Dance Education with Specialization in Teacher Certification, B.S. (Certifiable for PK-12 teaching)
This specialization is for those students looking to focus on teacher education in public and/or private schools and leads to teacher certification.
A minor is not required with this major.
Requirements
This 75 credit program consists of 41 credits in Core lecture and skill classes and 34 credits in the Specialization in Teacher Certification
Core Courses
Specialization in Teacher Education (34 credits)
| EDF 215 | Education in a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| EDTE 314 | Applying Learning Theories in Diverse Settings (K-12 Programs) | 3 |
| DAN 298 | Psycho-Social Aspects of Dance Education | 3 |
| PE 305 | Assessments in Physical Education, Dance Education and Health Education | 3 |
| DAN 300 | Elementary Methods in Dance Education | 3 |
| PE 320 | Motor Development | 3 |
| SPED 315 | Introduction to Educating Learners with Exceptionalities | 3 |
| EDT 315 | Educational Technology in the Secondary School Classroom | 1 |
| EDSC 436 | Student Teaching (Elementary Dance Education) | 6 |
| EDSC 437 | Student Teaching (Secondary School Dance Education) | 6 |
Required General Education courses
| MUS 109 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| HIST 161 | American History to 1877 | 3 |
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| HIST 162 | American History from 1877 to Present | 3 |
| PSY 136 | Life-Span Development | 3 |
| ANTH 170 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| PHYS 111 | Introductory Physics I | 3 |
| WRT 110 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
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| WRT 105 | Enhanced Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
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| WRT 105P | Enhanced Introduction to College Writing Workshop | 2 |
| COMM 115 | Fundamentals of Communication | 3 |
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| COMM 140 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| STAT 104 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
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| STAT 200 | Business Statistics | 3 |
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| STAT 215 | Statistics for Behavioral Sciences I | 3 |
| BIO 111 | Introductory Biology | 3 |
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| BIO 121 | General Biology I | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 120
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