Joliet Junior College: Recommended Courses for Education

Communications ¹ 6sh
English 101 & 102
Speech 101 (required for secondary English teachers)

Mathematics ¹ 3-6sh
Math 127 or above
Math 123 (required for Early Childhood and Elementary majors)

Math 124 (required for Elementary majors; recommended for Early Childhood and

               Special Education majors)

Physical & Life Sciences ¹ 7sh
Choose one life & one physical science; include one lab

Biology

Astronomy
Chemistry
Geography 111 & 112
Geology
Physical Science
Physics

Humanities & Fine Arts ^1,2 9sh
Art (except 215)
English 103 & above
Foreign Language
History
Music
Philosophy
Speech (except 131)
Theatre

Social & Behavioral Sciences ^1,2 9sh
Anthropology
Economics (except 100, 107)
Geography 102, 104, 106, 108
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology

Recommended electives ^1,3
Child Development 201
History 103 or 104
Political Science 101

¹ Grade of C or better
² Choose one multicultural course from: English 220, 260; History 109, 230, 240, 260, 290, 293; Sociology 240, 295
³ Limit of 12 credit hours in transfer for Education major courses.

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