| EARLY CHILDHOOD/MIDDLE CHILDHOOD (Birth-Age 11) |
| Credit requirement for graduation |
| | General Education | 49-55 cr. |
| Elementary Education | 25 cr. |
| Minor Studies (Early Childhood) | 24 cr. |
| Professional Education | 31 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 1130 | Composition | 3 cr. | _____ |
| ENGL 1230 | Composition | 3 cr. | _____ |
| Speech Course | 2-3 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 1030 | Math for Educators I |
3 cr. | _____ |
| MATH 2030 | Math for Educators II |
3 cr. | _____ |
| MATH 3030 | Math for Educators III |
3 cr. | _____ |
| C. Physical Education |
2 cr. |
| PE 1000 | Fitness Assessment & Management |
1 cr. | _____ |
| PE | Physical 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 1020 | World 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 1230 | Intro to Amer Government (required) |
3 cr. | _____ |
| GEOG 3330 | Environmental 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 1020 | World Civilization | _____ |
| | (double counts as Historical Perspective) |
|
| TCHG 3630 | Ethnic/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 2040 | Health, Nutrition, & Physical Ed (6-11) |
4 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 3040 | Reading & Literature I (5-8) |
4 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 4040 | Reading & Literature II (8-11) |
4 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 4090 | Language Arts & Social Studies (6-11) |
4 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 4140 | Math and Science (6-11) |
4 cr. | _____ |
| MUS 3160 | Elementary Music Methods (6-11) |
3 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 4250 | Seminar |
2 cr. | _____ |
| III. EARLY CHILDHOOD MINOR |
24 cr. |
|
|
| TCHG 2210 | Fnds of ECE (B-9) (infant/toddler lab) |
3 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 3130 | K-4 Methods of Cognitive Dev (5-9) |
3 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 3240 | Pre K Methods of Cognitive Dev (2-5) |
3 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 3640 | Creative Development (B-9) |
3 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 3730 | Guidance and Assessment (B-11) |
4 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 4330 | Administration of Early Childhood (B-11) |
3 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 4420 | Oral Language/Emergent Literacy (B-5) |
3 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 4730 | Working 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 1230 | Introduction to Education |
2 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 2010 | Computer Applications |
1 cr. | _____ |
| Development course: |
| PSYCH 3130 | Child Psychology OR |
| |
| TCHG 2130 | Human Growth & Dev |
3 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 3320 | Psych of Learning/Exceptnl Child |
3 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 3630 | Ethnic/Gender Equity in Ed |
3 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 4020 | Ed Media Tech |
2 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 4260 | Student Teaching (Kindergarden) |
6 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 4360 | Student Teaching (Elementary) |
6 cr. | _____ |
| TCHG 4990 | Licensure 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. |
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