Teacher Education
Primary Education – 95 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (30 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 Communication Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 227 Fundamentals of Linguistics
§ Theology (6 credits)
· THE 131 Jesus the Teacher and the Gospels
· THE 235 Philosophy of Education from a Christian Perspective
§ Mathematics (6 credits)
· MTH 111 College Math for the Primary School Teacher I
· MTH 112 College Math for the Primary School Teacher II
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· HIS 145 Belizean History
· SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (50 credits)
§ EDU 111 The Nature of the Learner
§ EDU 112 Introduction to Education
§ EDU 115 General Methods for the Primary Classroom
§ EDU 120 Physical Education
§ EDU 210 Managing the Regular and Multigrade Classroom
§ EDU 225 Health and Family Life Education
§ EDU 226 Spanish Methods for the Primary Classroom
§ EDU 230 Language Arts Methods for Primary Classroom I
§ EDU 232 Language Arts Methods for the Primary Classroom II
§ EDU 233 Science Concepts and Methods for the Primary Classroom
§ EDU 234 Social Studies Concepts and Methods for the Primary Classroom
§ EDU 238 Math Concepts and Methods for the Primary Classroom
§ EDU 290 Teaching Practicum I
§ EDU 291 The Internship in Primary Education
o SUPPORT CORE (15 credits)
§ SCI 111 Introduction to Scientific Inquiry
§ SCI 112 General Science for the Primary School Teacher
§ SOC 151 Society & Culture in Belize
§ CIS 113 Intermediate Information Technology
AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
§ ART 151 Dance and Drama Education
§ ART 152 Music Education
§ ART 153 Visual Arts Education
Notes: Students who have not completed all general and support core content courses in a subject area will need the permission of their academic advisor to register for the related methods courses.
All courses must be passed with a minimum grade of “C”.
Early Childhood Education – 78 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics, or any 200-level Literature course
§ Theology (6 credits)
· Any 100-level Theology course
· THE 222 Religious Education and Character Development in Early Childhood Education
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· ECE 121 Foundations of Early Childhood Education
· ECE 122 Early Childhood Development
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (50 credits)
§ ECE 132 Visual Arts in Early Childhood Education
§ ECE 133 Music and Movement in Early Childhood Education
§ ECE 141 Implementing the Early Childhood Education Curriculum
§ ECE 142 Assessment in the Early Childhood Classroom
§ ECE 143 Early Intervention for Children with Special Needs
§ ECE 152 Child, Family and School Relations
§ ECE 153 Instructional Aids for the Early Childhood Classroom
§ ECE 211 The Emergent Early Childhood Educator
§ ECE 261 Language Development in Early Childhood Education
§ ECE 272 Mathematics and Science in the Early Childhood Classroom
§ ECE 281 Early Childhood Language Arts
§ ECE 282 Teaching Practicum I
§ ECE 292 Teaching Practicum II
Humanities and Social Sciences
Fine Arts - 72 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics (CAPE) or any 200-level Literature course (except ENG 215 and ENG 225)
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· Any two Humanities or Social Science courses
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (33 credits)
§ ART 105 Foundations in Drawing
§ ART 110 Foundations in Painting
§ ART 113 Drawing
§ ART 114 Painting
§ ART 118 Art Appreciation
§ ART 121 Pottery
§ ART 216 Printmaking
§ ART 221 Sculpture
§ ART 235 Graphic Design
§ ART 245 Art History
§ ART 255 Studio Art
o SUPPORT CORE (12 credits)
§ PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
§ one Natural Science course
§ SPA111 Intermediate Spanish or SPA 251 Business Spanish
§ one Natural Science, Humanities or Social Science course
Commercial Arts – 72 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics (CAPE) or any 200-level Literature course (except ENG 215 and ENG 225)
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· Any two Humanities or Social Science courses
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (36 credits)
§ ART 105 Foundations in Drawing
§ ART 110 Foundations in Painting
§ ART 113 Drawing
§ ART 114 Painting
§ ART 118 Art Appreciation
§ ART 221 Sculpture
§ ART 225 Computer Imaging
§ ART 235 Graphic Design
§ ART 260 Internship
§ BUS 105 Principles of Management
§ BUS 252 Small Business Management
