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Liberty University

Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education

Catalog Year: 2021-2022

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Social Studies

Requirement	Course Definition
Social Studies Requirement 01	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 01 is defined as part of the institution's Information Literacy Electives requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Art, Geography, History, Literature, Music Course(s) recommended by the program include: ENGL 102, GEOG 200, HIEU 202, HIUS 221
Social Studies Requirement 02	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 02 is defined as part of the institution's Communication & Information Literacy requirement. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Art, Geography, History, Literature, Music Course(s) recommended by the program include: ENGL 102, GEOG 200, HIEU 202, HIUS 221
Social Studies Requirement 03	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 03 is defined as part of the institution's Civic and Global Engagement: Cultural Studies requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): African American Studies, Anthropology, Apologetics, Art, Cultural Studies, History, Music, Political Science Course(s) recommended by the program include: CSTU 101, GOVT 200
Social Studies Requirement 04	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 04 is defined as part of the institution's Civic and Global Engagement: Cultural Studies requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): African American Studies, Anthropology, Apologetics, Art, Cultural Studies, History, Music, Political Science Course(s) recommended by the program include: CSTU 101
Social Studies Requirement 05	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 05 is defined as part of the institution's Social Science Electives requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Business, Economics, Psychology, Sociology Course(s) recommended by the program include: PSYC 210
Social Studies Requirement 06	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 06 is defined as part of the institution's Major Requirements requirement. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Geography Course(s) recommended by the program include: GEOG 200
Social Studies Requirement 07	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 07 is defined as part of the institution's Major Requirements requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Political Science Course(s) recommended by the program include: GOVT 200
Social Studies Requirement 08	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 08 is defined as part of the institution's Major Requirements requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): History Course(s) recommended by the program include: HIEU 202
Social Studies Requirement 09	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 09 is defined as part of the institution's Major Requirements requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): History Course(s) recommended by the program include: HIUS 390
Social Studies Requirement 10	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 10 is defined as part of the institution's Major Core requirement. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Social Sciences Course(s) recommended by the program include: EDUC 322

Science

Requirement	Course Definition
Science Requirement 01	NCTQ's Science Requirement 01 is defined as part of the institution's Natural Science requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physics Course(s) recommended by the program include: BIOL 101, BIOL 103, PHSC 210, PHSC 211, PHYS 101, PHYS 103
Science Requirement 02	NCTQ's Science Requirement 02 is defined as part of the institution's Major Requirements requirement. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Biology Course(s) recommended by the program include: BIOL 101, BIOL 103
Science Requirement 03	NCTQ's Science Requirement 03 is defined as part of the institution's Major Requirements requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Earth Science Course(s) recommended by the program include: PHSC 210, PHSC 211
Science Requirement 04	NCTQ's Science Requirement 04 is defined as part of the institution's Major Core requirement. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Science Education Course(s) recommended by the program include: EDUC 324