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Bachelor of Science
Major in Early Childhood Education (355)

I. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT . . . . 50 hours

General Education Requirements
Early Childhood Education majors must complete twelve (12) semester hours in each of the following areas: mathematics, social sciences, sciences, and English (state 4x12 requirement).

Elementary Education majors should: 

1. choose PSY 1113 (a prerequisite to EDUC 373 3) to meet the Behavioral Science requirement.
2. choose MATH 1513 or 1813 to meet the Mathematics requirement
3. choose PHIL 1113 or 2213 as 3 hours of the Humanities requirement.
4. choose from ART 1013, ART 2613, ART 2623, THTR 1103, FNAR 1013, MUSC 1013, MUSC 1023 , MUSC 1033 , or MUSC 141 3 to meet the other 3 hours of the Humanities requirement.
5. choose a social studies course and a science course as General Education electives.
6. choose a social studies course and a science course as General Education electives
7. demonstrate foreign language proficiency (listening and speaking) at the novice-high level as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages by taking a foreign language course or through a Department of English and Foreign Languages test.

II. MAJOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 hours

Required Courses
ECE 2163, EDUC 3023, ECE 3154, ECE 3303, ECE 4144, EDUC 3513, EDUC 4423 (R), EDUC 4463 (R), EDUC 4553 (R), LIBS 3423, MATH 1513 or above, MATH 335 3 or math elective, MATH 3363 or math elective.

(R) Restricted to students admitted to Teacher Education.

III. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. . . . . . . . . . . 33 hours

ECE 4653 (R), EDUC 1800, EDUC 3003, *EDUC 3612, EDUC 3673, EDUC 3733, EDUC 3753(R), EDUC 4313 (R), *EDUC 4935 (R), *EDUC 4995 (R), SPED 3103.

* Should be taken in the professional semester.
(R) Restricted to students admitted to Teacher Education.

IV. ELECTIVES TO COMPLETE 128 HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION.

V. Students must achieve a grade of C or better in Elementary Education Major courses and the Professional Education courses, and courses that fulfill the state 4x12 requirement, whether taken with an Education prefix or a prefix from another department, in order to receive credit toward a degree. If a grade of D or F or U is achieved, the course must be repeated. This policy will not affect courses for the 4x12 taken prior to Fall 1993 except for transfer courses which must be a C or better. No grade below C in the Elementary Education major or Professional Education is accepted, regardless of when taken.

The student who completes the requirements for this degree and passes the State tests for certification in Elementary Education will be eligible to apply for a teaching license.