Human Development/Early Childhood, PreK-3 Teacher Licensure (ECHED.BST)

* This program requires a minimum 2.75 GPA overall, in English Composition and Mathematics, in the Specialty and Emphasis Requirements, and in the Professional Education / Professional Semester Requirements.*

Degree Checklist

For a checklist of all the courses required for this degree program and a suggested four-year sequence of study, please click on the link below.

ECHED.BST 20-21

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 53-59

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Specialty Area Requirements

ANTH 310 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
(Cross-listed with SOCI-310)
or
ANTH 312 - Human Geography Credit Hours: 3
(Cross-listed with GEOG-312)
SPED 316 - Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 361 - Child Development Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 381 - Language Acquisition and Development Credit Hours: 3
(Cross-listed with LING/READ-381)
ECED 342 - Observation and Assessment of Young Children Credit Hours: 3
or
EDUC 417 - Understanding/Using Student Assessment to Make Instructional Decisions Credit Hours: 2
SOCI 220 - Marriage and the Family Credit Hours: 3
(Cross-listed with PSYC-220)
or
SOCI 320 - Sociology of the Family Credit Hours: 3
READ 371 - Survey of Reading Credit Hours: 3
ECED 350 - Children’s Literature and Literacy Development Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 495 - Integration of Faith and Learning Credit Hours: 3

Select Three Hours From the Following Courses:

ENGL 380 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
(Cross-listed with LING-380)
HLTH 365 - Child Health and Social Behavior Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 312 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 341 - Learning and Cognition Credit Hours: 3
SPED 331 - Research Based Intervention for Effective Classroom Management Credit Hours: 3

Subtotal Specialty Area Requirements: 29

Enhanced General Education Requirements

MTHS 121 - Concepts of Mathematics I Credit Hours: 3
MTHS 122 - Concepts of Mathematics II Credit Hours: 3
GSCI 121 - Physical Science Credit Hours: 4
GSCI 122 - Earth and Space Science Credit Hours: 4

Subtotal Enhanced General Education: 14

Early Childhood Professional Education Requirements

EDUC 199 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession Seminar Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 299 - Teaching Diverse Learners Credit Hours: 2
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 and 402L - Elementary Grades Methods and Lab Credit Hours: 4, plus 1 credit-hr lab
EDUC 496 - Student Teaching I Credit Hours: 5
EDUC 497 - Student Teaching II Credit Hours: 5
EDUC 498 - Student Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 2

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