Course Sequence for Early Childhood Education Majors
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Freshman Year
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| Course |
Fall
Sem. Hrs.
|
Course
|
Spring
Sem. Hrs.
|
|
English 112
|
3
|
English 200 |
3
|
|
Math 170
|
3
|
Math 270 |
3
|
|
Art 101 or Music 101
|
3
|
Science and Lab |
4
|
|
Political Science 101 or 103
|
3
|
Music 101 or Art 101 |
3
|
|
Elective
|
2
|
|
|
|
Total Credits
|
14
|
Total Credits |
13
|
|
Sophomore Year
|
| Course |
Fall
Sem. Hrs.
|
Course
|
Spring
Sem. Hrs.
|
|
English 220
|
3
|
Literature |
3
|
|
Math 370
|
3
|
Science and Lab |
4
|
|
Science and Lab
|
4
|
Social Science |
3
|
|
Education 290
|
2
|
Education 300 |
4
|
|
Education 299
|
2
|
|
|
|
Total Credits
|
14
|
Total Credits |
14
|
|
Junior Year
|
| Course |
Fall
Sem. Hrs.
|
Course
|
Spring
Sem. Hrs.
|
|
Education 303
|
2
|
Psychology 315 |
3
|
|
Geography 101
|
3
|
Health 312 |
3
|
|
History
|
3
|
Art 217 |
3
|
|
Speech Communication
|
3
|
ECE 302 |
3
|
|
Computer Science
|
3
|
|
|
|
Total Credits
|
14
|
Total Credits |
12
|
|
Senior Year
|
| Course |
Fall
Sem. Hrs.
|
Course
|
Spring
Sem. Hrs.
|
|
ECE 313
|
3
|
ECE 315 |
3
|
|
ECE 314
|
3
|
ECE 320 |
3
|
|
ECE 316
|
3
|
ECE 420 |
3
|
|
ECE 319
|
2
|
EDUC 380 |
2
|
|
ECE 416
|
3
|
EDUC 391 |
2
|
|
English 313
|
3
|
|
|
|
Total Credits
|
17
|
Total Credits |
13
|
| |
|
|
|
Directed Teaching:
|
Course
|
Sem. Hrs.
|
|
Education
|
488
|
2
|
|
Education
|
489
|
1
|
|
Education
|
490B 6
|
|
Education
|
490 6
|
|
Total Credits
|
|
15
|
Minimum Hours Required for Degree 126
|
Major, minor, or collateral courses
|
40-70 hours
|
|
(see specific courses below)
|
|
|
|
Minimum Required for Graduation
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126 hours
|
Specific courses required in each teaching field are listed in the biology,
chemistry, English, French, mathematics, and Spanish sections of this catalog.
Specific courses required for the social studies certification are listed below.
1. A major in history, political science, or sociology with supporting courses
in three non-major areas of this group the teaching field must include:
History - 6 semester hours of American history and 3 semester hours of European
history and 3 semester hours of history selected from History 323, 324, or
341
Political Science - any 200-level (or above) course
ECON 250 or equivalent
ANTH 200 or its equivalent
SOC 310
GEOG 101 or 102
2. Completion of an approved teacher education program in Social Studies requires
completion of any one of the following:
SOC 202 - Methods of Sociology
HIST 301 - Historiography
POL 420 - History, Scope, and Method of Political Science
