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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education must complete
60 session-hours distributed as follows:

A Required Academic Subjects. 30 session-hours.

  • 1. Foreign language. 6 session-hours in one language. (Latin, French
    or German).[3]


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  • 2. Mathematics. 3 session-hours in Mathematics A1 or Mathematics A2.

  • 3. Natural Science. 6 session-hours in one science.

  • 4. Social Science:

    • (a) History B1, History B2 or History B3. 3 session-hours.

    • (b) Sociology B1. 3 session-hours.

  • 5. English:

    • (a) English A1. 3 session-hours.

    • (b) English B2. 3 session-hours.

  • 6. Psychology B1. 3 session-hours.

B. Education. 12 session-hours in Education which must include Education
B2, Education B7, Education B11 and Education B12.

C. Major-Electives. 12 session-hours in addition to the required academic
subjects shall be selected from one of the following groups of subjects:

  • Group I. English and Foreign Language.

  • Group II. Social Sciences.

  • Group III. Mathematical and Natural Sciences.

  • Group IV. Psychology and Education. (Students otherwise meeting
    the requirements for high school principals and elementary supervisors
    may choose their Major Electives from Psychology and
    Education.)

D. Electives-at-Large. The remaining 6 session-hours may be selected from
any courses in the academic schools for which the candidate has
adequate preparation.

 
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6 session-hours of some other language may be substituted for the language requirements,
if approved by the Faculty of the Department of Education.