University Catalog

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 101 or ENGL 101HG	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3	hours
††MATH 105 or MATH 107/108 MATH 161G	Finite Mathematics Applied Algebra and Applied Algebra Lab College Algebra	3-5	hours
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	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:	17-19	hours

 

Second Semester

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

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

ENGL 229 or ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232 or ENGL 233G	Introduction to Gender and Sexuality in Literature World Literature English Literature American Literature Introduction to African American Literature	3	hours
††MATH 247	Number Structure for PK-8 Teachers	3	hours
††SPED 200	Introduction to Diverse Learners	3	hours
††ECE 304	Psychology of Early Childhood: Conception through Age 8	3	hours
†††EDUC 202	Introduction to Education	3	hours
ESSC 101 or ESSC 102G	Earth and Space Science I Earth and Space Science II	3	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

Second Semester

††GEOG 103G	Introduction to Geography	3	hours
††EDUC 304	The Teaching of Reading in the Elementary School	3	hours
††EDUC 307	Instructional Planning and Assessment	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 309	Integrating Music into the Early Childhood and Elementary Classroom	3	hours
	Pass Praxis Content exam Pass PLT exam following this semester
	Total:	18	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

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

 

Second Semester

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

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

†††EDUC 4533	Clinical Residency I	6	hours
††EDUC 4563	Curriculum and Instruction in Early Literacy	3	hours
††EDUC 4573	Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Mathematics	3	hours
	Total:	12	hours

 

Second Semester

†††EDUC 486	Clinical Residency II	9	hours
	Total:	9	hours

 

Total semester hours required 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.