Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017

Dec 21, 2024

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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 Curriculum

Core Area A (Essential Skills): 9 Hours

Core Area B (Institutional Priorities): 5 Hours

COMM 1110 - Public Speaking 3 is recommended

Core Area C (Humanities/Arts): 6 Hours

XIDS 2100 - Arts and Ideas: Special Topics 3 is recommended
(and)
ENGL 2110 - World Literature 3
ENGL 2120 - British Literature 3 (or)
ENGL 2130 - American Literature 3 is recommended

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

Science (lab) 4

BIOL 1010 - Fundamentals of Biology 3 is recommended
BIOL 1010L - Fundamentals of Biology Laboratory 1 is recommended
Science 3
GEOL 1121 - Introductory Geosciences I: Physical Geology 3 is recommended
Math, Science, & Quantitative Technology 3

Core Area E (Social Sciences): 12 Hours

GEOG 1013 - World Geography 3 is recommended

Core Area F (Program Related Courses): 18 Hours

Physical Education Requirement: 3 Hours

PWLA 1600 - Personal Wellness 2
PWLA (activity course) 1

Courses Required for the Degree

Professional Education: 66 Hours

Block I: 17 Hours

Block II: 17 Hours

Block III: 18 Hours

Block IV: 12 Hours

Summer: 2 Hours

MEDT 3402 - Integrating Technology into the Classroom 2

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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