Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017 
    
    Oct 03, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Early Childhood Education, B.S.


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The undergraduate program in Early Childhood/Elementary Education prepares teacher education candidates to teach children in pre-kindergarten school settings through fifth grade. Satisfactory completion of the program leads to Early Childhood certification in the state of Georgia. Admission to the Teacher Education program is required for enrollment in the block sequence of professional courses. A full year of field experiences in public schools occurs throughout the professional education courses. Students in this program will also acquire two concentrations (Mathematics and Reading) by completing courses that are integrated in Area F and the professional sequence of courses.

Requirements


Core Requirements


 

Core Area A (Essential Skills): 9 Hours


Core Area B (Institutional Priorities): 5 Hours


Core Area D (Science, Math, Technology): 10 Hours


  • Science (lab) 4

Core Area E (Social Sciences): 12 Hours


Physical Education Requirement: 3 Hours


Courses Required for the Degree


Total: 129 Hours


Notes:

  • Application for field experiences must be submitted by posted deadline.
  • See specific Admission, Retention, and Program Completion requirements .
  • See specific requirements  for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Education.

Note: To ensure proper background in required content area, ECED students are strongly advised to complete the following (or equivalent):

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