Before applying to the Bachelor of General Studies Education Emphasis, you must have:
- Been accepted into a teaching major at BYU (Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Physical Education Teacher Education, Special Education, or Secondary Education teaching major),
- Completed all university core and specific teaching major requirements, except student teaching, and
- Earned the minimum course grades and GPA requirements for their teaching major (this varies depending on when student was accepted into the teaching major).
Required Courses
| Complete 9.0 hours from the following courses: | Credit Hours |
| EL ED 340 Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 420 Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| PSYCH 320 Developmental Psychology: Childhood | 3 |
| SFL 210 Human Development | 3 |
| SFL 240 Parenting and Child Guidance | 3 |
| SFL 331 Infant Development in the Family | 3 |
| SFL 333 Adolescent Development in the Family and Other Social Contexts | 3 |
| SFL 334 Adult Development and Aging in the Family | 3 |
| SFL 351 Social Development | 3 |
| SFL 355 Language Development | 3 |
| SFL 358 Media, Family, and Human Development | 3 |
| SOC 112 Current Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 350 (Soc-Psych) Introduction to Social Psychology | 3 |
Note: Courses on this list taken prior to being accepted to the BGS Education Emphasis or those required for completion of the teaching major cannot be counted for this requirement.
(Check with BGS office for current list of courses.)
