As every other degree plan starts, you take your core classes like College Algebra, History, Science and English your first freshmen and sophomore years of college. Then your Junior and Senior year of school you take courses that pertain to only your major. As an education major, things are a little different. You start off taking your core classes then you take the classes that pertain to your major, but then there is a hump that no one really tells you about until you get to that point. Once you have taken your classes that pertain to your major, in order for you to move on to the next set of courses which are your Curriculum and Instruction courses you have to apply to the College of Education. Applying to the college of Education can be very stressful, because you have to make sure you have all of your prerequisite classes. You also have to get a background check, and go through the interview process. Yes I know it sounds stressful and trust me it is if you do not have everything you need. The downfall of not having all of your stuff together is that it pushes you back another semester, because you can only take two of them a semester. If you are struggling with a specific prerequisite class that also can hold you back. As for me I have to be in school for two more semesters because I had to retake college algebra a couple of times. I passed it and have finally got admitted into the College of Education, but it does not just stop there. After being admitted you still have more things to do like, prepare to take your certification test, complete observation hours and apply to student teaching. I must say to the people looking from the outside in, that being an education major is not easy and we definitely do not have an easy degree plan like other majors.
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