Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), General Science Concentration, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map

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First Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
COMP 100 OR EDUC 106	3	COMP 100 OR EDUC 106	3
MATH 108 - Concepts of Mathematics I	3	MATH 109 - Concepts of Mathematics II	3
GEOL 120 OR GEOL 115	4	GEOL 220 - Earth History and the Fossil Record	4
BIOL 180 - Biology I: Cells to Organisms	4	BIOL 181 - Biology II: Ecology and Evolution	4
Foreign Language 101	3	Foreign Language 102	3
TOTAL	17	TOTAL	17

Second Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
EPSY 240 - Child Growth and Development	3	EPSY 275 - Psychological Foundations of Education: Learning and Motivation	3
EDUC 201 - Diversity and Teaching	3	Science Upper Division Elective	3
ESCI 200 - Investigations in Earth and Planetary Science	4	Gen Ed Arts, Humanities, American History, World Civ, Western Civ, or Social Sciences	3
CHEM OR PHYS Elective	3	Gen Ed Arts, Humanities, American History, World Civ, Western Civ, or Social Sciences	3
Elective	2	Gen Ed Arts, Humanities, American History, World Civ, Western Civ, or Social Sciences	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Third Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
AHIS 266 - History of New York State	3	EDUC 235 - Reading and Literacy I	3
EDUC 213 - Education Law Requirements	1	EDUC 253 - Integrating Technology into the Curriculum: Elementary School	3
EPSY 280 - Assessment	3	EPSY 229 - Survey of Exceptional Children	3
Science Upper Division Elective	3	Science Upper Division Elective	4
Elective	3
TOTAL	13	TOTAL	13

Fourth Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
EDUC 220 - Differentiated Instruction and Assessment	3	EDUC 395 - Student Teaching and Capstone	15
EDUC 222 - Social Studies and the Arts	3
EDUC 236 - Reading and Literacy II	3
EDUC 240 - Math and Technology in Elementary Education	3
EDUC 260 - Science and Technology in Elementary Education	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Total Credits for Degree: 120

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance

Gen Ed Elective: a course carrying one or more Gen Ed area attribute(s): Basic Communication (BC3), Mathematics (M3), American History (AM3), World Civilizations (OW3), Foreign Language (FL3), Social Sciences (SS3), Humanities (H3), The Arts (A3), Natural Sciences (NS3), Western Civilization (WC3). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

OCS Elective: any course that carries an Oral Communication Skills (OCS) attribute. This is a degree requirement for students matriculating in or after Fall 2020.

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course at the 200- or 300-level. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course at the 200- or 300-level carrying an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.

Math Course Guidance

SUNY Oneonta recognizes that students enter college with different math backgrounds. For guidance on the math course(s) most suited to your preparation and program of study, visit the College’s Math Pathways site.