Educational Studies, BS

General Education Program
Understanding College (FS)1
Writing and Presentation (WRI1 & OC1)6
Mathematics (QR1)3-4
Information Literacy, Media, and Research (ITML)3
Creative Voices Across Cultures (HCE)6
Science at Work (NPW)6
Ethics, Reality, and Logic (PEM)6
Individuals and Societies (SEH)6
Our World, Past and Present (WHG)6
Personal Wellness2-3
Religion and Culture (RS)3
Educational Studies Major
ED-1201Foundations of Education3
ED-2020Educational Psychology3
ED-2100Assessment and Evaluation3
ED-3000Teaching With Technology3
ED-3101Foundations of Multicultural Education3
ED-3110Critical Topics in Education Policy3
ED-3102Urban Education3
ED-4101Education and Social Justice3
ED-4102Action Research in Ed3
ED-4998Senior Seminar in Ed Studies3
Literacy Strands
Complete ONE Literacy Strand:15
Literacy Strand: Public Advocacy
Complete FIVE Courses from the following:
Environmental Economics
Introduction to American Health Service Delivery I
The Good Life
Medical Ethics
Sociology of Minority Groups
Child Welfare
Literacy Strand: Data Literacy
Introduction to Psychological Research
Statistical Methods in Psychology
Qualitative Research in Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Social Research Methods
Literacy Strand: Technology Literacy
Multimedia Design
Computer-Based Information Systems
Web Design
Computers in Education
Business Applications
Liberal Arts 124
General Electives6
Total Hours123-125
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Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree must complete 1/2 of their degree credits (i.e. minimum 60 credits) from courses in the Liberal Arts category. For specific academic subjects, see here.

In keeping with our mission at St. Francis College, the courses you take courses across the liberal arts ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and building a foundation for future success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepares you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit. 

Institutional Learning Outcomes:

  1. Demonstrate sensitivity to creative expression
  2. Communicate ideas and information through written, oral, visual and digital media
  3. Employ critical and analytical skills
  4. Value diverse perspectives of the human experience
  5. Implement information, technology and media literacy
  6. Demonstrate quantitative literacy

Foundation Courses- First Year College (13-14 credits)

St. Francis College’s mission, emphasizing Franciscan education, highlights access and opportunities for all students. In your first year at SFC, you will combine key skill development with courses in the liberal arts and in your areas of interest. Each of these courses and categories is essential to your success in college and beyond. Our First Year Foundations program ensures that all students will be equitably prepared to excel and achieve their goals.

Bodies of Knowledge (35 credits)

At St. Francis College, our Franciscan mission states that we “educate the whole person for a full, relational life.” This means that we strive, by making certain you take courses across the liberal arts, to ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and create success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepare you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit.