Apr 28, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog

2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3, B.S.

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science	125
Career Opportunities:
Teaching Pre-K-3 (see College of Education )
Additional Requirements:
Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses. Students wishing to also be certified in Early Intervention will need to complete the following 5 courses with grades of “C” or better: SPED 405G , SPED 406G , SPED 414G , SPED 420G , and SPED 423G . These courses must be taken outside of the “blocked” classes to meet Louisiana State Department of Education Early Intervention certification requirements. Praxis Exam Requirements: Prior to student teaching, students must pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics or submit an ACT composite score of 22 or higher. Students must also pass the Praxis Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) or the Reading/Language Arts (5002), Mathematics (5003), Social Studies (5004), and Science (5005) and the Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood (5621) by established deadline.
Course Note(s):
¹ Select from Biology, Chemistry, or Geology. Students cannot receive credit for both GEOL 105 and GEOL 225 . * Block I classes must be taken together: EDCI 413 , EDCI 430 , IRED 320 , READ 301 , and EDCI 427 . Block II classes must be taken together: EDCI 349 , EDCI 407 , READ 302 , READ 303 , and EDCI 411G . * Block III classes must be taken together: EDCI 350 and EDCI 351 .

Freshman Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 100 - Orientation to Teacher Education 2 Credit Hour(s)
EDFL 106 - Introduction to Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 117 - Number Sense for PK-8 Teachers 3 Credit Hour(s)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

CHEM 212 - Survey of Chemistry for Education Majors 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 103 - World Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR CMCN 310 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

EDCI 308 - Children’s Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOL 225 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 217 - Geometry and Measurement for PK-8 Teachers 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 311 - Child Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
VIAR 215 - Art in Education 2 Credit Hour(s)

English Literature (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

BIOL 206 - Biology for Elementary Education Majors 3 Credit Hour(s)
CODI 274 - Normal Speech and Language Development 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 352 - English Grammar and Usage 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 317 - Probability, Statistics and Number Systems for PK-8 Teachers 3 Credit Hour(s)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.¹

Junior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

EDCI 413 - Foundations and Program Development in Early Childhood Education 3 Credit Hour(s) *
EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society 3 Credit Hour(s) *
EDCI 430 - Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers 3 Credit Hour(s) *
IRED 320 - Technology in the Classroom 3 Credit Hour(s) *
READ 301 - Literacy Development for Emergent and Early Readers 3 Credit Hour(s) *
SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education 3 Credit Hour(s)

Junior Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

EDCI 349 - PK-6 Mathematics Methods I 3 Credit Hour(s) **
EDCI 407 - Understanding and Facilitating Play 3 Credit Hour(s) **
EDCI 411G - Developmental Assessment and Research in Early Childhood Education 3 Credit Hour(s) **
READ 302 - Teaching Reading in the Primary Grades 3 Credit Hour(s) **
READ 303 - Practicum in Primary Grades Reading 3 Credit Hour(s) **
SPED 422G - Working With Families of Young Children 3 Credit Hour(s)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 350 - PK-6 Mathematics Methods II 3 Credit Hour(s) ***
EDCI 351 - Practicum in Elementary Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s) ***
EDCI 400 - Teacher Residency I 0 Credit Hour(s)
READ 411 - Assessment and Prescriptive Teaching of Reading 3 Credit Hour(s)
KNES 307 - Motor Development and Health Concepts for Early Childhood 3 Credit Hour(s)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses.

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

EDCI 440 - Reflections and Professional Growth 1 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 476 - Teacher Residency II in Early Childhood Education 9 Credit Hour(s)

General Education Core Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	MATH 105 MATH 117	BIOL 206 and CHEM 212 and Choose 3 cr from any BIOL, CHEM, or GEOL	GEOG 103 PSYC 311
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
HIST 221 or HIST 222	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	CMCN 100 or CMCN 310	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List

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Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3, B.S.

Freshman Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

English Literature (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Junior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum

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Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3, B.S.

Freshman Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

English Literature (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Junior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum