Curriculum in Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

(see footnotes at bottom)

 


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

ENGL 101G Freshman Composition 3 hours
††MATH 161G College Algebra 3 hours
ART 105, or
ART 106, or
MUS 151, or
THEA 131, or
DNC 302G		 Survey of World Art History I
Survey of World Art History II
Introduction to Music
Introduction to the Theatre
History and Survey of Dance		 3 hours
GBIO 106G Introduction to Biological Principles I 3 hours
HIST 202G American History since 1877 3 hours
SE 101 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern 2 hours
  Total: 17 hours

 

Second Semester

††ENGL 102G Critical Reading and Writing 3 hours
††MATH 177G Mathematics for Elementary Education I 3 hours
GBIO 107G Introduction to Biological Principles II 3 hours
††ECE 106 Service Learning for Early Childhood Education 3 hours
POLI 201G American Politics 3 hours
††COMM 210G Communicating in the Classroom 3 hours
  Total: 18 hours


 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

ENGL 230, or
ENGL 231, or
ENGL 232G		 World Literature
English Literature
American Literature		 3 hours
††MATH 277G Mathematics for Elementary Education II 3 hours
MUS 291 Fundamentals of Music 3 hours
PHYS 142 Physics for Elementary Education 4 hours
†††EDUC 2121 Diversity in the Classroom 1 hours
†††EDUC 2031 Fundamentals of Education 2 hours
††SPED 210 Characteristics of Individuals with Exceptionalities 2 hours
  Total: 18 hours

 

Second Semester

††EPSY 304G The Psychology of Early Childhood Conception
through Age Eight		 3 hours
††MATH 287 Mathematics for Elementary Education III 3 hours
††EDUC 304 The Teaching of Reading in the Elementary School 3 hours
††LSED 401 Books and Related Materials for Children 3 hours
††EPSY 314 Classroom Management for Beginning Teachers in PK-3 3 hours
††EDUC 307 Instructional Planning and Assessment 3 hours
  Total: 18 hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

ENGL 230, or
ENGL 231, or
ENGL 232 		World Literature
English Literature
American Literature		 3 hours
††EDUC 3232 Curriculum and Instruction in Grades PK-3 6 hours
††EDUC 3202 Foundations of PK-8 Mathematics Education              3 hours
  Total: 12 hours

 

Second Semester

††ECE 4003 Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood
Education (Preschool and Kindergarten		 6 hours
††ECE 4203 Practicum in Early Childhood Education
(Preschool and Kindergarten)		 3 hours
††ECE 4113 Introduction to Developmental Assessment of
Young Children		 3 hours
Elective   1 hours
  Total: 13 hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††ECE 4224 Integrated Curriculum and Practicum in Early Childhood
Education (Primary Grades 1-3)		 9 hours
††ART 371 Art for the Elementary Teacher 3 hours
††SPED 4954 The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Regular Classroom 3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

Second Semester

ECE 427 Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education (PK-3) # hours
  Total: # hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. These students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

GGeneral Education Courses

††A grade of "C" or better is required.
†††A grade of "B" or better is required
1Take EDUC 203 and 212 concurrently.
2Take EDUC 323 and EDUC 320 concurrently.
3Take ECE 400, ECE 420, and ECE 411 concurrently.
4Take ECE 422 and SPED 495 concurrently.