Education, Early Childhood Through Grade 3 Track, B.S.E.

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General

(See General Requirements for all Bachelor’s Degrees)

Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours

(See Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours)

Core Curriculum Specifics (44 total hours for core, including these specific courses)

• MATH 1233 - College Algebra 3 *
• GNSC 1104 - Life/Earth Science 4 *
• GNSC 1204 - Physical Science 4 *
• HIST 1133 - Survey of American History to 1865 3 *
• HIST 1233 - Survey of American History since 1865 3 *
• POLS 1333 - American Government 3 *
• POLS 1433 - American Government 3 *
• EDUC 2013 - School and Society 3
• COUN 2143 - Human Diversity 3

Other Requirements - 16 semester hours

• MATH 2033 - Structure of the Number System I 3 *
• MATH 2043 - Structure of the Number System II 3 *
• Electives - 10 hours

Early Childhood Content - 24 semester hours

• ECED 3113 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education and Early Care 3 *
• ECED 3173 - ESL Methods and Materials 3 *
• ECED 4123 - Early Childhood Development: Language and Literacy 3 *
• ECED 4133 - Early Childhood Curriculum 3 *
• EDUC 4233 - Undergraduate Action Research 3 semester hours *
• GNMT 3003 - Concepts of Mathematics 3 *
• READ 3023 - Word Study: Language Structures and Phonics 3 *
• SOST 3003 - Concepts of Social Studies 3 *

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Education and Reading Block - 36 semester hours

Grades of ‘D’ are not acceptable in the following Foundation and Block courses. 

Students must have completed EDUC 2013 and COUN 2143 and completed 45 semester hours.

Foundation Courses - 12 hours

Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program before enrolling.

• EDUC 3183 - Classroom Assessment 3
• EDUC 3193 - Classroom Management for EC-3 3
• EPSY 3153 - Educational Psychology 3
• SPED 3623 - Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings 3

Block A - 12 hours

Before taking the following courses, student must have completed Foundation Courses.

• EDUC 4303 - Teaching Social Studies in EC-3 3
• EDUC 4403 - Teaching Mathematics in EC-3 3
• EDUC 4503 - Teaching Science in EC-3 3
• ETEC 4003 - Advanced Technology Integration 3

Block B - 6 hours

Before taking the following courses, student must have completed Foundation Courses and Block A.

• READ 4203 - Developmental Reading 3
• READ 4213 - Methods of Teaching Reading and the Language Arts 3

Concurrent or after Block B - 3 hours

• READ 4223 - Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Difficulties 3

Final Semester - 3 hours

• EDUC 4173 - Clinical Teaching for Undergraduate Students 3

Total Semester Hours - 120

Admission to Teacher Education Program requires an overall GPA of 2.75.