Instructional Support
The instructional support specialization is designed for the student who works in or wants to work in an educational support capacity that does not require certification, and who desires to combine select courses from several related disciplines into a cohesive degree. To meet the requirements for the instructional support specialization, students must satisfactorily complete 86 credit hours, including:
Degree Requirements
As part of the General Curriculum Distribution requirements (hours count to fulfill the GCDR but not the specialization):
Required in the specialization:
EDU 200 | Foundations of American Education | 4 |
EDU 210 | Technology in Education I | 2 |
EDU 212 | Human Exceptionalities | 4 |
EDU 206 | Human Development and Learning | 4 |
EDU 209 | Cross-Cultural Comparative Research: Perspectives in International Education | 4 |
WRI
| Writing course | 4 |
| Art/Aesthetic courses | 5 |
SOC 245 | Individual and Society | 4 |
One of the following:
SOC 306 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 4 |
SOC 313 | Social Stratification | 4 |
SOC 320 | Sociology of Gender | 4 |
ENG
| English courses | 8 |
At least 15 of the above credit hours must be earned at the University.
At least 16 of the above credit hours must be earned in courses at the 300-level or higher.
- 44 credit hours may be earned through electives of the student’s choosing.