Teacher Preparation Programs-General Education Requirements

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Note: All teacher education programs are designed to lead to State of Connecticut certification. Changes in State of Connecticut certification regulations require adjustments in the degree requirements as they are mandated.

Teacher education programs comprise three groups of course requirements: lower- and upper-level general education courses, professional education courses, and a subject-area major. The upper-level professional education and subject-area major options vary according to the student’s chosen major. The curricula are outlined under each of the specialized programs that follow.

Field work is required and incorporated into most professional education courses.

General Education Requirements for Education Majors in Teacher Preparation Programs

General education requirements for State of Connecticut teacher certification vary based on the endorsement area. Please see additional requirements listed under the appropriate major.

RPW 110 - Rhetoric and Writing I 3 credit(s)
RPW 111 - Rhetoric and Writing II 3 credit(s)
CT 243 - Computers in the Classroom 3 credit(s)
ENG 140 - Introduction to Literature 3 credit(s)
PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology: Concepts 3 credit(s)
or
PSY 102 - Introductory Psychology: Applications 3 credit(s)
HE 112 - Modern Health Concepts 3 credit(s)
PE 120 - Basics of Human Fitness 1 credit(s)
Lab science (e.g., biology or chemistry) 4 credits required

Math Requirement

Early Childhood Education Students

M 116 - Contemporary Mathematics 3 credit(s)
M 118 - Mathematics for Elementary School I 3 credit(s)

Elementary Education and Integrated Elementary Education/Special Education Students

M 118 - Mathematics for Elementary School I 3 credit(s)
M 119 - Mathematics for Elementary School II 3 credit(s)

AUCA Living Responsively to the Arts

AUCA 110 - Romanticism in the Arts: An Introduction 3 credit(s)
AUCA 140 - Creativity: The Dynamics of Artistic Expression 3 credit(s) or
AUCA 150 - Ethnic Roots and Urban Arts 3 credit(s)

AUCC Living in a Cultural Context: Other Cultures

AUCC 110 - Hunger: Problems of Scarcity and Choice 3 credit(s)
AUCC 120 - Literature and Films of Other Cultures 3 credit(s)
AUCC 150 - The Caribbean Mosaic 3 credit(s) or
AUCC 210 - Cultures and Transnational Corporations 3 credit(s)

AUCT Living in a Scientific and Technological World

one course (science) 3 Credits

AUCW Living in a Cultural Context: Western Heritage

AUCW 210 - Discovering America I: American Civilization to 1865 3 credit(s)
AUCW 211 - Discovering America II: American Civilization, 1865–1945 3 credit(s)
AUCW 212 - Discovering America III: American Civilization, 1945 to Present 3 credit(s)

World Language (3 credits)

Subject-Area Major Options

Required Credits: [39]

Candidates in early childhood education, elementary education, and the integrated elementary education/special education dual program must choose behavioral studies or any other major offered by the University of Hartford outside of the Education department to fulfill the State of Connecticut subject-area major requirement.

Students choosing a subject-area major in the College of Arts and Sciences must declare that major, obtain an advisor in the appropriate department, and follow all requirements for that major as set forth in the appropriate sections of this Bulletin. Students who declare a subject-area major in the College of Arts and Sciences must have two advisors-one in the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions’ Department of Education and a second in the appropriate discipline within the College of Arts and Sciences.

Behavioral Studies Interdisciplinary Major

Core: Psychology

Required Courses (9 credits)

PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology: Concepts 3 credit(s)
or
PSY 102 - Introductory Psychology: Applications 3 credit(s)
PSY 240 - Infant and Child Development 3 credit(s)
or
PSY 242 - Adolescent and Emerging Adult Development 3 credit(s)

Choose three courses (9 credits) from the following:

PSY 132 - Human Development 3 credit(s)
PSY 222 - Principles of Learning, Conditioning, and Behavior 3 credit(s)
PSY 331 - Intellectual Disabilities: Concepts and Theories 3 credit(s) *
PSY 245 - Psychological Aspects of Parenting 3 credit(s)
PSY 248 - Psychology of Gender 3 credit(s)
PSY 252 - Social Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 253 - Psychology Applied to the Workplace 3 credit(s)
PSY 260 - Psychology of Adjustment 3 credit(s)
PSY 261 - Stress and Stress Management 3 credit(s)
PSY 262 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 320 - Thinking, Memory, and Problem Solving 3 credit(s)
PSY 323W - Health Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 332 - Learning Disabilities: Concepts and Theories 3 credit(s) **
PSY 333 - Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: Concepts and Theories 3 credit(s) **

Students must take one course in each area and a total of seven (21 credits) of the following courses:

Note(s):

*Required for special education majors and integrated elementary education/special education dual majors.

**General education requirements for State of Connecticut teacher certification vary based on the endorsement area. Please see additional requirements listed under the appropriate major.

***POL 110 is a prerequisite for many of the politics courses.