The Dual Degree Dual Certification Program is a 5-year Program that leads to teacher certification in elementary education (K-6) teacher certification in Teacher of Student Disabilities, a baccalaureate degree in Humanities and master's degree. Interested students must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program as an undergraduate. Students must successfully complete the undergraduate portion of the program in order to be admitted to the Graduate School and complete the one year master's portion of the program.
Please visit the Teacher Education website for the required undergraduate professional sequence of courses, overall course outline, and other important Program requirements, guidelines and procedures. Students are also strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree. For this program, a student must complete the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.25 overall GPA and a minimum 3.25 major GPA.
Program Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
Requirements for the graduate portion of this dual degree program can be found here.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| I. General Education | ||
| A. New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication – Fulfilled by CMST 101 in Teacher Ed sequence. | 0 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Fulfilled by MUGN 100, 109, 120, 136 or 160 in the major. | 0 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences - Fulfilled by HUMN 201, 202 or 285 in the major. | 0 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives – Fulfilled by EDFD 220 in the Teacher Ed sequence. | 0 | |
| G. Computer Science | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Fulfilled by MTHM 201 in the Teacher Ed sequence. | 0 | |
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| BIOL 100 | Biological Sciences | 4 |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History – Fulfilled by EDFD 221 in the Teacher Education sequence. | 0 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives - Fulfilled by HUMN 217 in the major. | 0 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives – Fulfilled by PSYC 101 in the Teacher Ed sequence. | 0 | |
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Fulfilled by ECEL 200 in the Teacher Ed sequence. | 0 | |
| II. World Languages and Cultures | ||
| A. World Languages | 3-6 | |
| B. World Cultures - Fulfilled by HUMN 217 in the major. | 0 | |
| III. Major Requirements | ||
| A. Required Core Courses | ||
| HUMN 201 | General Humanities I (to 1400) | 3 |
| HUMN 202 | General Humanities II (from 1400) | 3 |
| HUMN 285 | Mythology | 3 |
| HUMN 499 | Senior Humanities Seminar | 4 |
| B. Humanities Electives | ||
| 1. History | ||
| Complete one course from 2 out of 3 History categories listed below. | 6 | |
| 2. Philosophy | ||
| Complete one course from the list below. | 3 | |
| 3. Religion | ||
| Complete one couse from the list below. | 3 | |
| 4. Myth Studies | ||
| Complete one couse from the list below. | 3 | |
| 5. National Literature | ||
| Complete one couse from the list below. | 3 | |
| 6. Comparative Literature | ||
| HUMN 217 | Reading Asian Cultures | 3 |
| 7. Art and Music | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to Jazz | ||
| Rap and Rock as Cultural Phenomena | ||
| The History of Broadway | ||
| Influence of Afro-American Culture on Music | ||
| Introduction to Music in World Cultures | ||
| IV. Teacher Education Sequence | ||
| See requirements below. | 60 | |
| V. Free Electives | ||
| Complete additional coursework to reach 120 credits. | 6-3 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Teacher Ed Program Requirements (BA/MAT or BS/MAT)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Professional Sequence | ||
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| FSHD 214 | Child Development I | 3 |
| ECEL 200 | Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Democracy | 3 |
| EDFD 221 | Historical Foundations of American Education | 3 |
| EDFD 220 | Philosophical Orientation to Education | 3 |
| MTHM 201 | Mathematics in Elementary Schools I | 3 |
| Professional Sequence | ||
| First Semester Junior Year | ||
| FSHD 314 | Child Development II: Adolescence | 3 |
| MTHM 302 | Mathematics in Elementary Schools II | 3 |
| READ 399 | Early Literacy Development and Instruction | 3 |
| ECEL 279 | Foundation and Philosophy of Inclusive Education | 3 |
| Second Semester Junior Year | ||
| ECEL 375 | Special Topics in Early Childhood and Elementary Education | 1-3 |
| ECSE 305 | Development and Learning in Children With and Without Disabilities | 3 |
| ECEL 408 | Social Studies and the Arts in Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| First Semester Senior Year | ||
| ECSE 339 | Pedagogy in the Inclusive Elementary Classroom | 3 |
| READ 408 | Literacy in the Elementary Grades | 3 |
| Undergraduate elective (Advisor approval required). | 3 | |
| Second Semester Senior Year | ||
| ECSE 523 | Communication, Collaboration and Consultation in Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Contexts 1 | 3 |
| ECSE 536 | Observation and Assessment of Elementary Age Children with Disabilities 1 | 3 |
