Pre-Major in Education

All entering students in the College of Education declare as a Pre-HDFS, Pre-Health, or Pre-Teaching major and will work with an academic advisor to follow an informational plan leading to successful completion of program requirements.  The majors of Human Development and Family Studies, Health, and Elementary and Secondary Teaching and Curriculum require completing a set of specific benchmarks in addition to university core requirements. Once those benchmarks are met, students will be eligible to apply to one of these specific majors within the college.

Students in pre-majors will follow the coursework required on the degree-seeking major degree plans. The required GPA for entry into a pre-major is the same as that for the major: Pre-HDFS is 2.0; pre-Health is 2.3; pre-Teaching is 2.5.

The Benchmark requirements to complete during each pre-major in order to declare for each degree-seeking major are as follows:

HDFS Benchmarks

As prerequisites to the Human Development and Family Studies major, students must complete HDFS 1300 (Development of Contemporary Families), HDFS 2317 (Introduction to Human Development), and one of the following two courses: HDFS 1311 (Development of Self-regulate Learning) OR HDFS 2320 (Research Methods in HDFS). Each course must be completed with a "C" or better before the student will be eligible to declare a major in HDFS. The remaining course (i.e., HDFS 1311 or HDFS 2320) must be completed with a "C" or better for graduation in HDFS. Students who transfer one or more of the HDFS pre-major in order to be eligible to declare a major. These course equivalencies must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Health Benchmarks

As prerequisites to the Health major, students must complete HLT 1353 (Personal Health), HLT 2320 (Introduction to Public Health), and one of the following two courses: HLT 3301 (Health Behavior Theory & Practice) OR HLT 3381 (Health Promotion and Disease Prevention). Each course must completed with a "C" or better before the student will be eligible to declare a major in HLT. The remaining course (i.e., HLT 3301 or HLT 3381) must be completed with a "C" or better for graduation in HLT. Students who transfer one or more of the prerequisite courses must file any petitions for course equivalencies at the time of declaration of the HLT pre-major in order to be eligible to declare a major. These course equivalencies must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Teaching Benchmarks

As prerequisites to the Elementary or Middle School Teaching and Learning majors, students must complete CUIN 3316 (Prekindergarten Curriculum) or CUIN 3221 (Introduction to Teaching Middle Grades): ELED 3320 (Survey of Literature for Children and Adolescents), and CUIN 3397 (Urban Child). Each course must be completed with a "C" or better before the student will be eligible to declare a major in Elementary or Middle School Teaching and Learning. Students who transfer one or more of the prerequisite courses must file any petitions for course equivalencies at the time of declaration of the Teaching pre-major in order to be eligible to declare a major. These course equivalencies must be completed with a grade "C" or better. In addition, candidates must pass a required writing assessment, complete an admissions interview, and demonstrate the ability to pass a criminal history background check, performed by participating school districts, to ensure that required school field placements can be completed.

Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: October 4, 2012