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CURRICULUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education

This program focuses on preparing teachers for preschool, kindergarten, and the early primary grades (one through three) of the elementary school. Graduates of the program qualify for the early childhood certificate with early childhood special education approval. A minimum of 128 semester hours of credit, excluding basic military science, is necessary for graduation.

For teacher education certification requirements applicable to all curricula, see the Council on Teacher Education section elsewhere in this catalog.

General Education Requirements

All courses must be selected from the campus general education course list. (A list of courses approved for the laboratory, speech performance, and health/physical development requirements may be obtained from the college office.)

HOURS     COMMUNICATION SKILLS
6-7     RHET 105 or 108 and a spech performance elective 
        or SPCOM 111 and 112
0-3     Advanced Composition
6-10     Total
HOURS     MATHEMATICS/SCIENCE1
6-8     Biological science
6-8     Physical science (mathematics not acceptable)
4     MATH 203-Theory of Arithmetic
3     MATH 117-Experimental Mathematics (or another course satisfying Quantitative Reasoning I)
19-23     Total
HOURS     HUMANITIES2
6     Literature
3     MUSIC 130 or 133-Introduction to the Art of Music or Introduction to World Music
3     ART&D 140-Introduction to Art
12     Total
HOURS     FOREIGN LANGUAGE3
0-12     Three years of one foreign language in high school or 
         completion of the third semester of college-level foreign language.
HOURS     AMERICAN HISTORY
3-4     Choose from:
     HIST 150-Advanced Composition/History of the United States to 1877
     HIST 151-History of the United States to 1877
     HIST 152-History of the United States, 1877 to the Present
     HIST 153-Advanced Composition/History of the United States, 1877 to the Present
     HIST 260-Colonial Beginnings and Early United States History to 1815
     HIST 261-The United States in the Nineteenth Century
     HIST 262-The United States in the Twentieth Century
HOURS     SOCIAL SCIENCES2
4     PSYCH 100-Introduction to Psychology
3     POL S 150-American Government
3-4     Social sciences elective
10-11     Total
HOURS     HEALTH AND/or PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
2     Health and/or physical development
2     Total
HOURS     AREA OF CONCENTRATION2
18     Additional study in one academic discipline selected from the categories 
       of mathematics, science, social sciences, or humanities and including 9 
       semester hours of course work at the 200 level or above. (Consult an 
       adviser for the list of approved disciplines.)

1. At least one science course must be a laboratory course.

2. At least one 3-semester-hour course in humanities, social sciences, or the area of concentraion must be taken in non-Western culture.

3. This requirement is effective for freshmen entering Fall 2000 and transfers entering Fall 2002.

 

HOURS     PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
2     ARTED 201-Art in Early Childhood Education
5     C & I 320-Foundations of Early Childhood Education 
3     C & I 321-Principles and Practices in Early Childhood Education 
5     C & I 342-Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Early 
      Childhood Education
2     C & I 344-Social Studies in Early Childhood Education
3     C & I 365-Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education, I
2     C & I 366-Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education, II

2     C & I 368-Children's Literature for Early Childhood Education
3     Choose one from:
     C & I 322-Parent Involvement Techniques for Teachers
     SP ED 338-Families of Children with Special Needs
1     ED PR 150-School and Community Experiences
2     ED PR 220-Educational Practice in the Education of Exceptional Children 
4     ED PR 232-Educational Practice in Elementary Education 
2     ED PR 238-Educational Practice for Special Fields in Elementary Schools 
      (Prekindergarten Student Teaching)
3     EDPSY 236-Child Development for Elementary Teachers 
3     EDPSY 313-Child Language and Education 
3-4     E P S 201/202-Foundations of American Education
2     MUSIC 245-Music for Early Childhood Teachers
3     SP ED 314-Applications in Assessment of Young Children with Special Needs
2     SP ED 350-Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education
3     SP ED 365-Intervention Issues and Practices with Young Children with Disabilities
55-56     Total
128     TOTAL minimum hours, including general education and professional education credits

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