ECON 115 - Economics for Educators

3 credits
An examination and exploration of economic concepts and principles as well as instructional approaches aimed at incorporating these concepts into the elementary school curriculum. This course is designed especially for students preparing for careers as elementary school educators and will focus on preparing students to be able to implement the economics strand in the Virginia Social Studies Standards of Learning adopted in 1995. This course may not be taken for credit by business or economics majors.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Preparatory Program
Corequisite(s): None