Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2023 through summer 2024. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.

This is a non-licensure degree and is not a state approved program. Completion of this degree will not lead to the eligibility of a VA state teaching license or a teaching license or certificate in any other state. If you would like to be eligible for a VA state teaching license or work through reciprocity guidelines to be eligible for a license or certificate in another state, you must complete one of our state-approved programs. Refer to www.liberty.edu/advisingguide.  

General Education/Foundational Skills Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Communication & Information Literacy 1
ENGL 101	Composition and Rhetoric	3
Communications Elective 2		3
Information Literacy Elective 3		3
Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning 1
UNIV 104	Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning	0-3
MATH Elective	MATH 114 or higher 4	3
Critical Thinking 1
RLGN 104	Christian Life and Biblical Worldview 5	4
Critical Thinking Elective 6		3
Civic & Global Engagement 1
Cultural Studies Elective 7		3
Social & Scientific Inquiry 1
Natural Science Elective 8		3
Social Science Elective 9		3
Christianity & Contexts 1
BIBL 104	Survey of Old and New Testament	4
THEO 104	Introduction to Theology Survey 5	4
Total Hours		36-39

¹

Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skills requirements

²

COMS 101 Speech Communication (3 c.h.) is strongly recommended

³

HIUS 221 Survey of American History I (3 c.h.) is strongly recommended

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MATH 117 Elements of Mathematics (3 c.h.) is strongly recommended

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Students transferring in 45 or more UG credit hours will have the requirement of RLGN 104 Christian Life and Biblical Worldview (4 c.h.) waived; Students transferring in 60 or more UG credit hours will also have the requirement of THEO 104 Introduction to Theology Survey (4 c.h.) waived

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ENGL 201 American Literature I (3 c.h.) is strongly recommended

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CSTU 101 Western Culture (3 c.h.) is strongly recommended

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PHYS 101 Elements of Physics (3 c.h.) is strongly recommended

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PSYC 210 Developmental Psychology (3 c.h.) is strongly recommended

 Major Requirements

This is a non-licensure degree and is not a state approved program. Completion of this degree will not lead to the eligibility of a VA state teaching license or a teaching license or certificate in any other state. If you would like to be eligible for a VA state teaching license or work through reciprocity guidelines to be eligible for a license or certificate in another state, you must complete a state-approved program. Refer to www.liberty.edu/education. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Major Core
EDUC 201	Introduction to Education and Classroom Technology	3
EDUC 210	Early Childhood Education Fundamentals	3
EDUC 215	Wellness in the Early Childhood Setting	3
EDUC 305	Educational Philosophy for Teachers	3
or EDUC 360	Foundations of Education
EDUC 350	Behavior and Individual Differences	3
Education Elective 1,2		3
Elective 2,3		3
Total Hours		21

¹

Choose any EDUC course not already required in the major

²

Candidates seeking to take EDUC 298 Education Practicum (3 c.h.) as an elective must complete a background check for their field placement

³

Choose any EDSP or EDUC course not already required in the major

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Free Electives
Choose 0-3 credit hours of Free Electives		0-3
Total Hours		0-3

All applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

• 60 Total Hours
• 2.0 Overall grade point average
• Grade of ‘C’ Minimum required for all upper-level courses in the major
• 25% Of major taken through Liberty University
• 15 Hours must be completed through Liberty University
• Grad App Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date