Education Focus Area

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  What Majors Will The Education Focus Area Prepare You For?

  Early Childhood Education Birth through Kindergarten, B.S.*
  Elementary Education, B.S.* 
  English Education, B.S.*
  Health & Physical Activity Leadership, B.S.* 
  History Education, B.S.*
  Learning, Design, and Technology, B.S. 
  Middle Grades Education, B.S.*

  *Additional major admission requirements beyond admission to Kennesaw State University.

• Semester One
  1. ENGL 1101: Composition I*

  2. MATH 1001: Quantitative Reasoning OR MATH 1111: College Algebra OR STAT 1401: Elementary Statistics

  3. General Education Class

  4. General Education Class

  5. General Education Class OR Exploratory Class  

  If you are bringing in AP, IB, DEP, or any type of transfer college credit, this plan may need to be adjusted. You can always talk to your Owl Advisor for guidance.
  *Critical Class for Progression

• Semester Two
  1. ENGL 1102: Composition II*

  2. DATA 1501: Introduction to Data Science or STAT 1401: Elementary Statistics
  (If you took STAT 1401 in Semester One you can also choose MATH 1001 or MATH 1111.)

  3. General Education Class

  4. General Education Class

  5. General Education Class OR Exploratory Class

  If you are bringing in AP, IB, DEP, or any type of transfer college credit, this plan may need to be adjusted. You can always talk to your Owl Advisor for guidance.
  *Critical Class for Progression

• Exploratory Classes
  • Exploratory Classes are classes outside of General Education that can introduce you to a major you may be interested in.
  • These courses are open to all students regardless of their major.
  • Other majors have introductory courses, but students may be required to apply for admission to that program or submit a change of major request before they are allowed to enroll.
  • These courses can be used towards the degree requirements for the major under which they are listed.
  • If you end up choosing a different major, these courses may still be able to be used as related studies or free elective courses.

  • Interested in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education?

    ISCI 2001: Life & Earth Science*
    ISCI 2002: Physical Science*
    *Pre-Requisite: Completion of any four-hour laboratory science course at the 1000 or 2000 level.

  • Interested in Middle Grades Education?

    GEOG 1130: World Regional Geography
    ISCI 2002: Physical Science*
    *Pre-Requisite: Completion of any four-hour laboratory science course at the 1000 or 2000 level.

  • Interested in Health and Physical Activity Leadership?

    HPAL 2100: Introduction to Health and Physical Activity Leadership
    WELL 2000: Foundations of Health and Wellness

  • Interested in History Education?

    ECON 2106: Principles of Microeconomics*
    GEOG 1130: World Regional Geography
    HIST 2206: Origins of Great Traditions**
    *Pre-requisite: Passing grade of "C" or higher in MATH 1001 or MATH 1111
    **Pre-requisite: HIST 1100, HIST 1111, or HIST 1112