This program is designed to parallel the first two years of study at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) for students preparing to enter a baccalaureate program in primary or secondary education. Students who successfully complete this program with a cumulative grade point average of 2.8 or higher, receive the associate degree, and pass the Praxis I examination will be considered for admission to the baccalaureate program at CCSU on an equal basis with native CCSU students.
Program Coordinator: Susan Gentry
| First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Credits |
| CSS-101 | First Year Experience | 3 |
| ENG*101 | Composition (a) | 3 |
| MAT*137 | Intermediate Algebra (a)(b) or | 3-4 |
| MAT*137L | Intermediate Algebra for Liberal Arts (a)(b) or | |
| MAT*139 | Elementary & Intermediate Algebra Combined (a)(b) | |
| PSY*111 | General Psychology I (a) | 3 |
| Foreign Language Elective ‡ | 3-4 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG*103 | Composition II (a) | 3 |
| PSY*201 | Life Span Development (a) | 3 |
| Directed Elective (a)(b) | 3 | |
| Foreign Language Elective (a) ‡ | 3-4 | |
| Mathematics Elective (a)(b) (from MAT*141 or above) | 3-4 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| HIS*201 | U.S. History I (a) or | |
| HIS*202 | U.S. History II (a) | 3 |
| Directed Elective (b) | 3 | |
| English Literature Elective (b)(c) | 3 | |
| Fine Arts Elective (from ART*, COM*154/167, DGA*, GRA*, NMC*, MUS*, THR*) | 3 | |
| Science Elective w/lab (a)(b) (from AST*, BIO*, CHE*, PHY*, SCI*) | 4 | |
| Elementary Education - Human Biology Elective (BIO*115) | 3 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Directed Elective (b) | 3 | |
| Directed Elective (b) | 3 | |
| Directed Elective (a)(b) | 3 | |
| Secondary Education Elective - Science Elective | ||
| Elementary Education Elective - Child Development (PSY*203) | ||
| Social Science Elective (a)(b) (from ECN*, GEO*, POL*) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| COM*100 | Introduction to Communication (a) (b) or | |
| COM*121 | Journalism I (a) (b) or | |
| COM*173 | Public Speaking (a) (b) | 3 |
| Total | ||
| 62-64 | ||
(a) Prerequisite and/or co-requisite required.
(b) To be selected in consultation with faculty advisor based on student’s program of study.
(c) 200-level course
*Students transferring to the School of Education at CCSU must have a minimum 2.7 GPA to transfer*.
‡ Foreign language requirement may be fulfilled by any of the following:
1. Completion of three years of study of a single foreign language at the high school level, and the approval of the Humanities
Department Chair. If foreign language requirement has been met, Liberal Arts electives to be substituted to complete degree requirement.
2. Completion of 2 courses on the college level in a single foreign language. If foreign language requirement has been met, Liberal Arts Electives must be substituted to complete degree requirements.
NOTE: Students planning to transfer to a college offering a four-year liberal arts degree should check with that college
regarding foreign language and transfer requirements.