Elementary Education majors typically take the following courses in the fall semester of their first year:

First-Year Experience Learning Community Courses

We will register you in these courses.

  1. Philosophy (PHIL 201)
  2. English Composition (ENG 101) OR Theology (TRS 201)

Why am I taking these classes?   Honors students take equivalent honors courses.

Major and Elective Courses

You will need to choose and register for these courses.

    1. EDUC 251 and/or EDUC 261
    2. A course of your choosing (from options listed below) 
    3. A course of your choosing (from options listed below)

Explore your interests from these options:

HIST 257: The Making of America: 1607-1877
MATH 168: Mathematics in the Modern World
MATH 187: Introduction to Mathematical Thought


To learn more about these courses, look them up on the first-year course options page. Additional courses are available after consultation with the Faculty first-year education advisor.

Know which courses you want? Get registered.