2024-2025 Course Catalog

ED 205 Foundations of Education

examines the historical, philosophical, sociological, political, economic, and legal foundations of the American public education system for teacher preparation majors. Students will explore the nature of school environments through field experiences in K-12 public school classrooms. Fifteen hours of field experience in diverse K-12 public school classroom settings is required to pass the course. This course is applicable toward all certificates and degrees; group requirements include social science (AAS and ALS only); areas of concentration include teacher education (credit hours 3.0, lecture hours 3.0).

Credits

3

Prerequisite

eligibility for ENGL 090 and ENGL 097

Division and Department

Liberal Arts / Education