Early Childhood Education (Grades PK-3), BS

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Students wishing to teach in pre-school, kindergarten, or primary grades should pursue the Early Childhood Education degree program. Please note that certification resulting from successful completion of this program does not certify students to teach above the third-grade level.

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENT

^FRESHMAN SEMINAR: Required of all first-time freshmen and all transfer students with fewer than 30 total semester hours of credit.

FS 102 - LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS-EHD STUDENT 3 Credit Hour(s) ^

Credit Hours: 3

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Biological Sciences 6 Credit Hour(s)*
Physical Sciences 3 Credit Hour(s)*

Humanities

COMM 130 - HUMAN COMMUNICATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 145 - US HISTORY TO 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)

One of the following:

ENGL 205 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 210 - INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 215 - INTRODUCTION TO FICTION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 220 - INTRODUCTION TO POETRY AND DRAMA 3 Credit Hour(s)

Fine/Performing Arts*

*See General Education Course Requirements under DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.

Credit Hours: 39

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

¹Successful completion of these courses AND passing score on SPED Praxis will result in additional certification.
²ED 412 , ED 422 , and ED 423 must be taken concurrently.

ED 201 - INTRODUCTION TO FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 202 - INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 250 - INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 303 - TEACHING BASIC SUBJECTS TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹
ED 304 - CLASSROOM MOTIVATION 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹
ED 305 - COLLABORATION FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹
ED 307 - MATERIALS AND METHODS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD MATHEMATICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 308 - METHODS AND MATERIALS IN ELEMENTARY MATH I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 310 - MATERIALS AND METHODS IN ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 316 - MATERIALS AND METHODS IN ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 317 - READING/WRITING PROCESSES I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 318 - READING/WRITING PROCESSES II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 319 - PRACTICUM IN READING 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 388 - ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATINO IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹
ED 411 - PREPARATION FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 412 - CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3 Credit Hour(s) ²
ED 416 - PRACTICUM IN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 417 - FOUNDATIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 418 - MATERIALS AND METHODS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 419 - LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 420 - NURSERY & PRESCHOOL EDUCATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ED 422 - CLINICAL PRACTICE - STUDENT TEACHING 0 Credit Hour(s) ²
ED 423 - PRACTICUM 0 Credit Hour(s) ²
ENGL 301 - INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 127 - MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 207 - CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)

One of the following:

GEOG 105 - WORLD GEOGRAPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 106 - WORLD GEOGRAPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 251 - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 252 - CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)

Early Childhood Education (Grades PK-3), BS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENT

Credit Hours: 3

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

English Composition

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mathematics

Natural Sciences

Humanities

One of the following:

Fine/Performing Arts*

Credit Hours: 39

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

One of the following:

Credit Hours: 81

Total Credit Hours: 123