University Catalog

Curriculum in Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

(see footnotes at bottom)

 

FIRST YEAR

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First Semester

ENGL 101G,H	Freshman Composition	3	hours
††MATH 105 or MATH 151/161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra with Fundamentals / College Algebra	3	hours
ART 105, or ART 106, or MUS 151, or THEA 131, or DNC 302G,H	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,H	American History since 1877	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	17	hours

 

Second Semester

††ENGL 102G,H	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
††MATH 177	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

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First Semester

ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232G,H	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
††ECE 314	Classroom Management for Beginning Teachers in PK-3	3	hours
††EDUC 307	Instructional Planning and Assessment	3	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

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First Semester

ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232H	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

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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
^HHonors students to take Honors course option:
ENGL 101 or 121H or 123H
ENGL 102 or 122H or 124H
ENGL 230 or 231 or 232 or 210H or 291H or 292H
HIST 101 or 102 or 201 or 202 or 101H or 102H or 201H or 202H
COMM 211 or 211H
GBIO 106 or 151H
GBIO 151 or 151H
Art Elective or HONR 191 

^††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.