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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Degrees, Majors, Minors and Options

Baccalaureate Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts in Education (B.A.E.)
• Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.E.)

Graduate Degrees -- consult the Graduate Catalog or the college office for details.

• Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Master of Education (M.Ed.)
• Master of Teaching (M.T.)
• Educational Specialist (Ed.S.)
• Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Majors and Degrees -- undergraduate degrees link to Degree/Academic Program Requirements Reports (APRRs).

• Bilingual/Bicultural Education (M.Ed.)
• Bilingual/Multicultural Education (M.A.)
• Educational Leadership (Ed.D., Ed.S.)
• Educational Psychology (M.A., Ed.S., Ph.D.)
• Elementary Education (B.A.E.) -- majors in elementary education require an academic concentration, chosen in consultation with an academic advisor from the Office of Student Services within the College of Education
• Higher Education (M.A., Ph.D.)
• Language, Reading and Culture (M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.)
• School Counseling and Guidance (M.Ed.)
• Secondary Education Teaching Majors:
• Chemistry (B.S.E.)
• Classics (B.A.E.)
• Earth Science (B.S.E.)
• English (B.A.E.)
• Extended English (B.A.E.)
• French (B.A.E.)
• General Biology (B.S.E.)
• German Studies (B.A.E)
• Geography (B.A.E.)
• History (B.A.E.)
• Journalism (B.A.E.)
• Language Arts/Social Studies (B.A.E.)
  • Language Arts Option
  • Social Studies Option
• Mathematics (B.S.E.)
• Physical Education (B.S.E.)
• Physics (B.S.E.)
• Political Science (B.A.E.)
• Russian (B.A.E.)
• Social Studies (B.A.E.)
  • Social Studies (Option 1)
  • Social Studies (Option 2)
  • Social Studies (Option 3)
  • Social Studies (Option 4)
  • Social Studies (Option 5)
  • Social Studies (Option 6)
• Spanish (B.A.E.)
• Special Education and Rehabilitation (B.S.E., M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.)
• Teaching and Teacher Education (M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.)

Students may declare one of the following, prior to admission to a degree granting program:

• Pre-Education
• Pre-Physical Education

Associate Teaching Majors

Several academic units offer programs for training teachers in their particular disciplines in association with the College of Education.  Students in these programs earn degrees specific to the offering unit.

Undergraduate Minors -- minors link to Minor Requirement Reports.

Most education degree programs require a minor in a second teaching area. Approved teaching minors are listed below:

• Anthropology Teaching Minor
• Athletic Coaching Minor
• Bilingual/Bicultural Teaching Minor
• Chemistry Teaching Minor
• Computer Science Teaching Minor
• Economics Teaching Minor
• English Teaching Minor
• French Teaching Minor
• General Biology Teaching Minor
• Geography Teaching Minor
• German Studies Teaching Minor
• History Teaching Minor
• Italian Teaching Minor
• Journalism Teaching Minor
• Latin Teaching Minor
• Mathematics Teaching Minor
• Physical Education Teaching Minor
• Physics Teaching Minor
• Political Science Teaching Minor
• Psychology Teaching Minor
• Russian Teaching Minor
• Sociology Teaching Minor
• Spanish Teaching Minor
• Special Education & Rehabilitation Minor -- non-teaching
• Theatre Arts Teaching Minor