| READ 515 | Literacy Strategies for the Inclusive Elementary Classroom 1 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 58-60 | |
| 1 | Course will also count toward the MAT portion of this program. |
History
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select two of the following three requirements: | 6 | |
| Earlier Western History | ||
| Select 0-3 credits from the following: | ||
| Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ancient World | ||
| Special Topics in Ancient History (Greece, Rome, W. Asia, N. Africa, Europe) | ||
| Imaging Medieval and Early Modern Women | ||
| The City in Antiquity | ||
| Alexander the Great: Legend and Legacy | ||
| The Roman Republic | ||
| Cleopatra | ||
| The Roman Empire | ||
| Special Topics in Mediterranean Archaeology | ||
| Field Methods in Mediterranean Archaeology | ||
| Africa in Classical Antiquity | ||
| Introduction to Roman Law | ||
| Medieval European Civilization 450-1350 | ||
| Age of Renaissance, 1350-1517 | ||
| Greek Civilization | ||
| Roman Civilization | ||
| Later Western History | ||
| Select 0-3 credits from the following: | ||
| The Second World War | ||
| Social History of the United States | ||
| Economic History of the United States | ||
| History of United States Foreign Relations | ||
| U.S. Women’s History | ||
| History of Black Americans | ||
| Political History of the United States | ||
| Sport in History | ||
| Europe's Conquest of the Americas, 1415-1763 | ||
| Economic History of Europe | ||
| Feminist Ideas in Western Thought | ||
| Historical Geography of the United States | ||
| War in History | ||
| History of Russia to 1917 | ||
| Russia Since 1917 | ||
| Modern German History | ||
| History of France Since 1789 | ||
| Conflict in Modern Ireland | ||
| History of England to 1714 | ||
| History of England 1714-1914 | ||
| U.S. Immigration History | ||
| Cultural and Intellectual History of the United States Since 1880 | ||
| European Social History | ||
| The Reformation Era, 1500-1650 | ||
| Studies in Enlightenment History | ||
| Diplomatic History of Europe | ||
| The Nazi Third Reich | ||
| The Holocaust, 1939-1945 | ||
| American Colonial History 1607-1763 | ||
| The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 | ||
| The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1877-1920 | ||
| The Rise and Decline of the New Deal Order: United States Politics and Society, 1920·1980 | ||
| America in the Sixties: The Crisis of Consensus Liberalism | ||
| Urban Politics | ||
| Black Politics in America | ||
| The American Presidency | ||
| Contemporary Western European Politics | ||
| Social Structure of American Society | ||
| Non-Western History | ||
| Select 0-3 credits from the following: | ||
| Introduction to African Civilization | ||
| Introduction to Islamic Civilization | ||
| Early Latin America | ||
| History of Puerto Rico | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| Pre-Modern Japan: A History of Japan to the Meiji Restoration | ||
| Modern Japan: A History of Japan From the Meiji Through the Showa | ||
| Introduction to Indian Civilization | ||
| Introduction to Chinese Civilization | ||
| Modern Chinese Civilization | ||
| Communist Revolution in China | ||
| Chinese Social History Through Literature | ||
| History of Brazil | ||
| Women and Gender in the Middle East: Past and Present | ||
| Church and State in Latin America | ||
| Revolutions in Latin American History | ||
| Development of Indian Character and Culture | ||
| Development of Japanese Character and Culture | ||
| Government and Politics of Africa | ||
| Government and Politics of China and Japan | ||
| Government and Politics of the Middle East | ||
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Philosophy/Religious Studies
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Lucretius and Ancient Science | ||
| Rights, Liberties and American Justice | ||
| Women and the Law | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Ethics and Business | ||
| Philosophical Issues in Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Philosophical Issues in Law and Justice | ||
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| American Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Philosophers | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Existentialism | ||
| Philosophies of Art | ||
| Philosophy of Religion | ||
| Critical Reasoning and Arguments | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Philosophy of Sport | ||
| Philosophy of Technology | ||
| Special Topics in Fields in Philosophy | ||
| Special Topics in Periods and Movements | ||
| Special Topics in Periods and Movements | ||
| Knowledge, Belief and Truth | ||
| Existence and Reality | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Philosophy and Death | ||
| History of Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy | ||
| History of Philosophy: Modern Philosophy | ||
| Theoretical and Applied Ethics | ||
| Nineteenth Century Philosophy | ||
| Special Topics in Fields of Philosophy | ||
| Special Topics in Periods of Movements | ||
| Special Topics in Periods of Movements | ||
| Seminar in Philosophy | ||
| Ethnic Politics in America | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| American Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties | ||
