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Educational Foundations Major BAED
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The Educational Foundations major prepares prospective teachers to become facilitators of learning within schools and the community.
We provide opportunities to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to have a positive impact on K-12 student learning.
The Educational Foundations Major requires you to DOUBLE Major with one of the Endorsement Majors listed below. Please declare BOTH the Educational Foundations Major and one of the Endorsement Majors.
Endorsement Majors (grade levels) – Contact Person (email):
- Art Education (P-12) - Dr. Schlanger (gregg.schlanger@cwu.edu)
- Business & Marketing Education (CTE, 5-12) - Dr. Feeney (sarah.feeney@cwu.edu)
- Family Consumer Science (CTE, 4-12) - Dr. Musser (jodi.musser@cwu.edu)
- Early Childhood Education (P-3) - Dr. Gary (dia.gary@cwu.edu)
- English Language Arts Teaching (5-12) - Dr. Cummings (bobby.cummings@cwu.edu)
- History Social Studies Teaching (5-12) - Dr. Jordine (melissa.jordine@cwu.edu)
- Music Education (P-12) - Dr. Boldt-Neurohr (kirsten.boldt-neurohr@cwu.edu)
- Physical Education and School Health (P-12) - Dr. Ward (stefan.ward@cwu.edu)
- Special Education (P-12) - Dr. Castillo (wendie.castillo@cwu.edu)
- Spanish Teaching Specialization (P-12) - Dr. Andrea Herrera-Dulcet (andrea.herrera-dulcet@cwu.edu
Conveniently request to apply to Educational Foundations via MyCWU!
Visit your Student Dashboard in myCWU, select Student Records, then click Request to Apply/Drop Program. The Undergraduate Educational Foundations program code is: SEEDBAED.
Educational Foundations Major Courses:
- EFC 250 Introduction to Education (4)
- PSY 314 Human Development and the Learner (4)
- EFC 320 Multicultural Education (3)
- EDBL 401 Principals of Education Linguistically Diverse Students (3)
- EDSE 302 Students With Exceptionalities (3)
- EFC 330 Field Experience (2)
- EFC315 Educational Assessment (3)
- EFC 340 Methods of Teaching (3)
- EFC 416 Educational Technology (4)
- EFC 350 Classroom Management (3)
- EFC 440 Educational Law (3)
- EFC 480 (Student Teaching) (16)
- Total Credits (50)
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