Dec 06, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Elementary Education with Special Education and Early Childhood Education, Continuing Studies, B.S.

Location(s): Frederick


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Major Requirements (81 Credits)


Core Requirements


40 Credits:

Mount Seminar (3 credits)


Complete the Mount Seminar.

College Writing Requirement (3 Credits)


Complete 3 credits from among the following courses:

Core Humanities Requirements (12 Credits)


Complete 12 total credits and each of the subcategories in the Core Humanities Group

  • ​​Core Arts, Lang, Lit Requirement (3 credits).  Choose one of the following: 
    • BUS 260 Business Communication (3)  
    • ENGL XXX English Course (3)
    • FAAR XXX Fine Arts: Visual Arts (3)
    • FAMU XXX Fine Arts: Music (3)
    • FATH XXX Fine Arts: Theater
    • Foreign Language
  • ​​Core History Requirement (3 credits).  Choose one of the following:
  • Core Global/Non-West Encounters Requirement (3 credits)
    • XXGE 3XX Global Encounters Requirement
    • XXNW 3XX Non West 
      • Global Encounters courses are offered in many departments, including Business, Communication, Foreign Language, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Theology.
  • Additional Humanities Course (3 Credits)
    • Students must complete one additional humanities course from any of the above categories in order to reach 12 total credit hours.  Some courses may double count between the above categories, but students must reach 12 total in order to complete the requirement.

Social Science Requirement (3 Credits)


Complete three credits of Social Science

  • CJUST XXX Criminal Justice Course (3)
  • ECON XXX  Economics Course (3)
  • HSRV XXX  Human Services Course (3)
  • PSCI XXX    Political Science Course (3)
  • PSYCHXXX Psychology Course (3)
  • SOCXXX      Sociology Course (3)

Lab Science (4 Credits)


Students must complete one laboratory science.

  • GNSCI XXX
  • BIOL XXX
  • CHEM XXX
  • PHYS XXX

Mathematics Requirement (3 Credits)


Complete three credits in Mathematics:

Faith and Wisdom Requirements (12 Credits)


Complete each of the subcategories below:

Note


To earn a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with Early Childhood Education and Special Education, Continuing Studies, students must complete a minimum of 121 credit hours.

An advisor in the education department will be assigned upon the student’s admission to a teacher education program. The student is responsible for knowing and meeting the requirements and deadlines for internship, program completion and certification, as well as all graduation requirements of the major department and of the University. This Maryland Approved Program meets Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) certification requirements. Students are advised to consult certification requirements in states of interest early in their study.

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