Bachelor of Science in Education Early Childhood Education Major

DEPT NO COURSE CREDIT
Major (Specialization 45 Semester Hours)
P ED 4232 Motor Skill Development of the Young Child 2 hours
PSYC 4133 Psychology of the Young Child  
    or  
HFS 4213 Child Guidance 3 hours
HFS 4293 Health & Nutrition of Young Children 3 hours
MATH 3433 Modeling: Numeration and Operations 3 hours
MATH 3443 Modeling: Real Numbers and Statistics 3 hours
ECED 4113 Creative Expression for Early Childhood 3 hours
ECED 4213 Cognitive Development of Young Children 3 hours
ECED 4313 Development of Early Childhood Programs 3 hours
LIBM 4023 Materials for Children 3 hours
ELED 4323 Language Arts in the Elementary School 3 hours
READ 4023 Reading and Language Development of the Young Child 3 hours
READ 4043 Content Literacy K-8 3 hours
READ 4063 Introduction to Reading and Writing Assessment 3 hours
SCI 4213 Science in the Elementary School 3 hours
SCI 4111 Special Topics in Science 1 hour
MATH 3413 Modeling: Geometry and Measurement 3 hours
 
Professional Education Requirements (29 semester hours)
EDUC 3313 Clinical Teaching/Pre-Intern I 3 hours
EDUC 4823 Technology in Education 3 hours
EDUC 3113 Educational Psychology 3 hours
SPED 4433 Education of Exceptional Children 3 hours
ECED 4513 Organization & Implementations of Early Childhood 3 hours
EDUC 4032 Pre-Internship II 2 hours
EDUC 4054 Elementary Intern Teaching 4 hours
EDUC 4056 Elementary Intern Teaching 6 hours
EDUC 4242 Seminar 2 hours
Total 29 hours

NOTE: READ 4023 and READ 4043 are prerequisites for READ 4063. READ 4043 may be taken concurrently with READ 4063.

You must have passed or be concurrently enrolled in EDUC 3313 to take ECED 4113 or ECED 4313. ECED 4213 requires successful completion of ECED 4113 or ECED 4313. In order to take ECED 4513, two of the following must be successfully completed: ECED 4113, ECED 4313, or ECED 4213.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses number 3000 and above. All courses in the major and professional education core must be completed with a “C” or better. Minimum GPA of 2.5
required in each area.
LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES A minimum of 55 semester credit hours of course work for the Bachelor of Science degree shall be in the liberal arts and sciences.
COMPETENCY IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH All Students must demonstrate proficiency at the high novice level in a language other than English.
4 X 12 REQUIREMENT Early Childhood, Elementary Education, and Special Education programs require completion of 12 semester hours with a grade of “C” or better in the following disciplines: Communication Arts (English, Speech, Literature), Math, Science and Social Science (Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) prior to graduation.
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO All students pursuing initial and advanced teacher certification are required to develop a portfolio which documents their accomplishments, learning, and strengths related to the competencies, standards, and outcomes established by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

Early Childhood Education Recommended Course of Study

First Professional Semester
EDUC 3313      
READ 4023      
ECED 4313 or ECED 4113
MATH 3413      
EDUC 3113      
SPED 4433      
Second Professional Semester
ELED 4323      
READ 4043      
MATH 3433      
ELED 4213      
ECED 4113 or ECED 4313
LIBM 4023      
Third Professional Semester
MATH 3443      
EDUC 4823      
ECED 4513      
EDUC 4032      
READ 4063      
Fourth Professional Semester
EDUC 4054      
EDUC 4056      
EDUC 4252      
Unrestricted courses: See prerequisites
HFS 4293      
P ED 4232      
SCI 4213      
SCI 4111      
HFS 4213 or PSYC 4133
Language other than English (3 hours)

Note: The First Professional Semester courses require at least a 2.5 GPA and successful completion (“C” or better) or concurrent enrollment in EDUC 3313, Clinical Teaching. The Second, Third, and Fourth Professional Semester courses require full admission into Teacher Education.




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