| Legal Reasoning | ||
or PHIL 324 | Legal Reasoning | |
| Religious Studies | ||
| Select 3 credits fromf the following: | 3 | |
| Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures | ||
| New Testament/Christian Scriptures | ||
| American Religious Texts | ||
| Introduction to Greek and Roman Religion | ||
or HUMN 209 | Introduction to Greek and Roman Religion | |
| Buddhism | ||
| Asian Texts | ||
| Hinduism | ||
| Taoism | ||
| Death, Dying and Afterlife | ||
| Religion and Culture | ||
| Religion in the United States | ||
| Religion and Social Activism | ||
| Asian Religions | ||
| Islamic Religious Traditions | ||
| Native American Religion | ||
| Religion in Latin America | ||
| Christian History and Thought | ||
| Women and Religion | ||
| The Holocaust: Religious Perspectives | ||
| Study in World Religions | ||
| Study in Religious Texts | ||
| Religion and Society | ||
| Special Topics in Religious Issues | ||
| Spirituality and Mysticism | ||
| Theology | ||
| Philosophy of Religion | ||
| Psychology of Religion | ||
| Religion and Society | ||
| Special Topics in Religious Issues | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Myth Studies
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Myth and Literature | ||
| African Myth and Literature | ||
| Celtic Mythology | ||
| Viking Mythology | ||
| Mythic Traditions | ||
| Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| The Mythology of JRR Tolkien's Middle-Earth | ||
| Greek Tragedy | ||
| Seminar in Classical Humanities | ||
| Principles of Mythic Symbolism | ||
| Myth, Meaning and Self | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |
Literature
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Comparative Literature | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Art of Poetry | ||
| Art of Fiction | ||
| Art of Drama | ||
| Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | ||
| American Indian Themes | ||
| African, Asian and Caribbean Literature in English | ||
| Contemporary Irish Literature | ||
| Irish Literary Revival: 1890-1939 | ||
| Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot | ||
| Contemporary African Literature | ||
| Women Prose Writers | ||
| Literary Modernism | ||
| Contemporary European Drama | ||
| Modern Drama: Ibsen to O'Neill | ||
| Modern European Novel | ||
| Speculative Fiction: Fantasy | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| Seminar in Comparative Literature | ||
| Autobiography | ||
| Russian Culture and Civilization | ||
| Reading Asian Cultures | ||
| Special Topics in Greek and Roman Literature and Culture | ||
| Seminar in Classical Humanities | ||
| National Literature | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| American Drama | ||
| Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | ||
| Social Protest Literature in America | ||
| English Literature I: Beginnings to 1660 | ||
| English Literature II: 1660 to Present | ||
| Special Topics in English or American Literature | ||
| English Novel to 1900 | ||
| Vietnam War and American Culture | ||
| Women Poets | ||
| The Novels of Toni Morrison | ||
| American Poetry to 1940 | ||
| American Poetry: World War II to Present | ||
| Early American Literature | ||
| Literature of American Renaissance | ||
| American Literary Realism | ||
| Modern American Fiction | ||
| Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present | ||
| Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century | ||
| Milton | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Medieval English Literature | ||
| 19th Century English Romantic Literature | ||
| Victorian Poetry | ||
| Renaissance Literature | ||
| English Drama: Beginnings to 1642 | ||
| Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories | ||
| Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances | ||
| Contemporary Poetry | ||
| Old English Language and Literature | ||
| 20th Century English Novel | ||
| Seminar in American Literature | ||
| Seminar in English Literature | ||
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Art and Music History
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Special Topics in Global Art Cultures | ||
| African-American Art | ||
| Modern Philosophies of Art | ||
| History of Contemporary Art | ||
| History of Industrial Design | ||
| Asian Art | ||
| African Art: Sub-Saharan | ||
| Greek Art | ||
| Roman Art | ||
| Early Medieval Art: Early Christian, Byzantine Early Medieval | ||
| Theories of Looking: Critical Theory and Visual Culture | ||
| Medieval Art: Romanesque and Gothic | ||
| Renaissance Art in Italy: The Fifteenth Century | ||
| Renaissance Art in Italy: The Sixteenth Century | ||
| Northern Renaissance Painting | ||
| Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Art | ||
| Art of the Nineteenth Century | ||
| Twentieth-Century Art | ||
| Modern Architecture | ||
| Special Topics in Art History | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to Jazz | ||
| Rap and Rock as Cultural Phenomena | ||
| The History of Broadway | ||
| Influence of Afro-American Culture on Music | ||
| Introduction to Music in World Cultures | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |