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Early Childhood Licensure, BSED

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General Education Requirements (36 credit hrs)

Core Requirements (12 credit hrs) See list …

English composition (6 credit hrs)
- ENG 1270 and ENG 1280 recommended
Oral communication (3 credit hrs)
- CMAT 1130 or CMAT 2030 recommended
Mathematics (3 credit hrs)
- MATH 1200 recommended

General Requirements (24 credit hrs)

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hrs) in two or more disciplines
- ART 1100 and MUS 1134 recommended for Fine Arts
- ENG 1260 recommended for Humanities
Social Sciences (9 hrs); in at least two different disciplines
- HIST 1300 or HIST 1310 ; POL 1010 ; GEOG 1100 recommended
Natural Sciences (6 hrs); 3 hrs Physical Science and 3 hrs Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course
- BIOL 1070 or BIOL 1510 recommended for Biology
- PH S 1100 required

Early Childhood Education General Education (3 credit hrs)

CMAT 2140 - African American Theater Credit Hours: 3
or
CMAT 2550 - Acting Credit Hours: 3
or
Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Course Credit Hours: 3

Program/Major Requirements (66 credit hrs)

Core Professional Education - Foundation Courses (29 credit hrs)

ECH 2020 - Child Development (Ages 0-8) Credit Hours: 3
ECH 2221 - Scholarship of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning I Credit Hours: 1-2
ECH 3222 - Scholarship of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning II Credit Hours: 1-2
ESL 2120 - Teaching English Language Learning Credit Hours: 3
S ED 4301 - Characteristics of Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3
ECH 2000 - History and Philosophy of Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
or
ECH 4401 - Hist Phil of ECH Credit Hours: 3
or
ED 2000 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 3
ECH 2030 - Health Safety Nutrition in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
or
ECH 4403 - Health Safety Nutrit Credit Hours: 3
ECH 2035 - Foundations of Instruction for Children Ages 0 - 8 Credit Hours: 3
or
ECH 4404 - Foundations Instruct Credit Hours: 3
ECH 3406 - Child, Family, and Community Relationships Credit Hours: 3
or
ECH 4406 - Child Family and Community Relationships Credit Hours: 3
or
ECSE 4407 - Child, Family, and Community Relationships in Early Childhood Special Education Credit Hours: 2
ECH 3408 - Speech and Language Development for Children 0-8 Credit Hours: 3
or
ECH 4408 - Speech Lang Develop Credit Hours: 2
or
ECSE 4409 - Speech and Language Development in Early Childhood Special Education Credit Hours: 2
ED 3312 - Teaching with Technology Credit Hours: 3
or
ED 4312 - Teaching with Technology Credit Hours: 3

Core Methods Courses (30-32 credit hrs)

ECH 4223 - Scholarship of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning III Credit Hours: 1-2
ECH 4224 - Scholarship of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning IV Credit Hours: 1-2
ECH 4225 - Scholarship of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning V Credit Hours: 1-2
ECH 4450 - Student Teaching and Seminar in PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 6
ECSE 4417 - Methods of Instruction in Early Childhood Special Education Credit Hours: 2
ECSE 4418 - Screening and Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education Credit Hours: 2
ECH 4311 - Pedagogy of Arts and Literature Integration Credit Hours: 3
or both of the following:
ECH 4410 - Child Lit. Infor Txt Credit Hours: 3
ECH 4412 - Meth/Teach Fine Arts Credit Hours: 2
ECH 4312 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics and Science P-2 Credit Hours: 4
or both of the following:
ECH 4414 - Meth/Teach Science Credit Hours: 2
ECH 4415 - Meth/Teach Math Credit Hours: 3
ECH 4313 - Screening Assessment and Evaluation Pre-K to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 3
or
ECH 4419 - Scrn Assess Eval Pk-2 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 4314 - Methods of Teaching Social Studies Pre-K to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 2
or
ECH 4413 - Meth/Teach Soc Stud Credit Hours: 2
ECH 4315 - Methods of Reading and Language Arts PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 3
or
ECH 4416 - Meth/Tch Read Lng Art Credit Hours: 3

