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Education and Human Development at the University of New
Orleans are state approved).
2. Achieve a minimum grade point average of 2.5.
3. Pass all specified PRAXIS Series Examinations.
4. Receive a recommendation for certification by an appropriate
University official.
Transfer Students
Transfer credits will be valid for degree completion if the course
content matches the content and/or performances of a course in the
College of Education and Human Development curriculum. In most
cases, transfer credit will not be awarded for Tier III coursework.
The College may require the validation of credits earned more than
eight years prior to a candidate’s admission to the College in order
to approve the transfer of credits into a degree program. Candidates
transferring into the program should also note the provisions in the
section, “Requirements for Student Teaching.”
Honors Degree in Education
An Honors Degree in Education is available to qualified majors and
open (but not limited to) candidates enrolled in University Honors.
The Honors Degree in Education is available for students majoring in
Preschool, Elementary, Secondary Education, and Elementary Secondary
Education.
To graduate with Honors in Education, education majors must successfully
complete the following:
1. Fulfill the usual requirements for education majors.
2. Maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 in
professional courses and 3.25 overall.
3. Maintain a 3.25 grade-point average in teaching major.
4. Establish an Honors Advisory Committee consisting of two College
of Education and Human Development faculty members and
one faculty member from the teaching major.
5. Complete a minimum of three semester hours in course work
approved by the Honors Advisory Committee.
6. Complete successfully a six-hour Honors Thesis (Curriculum and
Instruction 3999) approved by the Honors Advisory Committee.
7. Perform satisfactorily in an oral examination of an honors thesis
in education.
Requirements for Bachelor’s Degree in Early
Childhood Education
Certification in Grades Pre-Kindergarten through Third
The curriculum in Early Childhood education has five
components:
1. general education,
2. focus area,
3. knowledge of the learner and the learning environment,
4. methodology and teaching, and
5. special education.
College of Education and Human Development
Course Requirements
Cr. Hrs.
Curriculum and Instruction 3140, 3141, 3150, 3151, 3160,
3161, 3400, 3410, 3411, 3425, 3426, 3340, 3341, 3440, 3500,
3510, 3511, 3520, 3521, 3530, 3531, 3540, 3541 39
Education 1000, 1100, 2000, 2100, 2200, 3000, 3100, 3110, 4000 23
Education 4950 9
Human Performance 2320 3
Library Science 3100 3
Special Education 3001, 3610, 3611, 3620, 3621, 3640, 3641 10
Total 87
Non-College of Education and Human Development
Course Requirements
Cr. Hrs.
English 1157 and 1158 or 1159 6
English Literature 6
Mathematics 1021 and 1023 and 1031 or 1115 9
Biological/Physical Science 12
Geography 1001 or 1002 3
History 2501 or 2502 3
Arts 3
Total 42
Grand Total 129
Requirements for Bachelor’s Degree in
Elementary Education Certification in Grades
One Through Five
The curriculum in Elementary Education has five components:
1. general education,
2. focus area,
3. knowledge of the learner and the learning environment,
4. methodology and teaching, and
5. special education.
College of Education and Human Development
Course Requirements
Cr. Hrs.
Curriculum and Instruction 3140, 3141, 3150, 3151, 3160, 3161,
3400, 3410, 3411, 3425, 3426, 3340, 3341, 3440, 3540, 3541 27
Education 1000, 1100, 2000, 2100, 2200, 3000, 3100, 3110, 4000 23
Education 4910 9
Human Performance 2320 3
Library Science 3100 3
Special Education 3001, 3610, 3611, 3620, 3621, 3640, 3641 10
Total 75
Non-College of Education and Human Development Course
Course Requirements
Cr. Hrs.
English 1157 and 1158 or 1159 6
English Literature 6
Mathematics 1021, 1023, 1115, 2314 12
Biological/Physical Science 12
Science Elective 3
Geography 1001 or 1002 3
History 2501 or 2502 3
Political Science 3
Anthropology, Economics, or Sociology 3
Arts 3
Total 54
Grand Total 129
Requirements for Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary
Education
Certification in Grades 6 - 12
The curricula in secondary education have five components:
1. general education,
2. focus area(s),
3. knowledge of the learner and the learning environment,
4. methodology and teaching, and
5. special education.
Most programs of studies require a primary and secondary focus
area. The primary focus area is the area for which certification is
desired. The program of study includes sufficient coursework, in addition
to the requirement to pass the PRAXIS examination in the primary
focus area, to result in a certification award. The secondary focus
area allows candidates to take a sufficient amount of coursework to
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