Early Childhood Education Major - Athens State University

Early Childhood Education Major from Athens State University is a Campus Bachelor Early Childhood Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. Program components for the Bachelor of Science in Education with a major in Early Childhood Education include: 1. APPLICABLE GENERAL UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS 2. GENERAL STUDIES CURRICULUM CORE: Area I. (6 semester hours) Written Composition ........................................................................................ 3 sem. hrs. ___ 3 sem hrs.___ Area I Total: 6 sem. hrs Area II. Humanities and Fine Arts (12 semester hours) The Arts (art, music, theater, dance) ................................................................ 3 sem. hrs. ___ Speech (SPH 106 or SPH 107) ......................................................................... 3 sem. hrs. ___ Humanities (Could include, but not limited to, philosophy, religion, speech, foreign languages, art, music, theater, dance, literature.) ...................... 3 sem. hrs. ___ Literature* ........................................................................................................ 3 sem. hrs. ___ or 6 sem hrs. ___ ___ Area II Total: 12 sem. hrs. Area III. Natural Sciences and Mathematics (24 semester hours) 2 upper level maths which could include Precalculus Algebra, Finite Math, or Advanced Math for Teachers (MA 311)............................... 3 sem. hrs. ___ 3 sem. hrs. ___ Any 2 maths 100 level or above.........................................................................3 sem. hrs. ___ 3 sem. hrs. ___ Math Total: 12 sem. hrs. BIO 101 and 102 or BIO 103 and 104 ............................................................. 4 sem. hrs. ___ 4 sem. hrs. ___ Physical science (chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology or Physical Science 111 or 112.) ................................................................................................... 4 sem. hrs. ___ Science Total: 12 sem. hrs. Area III Total: 24 sem. hrs. Area IV. History, Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 semester hours) Social and Behavioral Sciences (Could include, but not limited to, anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology or sociology.) ................................................................................ 3 sem. hrs. ___ 3 sem hrs. ___ ................................................................................................................... 3 sem. hrs. ___ History* ........................................................................................................... 3 sem. hrs. ___ or 6 sem hrs. ___ ___ Area IV Total: 12 sem. hrs. AREA V. PRE-PROFESSIONAL COURSES Students must take the following: CHD 209 Infant and Toddler Programs ............................................................ 3 sem. hrs. ___ CHD 206 Children's Health, Safety, and Nutrition .......................................... 3 sem. hrs. ___ Students must take one of the following: CHD 203, CHD 204, CHD 205, CHD 215..................................................... 3 sem. hrs. ___ Area V Total: 9 sem. hrs. Physical Education (activity)............................................................................ 1 sem. hr. ___ TOTAL CORE AND MAJOR PREREQUISITE HOURS: ................... 64 semester hours *Students must complete a 6 semester hour sequence either in Area I. Literature or in Area IV. History. 3A. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: ED 301 Foundations of Education I ....................................................................... 1 semester hour ___ ED 302 Foundations of Education II ...................................................................... 2 semester hours ___ ED 305 Technology and Media in Education ......................................................... 3 semester hours ___ **PS 332 Child Psychology ................................................................................... 3 semester hours ___ **SE 301 Intro. To Exceptional Learners ............................................................... 3 semester hours ___ 3B. TEACHING FIELD REQUIREMENTS: **AR 310 Fine Arts Connection............................................................................ 3 semester hours ___ ED 322 Basic Principles of ELL Education ............................................................ 3 semester hours ___ EL 323 Teaching Reading in the Primary Grades....................................................... 3 semester hours ___ ER 302 Theories and Stages in Language Development ......................................... 3 semester hours ___ ER 303 Prof. Ed. Communication .......................................................................... 3 semester hours ___ ER 310 Principles of Early Childhood Education .................................................. 3 semester hours ___ ER 319 Literacy and Literature for the Young Child ................................................ 3 semester hours ___ ER 326 Assessment in Early Childhood Classrooms ............................................. 3 semester hours ___ ER 327 Classroom Management in Early Childhood Education ............................ 3 semester hours ___ ER 330 Children's Constructions of Relationships through Arithmetic and Mathematical Reasoning ................................................... 3 semester hours ___ ER 430 Investigations, Experimentation & Inquiry ................................................. 3 semester hours ___ ER 450 Administering/Managing Early Childhood Prog........................................... 3 semester hours ___ ER 480 Internship in Early Childhood Education ...................................................... 9 semester hours ___ ER 486 Seminar in Early Childhood Education.......................................................... 3 semester hours ___ HPE 431 Motor Development and Phys. Ed. Activities........................................... 3 semester hours ___ 3C. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: ***ER 460,461,462 Practica in Early Childhood Education ........................... 3, 6, or 9 semester hours ___ ** Students who are Early Childhood majors and have taken CHD 201- Child Growth and Development, CHD 202 - Creative Experiences, and/or CHD 210 - Educating the Exceptional Child do not take PS 332 -Child Psychology, AR 310 - Fine Arts Connection or SE 301- Introduction to Exceptional Learners. These students must take ER 460/461/462 - Practica in Early Childhood Education. Students who have taken CHD 201 are required to take ER 460. Students who have taken CHD 210 are required to take ER 461. Students who have taken CHD 202 are required to take ER 462. This does not apply to Elementary Education Majors. TOTAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSE HOURS ...........................63 SEMESTER HOURS View more details on Athens State University . 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