General Studies - Education Pathway (Early Childhood & Elementary)
Program Location: All locations except for Brookley Field
Length: Four Semesters
The Education pathway is designed for students who plan to transfer and major in early childhood, elementary, special education, media services or school librarianship.
Semester-by-Semester Pathway/Alabama Transfers Guide
A semester-by-semester pathway is provided as a guide for course selection. Students should consult their Degree Works degree plan and complete an Alabama Transfers transfer guide to ensure that they take the appropriate courses for their major at their selected four-year institution. Click here for a link to the Alabama Transfers site. Students are also encouraged to contact their advisor for assistance regarding courses to be completed.
Considerations for State Certification Testing
Upon completion of a Bachelor's degree program at any Alabama university, prospective elementary and early childhood teachers must earn satisfactory scores on exams required for certification by the Alabama State Department of Education. More information about those exams are available on the ALSDE website at http://www.alsde.edu. To prepare for the required CORE and Praxis Exams, students should consider the following course selections:
- Full History Sequence: HIS 201 and HIS 202.
- Social Science Electives: POL 211 and GEO 100.
- Mathematics Electives: MTH 231 and MTH 232.
Semester One
* Students can also take SPH 106 or SPH107 in Fall Semester 1 in place of the Fine Arts elective, then take Fine Arts in Spring Semester 2.
Semester Two
* Students may also take a Fine Arts elective in place of SPH 106 of SPH107 if they took SPH 106 or SPH 107 in Fall Semester 1.
Semester Three
Complete Graduation Application
Complete the graduation application and begin the process of a review of your degree plan before your final semester.