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2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3, BS

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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 lest an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses. Praxis Exam Requirements: Prior to Teacher Residency, 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.
Note(s):
¹ Select from Biology, Chemistry, or Geology. Students cannot receive credit for both GEOL 105 and GEOL 225 . ² Block I classes must be taken together: EDCI 413 , EDCI 430 , IRED 320 , LTCY 301 , and EDCI 427 ³ Block II classes must be taken together: EDCI 349 , EDCI 407 , LTCY 302 , LTCY 303 , and EDCI 411G ⁴ Block III classes must be taken together: EDCI 350 and EDCI 472

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 140 - Developing a Worldview of Teaching and Learning Credit Hours: 1 (Required)
EDFL 106 - Introduction to Education Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
MATH 117 - Number Sense for PK-8 Teachers Credit Hours: 3

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

CHEM 212 - Survey of Chemistry for Education Majors Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication Credit Hours: 3
or CMCN 310 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 103 - World Geography Credit Hours: 3
MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

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

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

BIOL 206 - Biology for Elementary Education Majors Credit Hours: 3
CODI 274 - Normal Speech and Language Development Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 240 - Investigating School Contexts Credit Hours: 1
ENGL 352 - English Grammar and Usage Credit Hours: 3
MATH 317 - Probability, Statistics and Number Systems for PK-8 Teachers Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

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

Junior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

EDCI 413 - Foundations and Program Development in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3 ²
EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Credit Hours: 3 ²
EDCI 430 - Building Learning Communities Credit Hours: 3 ²
IRED 320 - Technology in the Classroom Credit Hours: 3 ²
LTCY 301 - Foundations of Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3 ²
SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

EDCI 349 - PK-6 Mathematics Methods I Credit Hours: 3 ³
EDCI 407 - Understanding and Facilitating Play Credit Hours: 3 ³
EDCI 411G - Developmental Assessment and Research in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3 ³
LTCY 302 - Literacy in the Early Childhood Classroom Credit Hours: 3 ³
LTCY 303 - Literacy Practicum: Early Childhood Credit Hours: 3 ³
SPED 422G - Working With Families of Young Children Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 350 - PK-6 Mathematics Methods II Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
EDCI 472 - Teacher Residency I in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
KNES 301 - Kinesthetic Learning Methods and Health Concepts for Early Childhood and Elementary School Children Credit Hours: 3
LTCY 411 - Literacy Assessment & Instruction Credit Hours: 3

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

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

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

EDCI 440 - Reflections and Professional Growth Credit Hours: 1
EDCI 476 - Teacher Residency II in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 9

General Education 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, BS

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum

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Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3, BS

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum