Specialty Area Requirements

• PSYC 310 - Child Development Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 311 - Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
• READ 371 - Survey of Reading Credit Hours: 3
• SPED 320 - Students with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3
• SPED 324 - Diagnostic Prescriptive Teaching Credit Hours: 3
• SPED 331 - Behavior Management Credit Hours: 3
• SPED 335 - Education of Gifted, Talented and Creative Credit Hours: 3
• SPED 340 - Adaptive Environments and Comprehensive Disabilities Credit Hours: 3
• SPED 349 - Collaborating with Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals Credit Hours: 3
• SPED 404 - Methods for Teaching Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities Credit Hours: 4
• SPED 480 - Policies, Procedures & Practices Credit Hours: 3

Early Childhood Professional Education Requirements

• EDUC 199 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession Seminar Credit Hours: 1
• EDUC 299 - Teaching Diverse Learners Credit Hours: 1
• ECED 315 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
• ELED 340 - Principles of Classroom Instruction - Elementary Credit Hours: 2
• ELED 395 - Teaching the Creative Arts Credit Hours: 2
• ECED 401 - Early Childhood Methods Credit Hours: 2
• ELED 402 - Elementary Grades Methods Credit Hours: 4
• EDUC 496 - Student Teaching I Credit Hours: 5
• EDUC 497 - Student Teaching II Credit Hours: 5
• EDUC 498 - Student Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 2

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 41-47

Religion Requirements - Total Hours: 18

Electives - Total Hours: 22-27

Electives in Health, Psychology, Sociology and Education are strongly recommended for this major.

Total Hours in Program: 130