or
• PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics Credit Hours: 3 *

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• CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry Credit Hours: 4 * or
• GOL 105 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 4 * or
• GOL 106 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 4 * or
• PHY 201 - General College Physics I Credit Hours: 4 or
• EDU 206 - Classroom and Behavioral Management Credit Hours: 3 *or
• MTH 161 - Precalculus I Credit Hours: 3

Total Required Program Credit Hours: 60-63

Courses should be taken in order listed.

* Recommended elective course for transfer. For a full list of electives see Approved Transfer Electives .