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Education Requirements
General Education
A minimum of 75.5 credits is required from among religion, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, natural sciences, and physical education.
| Specific requirements include: | ||
| Subject | Course(s) | Credits |
| Religion | Religion 363 and 364 recommended | 21 (plus Ed. 304) |
| Philosophy | 110 | 3 |
| English | 101, 202, Speech 105, & a 200-level course (245 recommended) |
12 |
| History | 225 or 230 | 3 |
| Geography | 110 | 3 |
| Computer Sci. | 105 | 3 |
| Mathematics* | 110 (or higher) | 6 |
| Psychology | 101 | 3 |
| Biology | (Environmental Biology recommended) | 4 |
| Physical Science | Chemistry, Earth Science, or Physics | 4 |
| Physical Education | PE 101 Health (recommended) | 1.5 |
| Electives** | 12 | |
| Total | 72.5 (75.5)(78.5) | |
*Students need 6 credits in math (level 110 or higher) to be completed before junior year.
**Electives are to be chosen from courses in three of the following four areas:
- Humanities & Sacred Languages
- History & Social Sciences (Economics 131 or 132 is recommended)***
- Science & Mathematics
- Fine Arts
***Accounting, Business Law, Management, & Marketing do not satisfy requirements. No more than 6 credits from any one of the above areas may be counted toward the total of 12 elective credits for the B.S. in Education.
| Foundations of Education and Prerequisite Courses (20 credits) | ||
| Course Number | Name | Credits |
| Education 128 | Introduction | 3 |
| Education 235 | Developmental Reading | 3 |
| Education 240 | Reading Assessment/Instruction | 2 |
| Education 301 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| Education 304 | Human Development (Also counts as Religion course) |
3 |
| Education 340 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Education 401 | General Methods & Management | 3 |
| Total | 20 | |
| Elementary Education Course Requirements for K-6 Education Degree (41.5 credits) | ||
| Course Number | Name | Credits |
| Speech 105 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Education 225 | Field Experience for First or Second-Year Students |
2 |
| Education 251 | Integrating Art into the Curriculum | 3 |
| Education 252 | Teaching Music | 3 |
| Education 253 | Teaching Health and Physical Education | 3 |
| Education 310 | Teaching Mathematics | 3 |
| Education 311 | Educating Diverse Learners | 2 |
| Education 321 | Teaching Language Arts | 3 |
| Education 325 | Field Experience: Multi-graded Classroom | 1 |
| Education 354 | Teaching Social Studies | 3 |
| Education 355 | Teaching Science | 3 |
| Education 424 | Teaching the Letter of the Word | 1.5 |
| *HFC - Education 402 | Student Teaching | 12 |
| *HFC - Education 404 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Total | 24.5 | |
*Students should see Holy Family University's catalog for a description of these courses and the requirements for admission. The equivalent of Education 402 and Education 404 will be offered by Bryn Athyn College Education Division if a student chooses not to become PA state certified.
Field Experience Requirements
Most education courses at Bryn Athyn College require observation and/or practice teaching, some of which will be in a public school setting. All of these experiences should be documented by students and will become part of their portfolio requirement for their Senior Seminar at Holy Family University.
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