Program/Major Specific Electives (6 credit hrs)

ECH 3550 - Introduction to Infant Mental Health Credit Hours: 3
ECH 4411 - Methods for Developing Infant Toddler Curriculum Credit Hours: 3

Concentration in English as Second Langauge (15 credit hrs)

This is an additional 15 credit hours leading to an endorsement in English as Second Language

ESL 2000 - Foundations in English as Second Language Education Credit Hours: 3
ESL 3100 - Instructional Design in English Language Learning Credit Hours: 3
ESL 3110 - Language and Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
ESL 4140 - Methods & Materials in English Language Learning Credit Hours: 3
ESL 4150 - Cross Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3

Sample 4-Year Plan

Consult with your academic advisor for support.

1st Year - Fall

ART 1100 - Introduction to the Visual Arts Credit Hours: 3
CMAT 1130 - Communication for Professionals Credit Hours: 3
or
CMAT 2030 - Basic Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3
ENG 1260 - Intro to Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENG 1270 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
POL 1010 - Amer Natl Government Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 15

1st Year - Spring

ENG 1280 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1200 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MUS 1134 - Hist/Apprec Music Credit Hours: 3
CMAT 2140 - African American Theater Credit Hours: 3
or
CMAT 2550 - Acting Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1300 - United States History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
or
HIST 1310 - US Hist Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
PH S 1100 - Practical Physics I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
or
PH S 1130 - Practical Chemistry: Introduction to Food Science Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 18

2nd Year - Fall

ECH 2020 - Child Development (Ages 0-8) Credit Hours: 3
ECH 2030 - Health Safety Nutrition in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
ECH 3550 - Introduction to Infant Mental Health Credit Hours: 3
ED 2000 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 3
ESL 2000 - Foundations in English as Second Language Education Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 15

2nd Year - Spring

GEOG 1100 - Global Diversity Credit Hours: 3
ECH 2035 - Foundations of Instruction for Children Ages 0 - 8 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 2221 - Scholarship of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning I Credit Hours: 1-2
ED 3312 - Teaching with Technology Credit Hours: 3
ESL 2120 - Teaching English Language Learning Credit Hours: 3
S ED 4301 - Characteristics of Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 16

3rd Year - Fall

BIOL 1070 - Biological Science Survey I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
or
BIOL 1510 - Concepts of Biology Credit Hours: 3
ECH 3406 - Child, Family, and Community Relationships Credit Hours: 3
or
ECH 4406 - Child Family and Community Relationships Credit Hours: 3
or
ECSE 4407 - Child, Family, and Community Relationships in Early Childhood Special Education Credit Hours: 2
ECH 3408 - Speech and Language Development for Children 0-8 Credit Hours: 3
or
ECH 4408 - Speech Lang Develop Credit Hours: 2
or
ECSE 4409 - Speech and Language Development in Early Childhood Special Education Credit Hours: 2
ESL 3100 - Instructional Design in English Language Learning Credit Hours: 3
ECH 3222 - Scholarship of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning II Credit Hours: 1-2
ECSE 4417 - Methods of Instruction in Early Childhood Special Education Credit Hours: 2
Credits / Units: 15

3rd Year - Spring

ECH 4223 - Scholarship of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning III Credit Hours: 1-2
ECH 4311 - Pedagogy of Arts and Literature Integration Credit Hours: 3
ECH 4312 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics and Science P-2 Credit Hours: 4
ECH 4313 - Screening Assessment and Evaluation Pre-K to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 4411 - Methods for Developing Infant Toddler Curriculum Credit Hours: 3
ESL 3110 - Language and Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 17

4th Year - Fall

ECH 4224 - Scholarship of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning IV Credit Hours: 1-2
ECH 4312 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics and Science P-2 Credit Hours: 4
ECH 4315 - Methods of Reading and Language Arts PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 3
ESL 4140 - Methods & Materials in English Language Learning Credit Hours: 3
ESL 4150 - Cross Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 15

4th Year - Spring

ECH 4225 - Scholarship of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning V Credit Hours: 1-2
ECH 4450 - Student Teaching and Seminar in PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 6
Credits / Units: 7

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