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Education Studies Major

Worcester State University · Worcester, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Education Studies Major
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The major in Education Studies will allow students who would like to explore careers in education or related fields to major in education without pursuing a license from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Students will be able to prepare for careers in community organizations, museums, curriculum development, etc. Also, WSU students majoring in occupational sciences, speech-language-hearing sciences, psychology, sociology, and urban studies, amongst others, may be particularly interested in adding a major in education studies.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
168430
CourseShelf checklist
CK_168430_6a36206b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Foundations of Education

1 item
  1. Introduction
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Take one course from the following:

Choose 1 of the following · Take one course from the following: · 5 items
  1. ED 149
  2. ED 150
  3. ED 155
  4. ED 160
  5. Learning and Development
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Take one course from the following:

Choose 1 of the following · Take one course from the following: · 5 items
  1. ED 206
  2. ED 207
  3. ED 250
  4. ED 285
  5. Curriculum and Instruction
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Take one course from the following:

Choose 1 of the following · Take one course from the following: · 5 items
  1. ED 211
  2. ED 251
  3. ED 261
  4. ED 275
  5. Cultural and Historical Foundations in Education
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Take one from the following:

Choose 1 of the following · Take one from the following: · 8 items
  1. ED 120
    3
  2. ED 253
  3. ED 270
  4. ED 271
    3
  5. ED 304
  6. ED 327
  7. ED 339
  8. Foundations of Education Electives
    Not resolved to a course
    6

Take two additional courses from any of the above categories except Introduction.

0 items

    Upper Level Education Courses

    Take 18 credits of Education courses at the 300 level or above. Cannot include courses taken for Foundations of Education or the Capstone/Internship Experience. 18 · 1 item
    1. Take 18 credits of Education courses at the 300 level or above. Cannot include courses taken for Foundations of Education or the Capstone/Internship Experience.
      Not resolved to a course
      18

    Capstone or Internship Experience

    1 item
    1. ED 440
      Education Studies Internship
      or: ED-460 Education Studies Capstone
      3
    Source. Worcester State University, catalog 2026-2027 Catalog — https://catalog.worcester.edu/undergraduate/school-education-health-natural-sciences/education/education-studies-major/. Captured page pages/0101.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.