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Online Bachelor of Science in Education Foundations

The major goal of this program is for you to graduate with the ability/skills to effectively work with, mentor, and teach birth through eighth grade students in a public or parochial school setting. This bachelor’s degree provides you opportunities to easily transfer into a four-year teacher certification degree program, serve as a non-certified teacher (private setting), serve as a non-certified childcare worker, serve as a certified paraprofessional, or hold a position as a curriculum developer.

Program Advantages

At William Woods, you’ll be participating in a undergraduate program built on more than 150 years of academic excellence. The program offers students the opportunity to enter the program at any point during a new 5-week term. Courses are designed and taught by professionals that not only hold degrees in the areas they instruct but have proven their expertise in the education world.

“Our Bachelor of Science in Education Foundations is a great starting point for
students considering a career in education. The program gives students access to core
education coursework and is designed to prepare students for entry level positions such as
paraprofessionals. As someone who earned my degree from WWU and started my teaching
career right here in Fulton, I’ve always believed there is no better place to be a student, or
learn to be a teacher, than WWU.”

Dr. Joseph Davis, Associate Professor of Education

Requirements/Curriculum

Credit Requirements

This 42-credit-hour degree consists of 13 courses (3 credit hours each) and a final capstone course that is 3 credit hours. Students must earn a total of 120 credits to be awarded a Bachelor's degree.

Major Requirements
Core - 42 Credits

EDU 201

Multicultural Education - U

3

EDU 211

Educational Technology I

3

EDU 231

Exceptional Child

3

EDU 250

Foundations of Education

3

EDU 261

Assessing Young Children

3

EDU 281

Early Childhood Principals

3

EDU 301

Family and Community Resources

3

EDU 311

Middle Sc Phil and Organization

3

EDU 314

Middle Sc Curr & Instruction

3

EDU 392

Reading and Writing in the Content Area

3

EDU 393

Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing

3

EDU 453

Classroom Management

3

EDU 4XX

Educational Studies Capstone

3

PSY 221

Educational Psychology - Q

3

PSY 226

Child and Adolescent Development

3

Admission Requirements

  • Completed application
  • Official transcripts with a GPA of 2.0 or higher
  • The Admissions Committee may review student qualifications and conditionally/provisionally accept students who do not meet the above requirements

Requirements

  • Completed application
  • Official transcripts (2.5 GPA or higher) mailed from the college/university of which you graduated

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William Woods online graduate education programs are available to students across the country. In Missouri, our students come from Fulton, Columbia, Jefferson City, St. Louis, Kansas City, Moberly, Springfield, Ozark, Cape Girardeau, Rolla and many more locations. Beyond Missouri, our online graduates hail from California, Illinois, Kansas, Washington, Arkansas and other states.

Our graduate education programs are available online and are ranked among the best online programs in Missouri by US News and World Report.

Admissions Information

Learn more about online admissions requirements, deadlines, tuition and financial aid available to you.