ENGLISH CONCENTRATION
To fulfill the English Concentration students, after completing ENG 101 and ENG 102, should choose three courses from the following list of required and elective courses:
Academic Concentration Requirements:
ENG 201 or ENG 202
ENG 203 or ENG 204
ENG 209 or ENG 210
ENG 218 - requires permission of instructor
Academic Concentration Electives: Select no more than two:
ENG 205, 206, 207, 208, 212, 213, 215, 216, 221, 223,
224, 225, 227, 229, 230, 231, 263, 264, 267, 268, 269
Note: Students transferring two or more of the following courses
(ENG 201, 202, 203 and 204) will need to complete a supplemental
literature course at New Paltz to meet the minimum number of credits
for their English concentration.
FOURTH SEMESTER:
SUNY New Paltz recommends that students with an academic
concentration in English take one of the following:
ENG 212 (Western Civilization)
ENG 213, 264, 267 (Other World Civilizations)
HISTORY CONCENTRATION
To fulfill academic concentration courses in history and the required American History course, students must choose courses from the following
list of required and elective courses. Additionally, be sure to take note of the fourth semester recommendations at the end
of this list for Western Civilization or Other World Civilizations.
Academic Concentration Requirements:
Choose at least 3 and a maximum of 4 courses from the following categories, taking at least one course in each area and a mix of time periods:
Category A
United States History I (HIS 103)
United States History II (HIS 104)
Category B
Western Civilization I (HIS 101)
Western Civilization II (HIS 102)
Category C
World History I (HIS 107)
World History II (HIS 108)
Additional required course:
The American National Experience (GOV 121)
Academic Concentration Electives
Choose no more than one course from the following electives:
History Survey in another world region or country
Latin American History (HIS 206)
History of Russia and the Soviet Union (HIS 207)
Additional electives:
HIS 209, 210, 214, 216, 220
Fourth Semester:
SUNY New Paltz recommends that students with an academic
concentration in history take one of the following courses:
Western Civilization (HIS 101, 102 or 221)
Other World Civilizations (HIS 107 or 207)
First Semester
Course No. |
Descriptive Title |
Credit Hours |
Composition I (l) |
3 |
|
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
|
Social Problems in Today's World |
3 |
|
Performing Skills for the Classroom |
3 |
|
Math for Elementary School Teachers |
3 |
|
Early Childhood/Childhood obs. (a, b) |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
|
16 |
Second Semester
Course No. |
Descriptive Title |
Credit Hours |
Composition II (l) |
3 |
|
Geometry for Elementary Teachers |
3 |
|
Science (d) |
|
4 |
Child Development |
3 |
|
Symbolic Representation, Language and Literacy (Birth-kindergarten) |
3 |
|
EED Fieldwork (a, b) |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
|
17 |
Third Semester
Course No. |
Descriptive Title |
Credit Hours |
Diverse Early Childhood/Elementary Classrooms |
3 |
|
Academic Concentration (e) |
6 |
|
Foreign Language (c) |
3 |
|
American History (Appendix D) |
3 |
|
TOTAL |
|
15 |
Fourth Semester
Course No. |
Descriptive Title |
Credit Hours |
Dev. Appropriate Practice (birth - grade 2) |
3 |
|
EED Fieldwork II (a, b) |
1 |
|
HIS |
Western Civilization (Appendix E) OR |
|
|
Other World Civilizations (Appendix F) |
3 |
Academic Concentration (e) |
3 |
|
Foreign Language (if requirement is not fulfilled (c) OR |
|
|
Academic Concentration (e) |
3 |
|
Education in American Society |
3 |
|
TOTAL |
|
16 |
|
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
64 |
Notes (see main page for Childhood Education with SUNY New Paltz)