§ Art or Business Elective
o SUPPORT CORE (9 credits)
§ PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
§ one Natural Science course
§ SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish OR SPA 251 Business Spanish
Criminal Justice – 76 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics or any 200-level Literature course
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Social Sciences (6 credits)
· PSY 115 Introduction to Psychology
· PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (36 credits)
§ CRJ 110 Introduction to Criminal Justice
§ CRJ 111 Criminology
§ CRJ 215 Criminal Law
§ CRJ 230 Introduction to Corrections
§ CRJ 235 Criminal Investigation
§ CRJ 240 Juvenile Justice
§ HIS 145 Belizean History
§ MGT 223 Principles of Supervision
§ PDV 195 Professional and Personal Ethics
§ POL 160 Human Rights Conventions, Belize
§ SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
§ SOC 122/CRJ 250 Research Paper/Internship
o SUPPORT CORE (13 credits)
§ CIS 112 Business Computer Applications
§ SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish
§ Any Natural Science course
§ 4 one-credit seminar courses from the following: CRJ 101, CRJ 102, CRJ 103, CRJ 104, CRJ 105, CRJ 106, CRJ 107, CRJ 201, CRJ 202, CRJ 205, CRJ 206, CRJ 207, CRJ 209, CRJ 210
History and Economics - 76 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (28 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics (CAPE) or any 200-level Literature course (except ENG 215 and ENG 225)
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (4 credits)
· MTH 113 Pre-Calculus
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (48 credits)
§ BUS 105 Principles of Management
§ ECO 105 Microeconomics
§ ECO 106 Macroeconomics
§ ECO 215 Intermediate Microeconomics
§ ECO 225 Intermediate Macroeconomics
§ HIS 101 What is History?
§ HIS 102 The Caribbean in the Atlantic World Research Paper
§ HIS 115 The Caribbean in the Atlantic World I
§ HIS 125 The Caribbean in the Atlantic World II
§ HIS 145 Belizean History
§ HIS 215 Revolution in the Atlantic World
§ HIS 225 Development in the Atlantic World
§ MTH 225 Business Statistics
§ PHIL 241 Social Philosophy
Literature and History – 79 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics (CAPE) or any 200-level Literature course (except 215 and ENG 225)
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (40 credits)
§ ENG 115 Literatures in English I
§ ENG 125 Literatures in English II
§ ENG 215 Literatures in English III
§ ENG 225 Literatures in English IV
§ HIS 101 What is History?
§ HIS 102 The Caribbean in the Atlantic World Research Paper
§ HIS 115 The Caribbean in the Atlantic World I
§ HIS 125 The Caribbean in the Atlantic World II
§ HIS 215 Revolution in the Atlantic World
§ HIS 225 Development in the Atlantic World
§ PHIL 241 Social Philosophy
§ HIS 145 Belizean History
§ ENG 240 Belizean Literature in the Caribbean Context
§ One Natural Science, Humanities or Social Science course
Psychology and Sociology – 72 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics (CAPE) or any 200-level Literature course (except ENG 215 and ENG 225)
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· PHIL 241 Social Philosophy
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (45 credits)
§ PSY 115 Introduction to Psychology
§ PSY 125 Developmental Psychology
§ PSY 130 Adolescent Psychology
§ PSY 215 History and Systems of Psychology
§ PSY 225 Social Psychology
§ PSY 230 Abnormal Psychology
§ SCI 102 Basic Concepts in Science/Lab
§ SCI 106 Health Science
§ SOC 115 Sociology, Society and Culture
§ SOC 125 Social Stratification, Mobility, and Institutions
§ SOC 215 Population, Development and Poverty
§ SOC 225 Social Order, Social Control, Deviance and Crime
Sociology and Economics – 74 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (28 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics, or any 200-level Literature course (except ENG 215 and ENG 225)
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (4 credits)
· MTH 113 Pre-Calculus
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (46 credits)
§ BUS 105 Principles of Management
§ ECO 105 Microeconomics
§ ECO 106 Macroeconomics
§ ECO 215 Intermediate Microeconomics
§ ECO 225 Intermediate Macroeconomics
§ HIS 145 Belizean History
§ MTH 225 Business Statistics
§ PHIL 241 Social Philosophy
§ SOC 115 Sociology, Society and Culture
§ SOC 125 Social Stratification, Mobility, and Institutions
§ SOC 215 Population, Development and Poverty
§ SOC 225 Social Order, Social Control, Deviance and Crime