Education, Early Childhood Through Grade 6 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
• MUSC 1033 - The Appreciation of Music 3
• COUN 2023 - Human Development 3
• EDUC 2013 - School and Society 3
• COUN 2143 - Human Diversity 3

Choose 3 hours from the following courses:

• ENGL 2413 - World Literature I 3
• ENGL 2423 - World Literature II 3
• ENGL 2613 - Survey of American Literature I 3
• ENGL 2623 - Survey of American Literature II 3
• ENGL 2813 - Survey of English Literature I 3
• ENGL 2823 - Survey of English Literature II 3

Teaching Field - 57 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
• GNSC 1104 - Life/Earth Science 4 *
• GNSC 1204 - Physical Science 4 *
• GNSC 3104 - Concepts of Science 4
• HIST 1133 - Survey of American History to 1865 3 *
• HIST 1233 - Survey of American History since 1865 3 *
• HIST 3003 - Survey of Texas History 3
• MATH 1233 - College Algebra 3 *
• MATH 2033 - Structure of the Number System I 3
• MATH 2043 - Structure of the Number System II 3
• GNMT 3003 - Concepts of Mathematics 3
• POLS 1333 - American Government 3 *
• POLS 1433 - American Government 3 *
• SOST 3003 - Concepts of Social Studies 3
• KNES 1213 - Health, Fitness, and Physical Activity for Children 3

Note:

*23 hours are duplicated in Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum, but the total program hours do not change.

Other Requirements - 9 hours

• EDUC 4233 - Undergraduate Action Research 3 semester hours
• EPSY 3153 - Educational Psychology 3
• READ 3023 - Word Study: Language Structures and Phonics 3

Professional Education and Reading Blocks - 33 hours

Foundation Courses - 9 hours

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

• EDUC 3163 - Classroom Management 3
• EDUC 3183 - Classroom Assessment 3
• SPED 3623 - Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings 3

Block A - 12 hours

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

• EDUC 4033 - Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School 3
• EDUC 4043 - Teaching Math in Elementary School 3
• EDUC 4053 - Teaching Science in the Elementary School 3
• ETEC 4003 - Advanced Technology Integration 3

Block B - 6 hours

Student must have finished Foundation Courses and Block A before taking the following courses.

• 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

To be taken in last semester - 3 hours

• EDUC 4173 - Clinical Teaching for Undergraduate Students 3

Total Semester Hours - 120