Explore Programs of Study >>

There is something for everyone at Southeastern. Explore our undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs, typical career paths and related fields – then decide which one is right for you.


Curriculum in Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

(Please refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page for additional details) 


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ENGL 101 or
ENGL 101HG		 Freshman Composition
Freshman Composition Honors		 3

††MATH 105 or

MATH 107/108
MATH 161G

Finite Mathematics

Applied Algebra and Applied Algebra Lab
College Algebra

 3-5
ART 105 or
ART 106 or
MUS 151 or
THEA 131G		 Survey of World Art History I
Survey of World Art History II
Introduction to Music
Introduction to the Theatre		 3
GBIO 106G Introduction to Biological Principles I 3
HIST 202G American History since 1877 3
SE 101 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern 2
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 17-19

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
†††ENGL 102 or
ENGL 102HG		 Critical Reading and Writing
Critical Reading and Writing Honors		 3
††MATH 241 or 241HG Elementary Statistics 3
GBIO 107G Introduction to Biological Principles II 3
††ECE 108 Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Education 1
POLI 201G American Politics 3
††COMM 210G Communicating in the Classroom 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ENGL 230 or
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 232G		 World Literature
English Literature
American Literature		 3
††MATH 247 Number Structure for PK-8 Teachers 3
††SPED 200 Introduction to Diverse Learners 3
††ECE 304 Psychology of Early Childhood: Conception through Age 8 3
†††EDUC 202 Introduction to Education 3
ESSC 101 or
ESSC 102G		 Earth and Space Science I
Earth and Space Science II		 3
  ACT or Praxis Core  
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 18

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††GEOG 103G Introduction to Geography  3
††EDUC 304 The Teaching of Reading in the Elementary School 3
††EDUC 307 Instructional Planning and Assessment 3
††LSED 401 Books and Related Materials for Children 3
††ECE 314 Classroom Management for Beginning Teachers in PK-3 3
††EDUC 309 Integrating Music into the Early Childhood and Elementary Classroom 3
 
Pass Praxis Content exam
Pass PLT exam following this semester
  
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 18

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††ECE 3001* Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education (Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten) 3
††ECE 3111* Introduction to Developmental Assessment of Young Children 3
††ECE 3121* Practice in Early Childhood Education (Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten) 3
††EDUC 3201* Foundations of PK-8 Mathematics Education 3
ART 371 Art for Elementary Teachers  3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††ECE 3162 Language Arts and Literacy Methods for Early Childhood 6
††ECE 3182 Teaching Science and Social Studies in Early Childhood (Grades 1-3) 6
EDUC 324 Struggling Readers and Writers 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
†††EDUC 4533** Teaching Residency 6
††EDUC 4563 Curriculum and Instruction in Early Literacy 3
††EDUC 4573 Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Mathematics 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 12

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
†††EDUC 486 Teaching Residency Capstone 9
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 9

 

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 120-122

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 320 and EDUC 322 concurrently with ECE 300, 311, and 312.
2Take ECE 316 and ECE 318 concurrently.
3Take EDUC 456 and EDUC 457 concurrently with EDUC 453.