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EARLY CHILDHOOD/MIDDLE CHILDHOOD (Birth-Age 11) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
(Elementary Education with Early Childhood)
EARLY CHILDHOOD/MIDDLE CHILDHOOD (Birth-Age 11)
Credit requirement for graduation
 General Education49-55 cr.
Elementary Education25 cr.
Minor Studies (Early Childhood)24 cr.
Professional Education31 cr.

I. GENERAL EDUCATION (B-Age 11) 49-58 cr.
Overall GPA 2.65 or better

A. Communication (Grades of “C” or better required) 8-9 cr.
ENGL 1130Composition3 cr._____
ENGL 1230Composition3 cr._____
Speech Course2-3 cr._____
 Either SPCH 2010 Comm for Tchrs (recommended)   3 cr.
Or SPCH 1010 Public Speaking (acceptable)   2 cr.
Foreign Language_____
 Students who have not averaged “C” or better in a second year high school language have not met this requirement. Check the catalog for specific requirements.

B. Math (Grades of “C” or better required) 9 cr.
MATH 1030Math for Educators I 3 cr._____
MATH 2030Math for Educators II 3 cr._____
MATH 3030Math for Educators III 3 cr._____

C. Physical Education 2 cr.
PE 1000Fitness Assessment & Management 1 cr._____
PEPhysical Activity (see bulletin choices) 1 cr._____

D. Humanities, Fine Arts, & Historical Perspective 12 cr.
FINE ARTS course (required) 3 cr._____
 Art Ed. & Social Studies OR
Art Ed. & Literature
HUM Literature Course (required) 3 cr._____
HIST 1020World Civilization II (required) 3 cr._____
in-depth Humanities, Fine Arts, or Hist Perspect course 3 cr._____
 Recommendation: complete an Art and a Music course

E. Social Sciences 9 cr.
POSC 1230Intro to Amer Government (required) 3 cr._____
GEOG 3330Environmental Conservation (required) 3 cr._____
in-depth Social Science course 3 cr._____
 Note: US History recommended for depth

F. Natural Sciences 9 cr.
Biological Science lab course (required) 4-5 cr._____
Physical Science lab course (required)--select from 4-5 cr._____
chemistry, geography, geology, physics, or physical science

G. International Ed./Ethnic and Gender Studies 6-9 cr.
HIST 1020World Civilization_____
 (double counts as Historical Perspective)
TCHG 3630Ethnic/Gender Equity In Ed_____
 (double counts as Professional Education requirement)
 
II. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (Birth-Age 11) 25 cr.
 GPA 3.00 or better
Grade of “C” or better in all courses listed below
PE 2040Health, Nutrition, & Physical Ed (6-11) 4 cr._____
TCHG 3040Reading & Literature I (5-8) 4 cr._____
TCHG 4040Reading & Literature II (8-11) 4 cr._____
TCHG 4090Language Arts & Social Studies (6-11) 4 cr._____
TCHG 4140Math and Science (6-11) 4 cr._____
MUS 3160Elementary Music Methods (6-11) 3 cr._____
TCHG 4250Seminar 2 cr._____

III. EARLY CHILDHOOD MINOR 24 cr.
 GPA 3.00 or better
TCHG 2210Fnds of ECE (B-9) (infant/toddler lab) 3 cr._____
TCHG 3130K-4 Methods of Cognitive Dev (5-9) 3 cr._____
TCHG 3240Pre K Methods of Cognitive Dev (2-5) 3 cr._____
TCHG 3640Creative Development (B-9) 3 cr._____
TCHG 3730Guidance and Assessment (B-11) 4 cr._____
TCHG 4330Administration of Early Childhood (B-11) 3 cr._____
TCHG 4420Oral Language/Emergent Literacy (B-5) 3 cr._____
TCHG 4730Working With Families (B-11) 2 cr._____

Note: Italicized courses double count for special ed/inclusion minor.

IV. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (Birth-Age 11)31 cr.
 GPA 3.00 or better
Grade of “C” or better in all courses listed below
TCHG 1230Introduction to Education 2 cr._____
TCHG 2010Computer Applications 1 cr._____
Development course:
PSYCH 3130Child Psychology OR
TCHG 2130Human Growth & Dev 3 cr._____
TCHG 3320Psych of Learning/Exceptnl Child 3 cr._____
TCHG 3630Ethnic/Gender Equity in Ed 3 cr._____
TCHG 4020Ed Media Tech 2 cr._____
TCHG 4260Student Teaching (Kindergarden) 6 cr._____
TCHG 4360Student Teaching (Elementary) 6 cr._____
TCHG 4990Licensure Portfolio 3 cr._____

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS (Birth-Age 11)
PPST/CBT   Reading (175/322) (score)_______
Writing (174/320) (score)_______
Math (173/318) (score)_______
Interview (date)_______
Level I Portfolio (date)_______
Tutoring Requirement (date)_______
GPA of 2.65 after 40 credits completed (date)_______
Admission to School of Education (date)_______
Level II Portfolio (date)_______
Elementary Ed Content Test (date)_______
Admission to Student Teaching (date)_______
Level III Portfolio (date)_______
Credit Check (date)_______


Note: This document is intended as a guideline and not as a contract.