B.S. in Early Childhood Education

Core Curriculum Requirements
See the Core Curriculum Rqquirements42
Education Core Courses
Students must maintain a 2.75 GPA with no grade below a "C" in all support courses.
Admission to the Educator Preparation Program (EPP) required before enrollment.
IS 351Science Inquiry I for Pre-service Educators3
HHPK 324Health and Kinesiology for Children3
MATH 1350Mathematics for Teachers I3
SPED 346Survey of Exceptionalities3
Specialization Courses
EDCI 412Emergent Bilinguals: Theory and Practice3
ECE 313Child Growth and Development3
ECE 320Assessments in Early Childhood3
ECE 321Creative Arts for Early Childhood3
ECE 322Family and Community Connections in Early Childhood3
ECE 358Language and Literacy in Early Childhood3
ECE 366Learning Environments3
ECE 460STEM in Early Childhood3
ECE 364Educating Young Children3
Professional Development Courses
ELED 1301Education in Global Societ3
ELED 300Pedagogy and Lesson Planning for Diverse Classrooms3
PSY 310Psychology and Sociology of Diverse Populations3
RDG 350Reading and Literacy I3
RDG 360Word Analysis Skills3
RDG 370Reading & Literacy II3
Internship Courses
ELED 440Instructional Strategies Across Content Areas (Science, Social Studies, and Math)3
ELED 447Data and Assessment in Field-Based Settings3
RDG 448Supporting Literacy Development of Emergent Bilingual Learners in Field Based Setting3
SPED 480Issues for Inclusion3
Clinical Teaching Courses
ELED 443Creating Effective Learning Environments in Culturally Diverse Field-Based Settings3
ELED 452Student Teaching in Field-Based Teacher Education Programs9
Total Hours123

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First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ENG 13013ENG 13023
HIST 13013HIST 13023
MATH 13143ELED 13013
Core Curriculum Component Area3MATH 13503
Core Curriculum Creative Arts3Core Curriculum Social & Behavioral Sciences3
 Core Curriculum Degree Pathway3
 15 18
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
PSCI 23053PSCI 23063
HHPK 3243ELED 4383
PSY 3103IS 3523
MATH 13513SPED 3463
Core Curriculum Language, Philosophy, & Culture3Core Curriculum Creative Arts3
Core Curriculum Life and Physical Sciences3Core Curriculum Life & Physical Sciences3
 18 18
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ECE 3583EDCI 4123
ECE 4603ELED 3033
ELED 3003PSY 3103
PSY 3003RDG 3603
RDG 3503RDG 3703
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ELED 4403ELED 4433
ELED 4473ELED 4529
RDG 4483Clinical Teaching II 
SPED 4803 
Clinical Teaching I  
 12 12
Total Hours: 123