B.S. in Education Degree with a Major in Early Childhood Education
The undergraduate program in Early Childhood/Elementary Education prepares teacher education candidates to teach children in pre-kindergarten school settings through fifth grade. Satisfactory completion of the program leads to Early Childhood certification in the state of Georgia. Admission to the Teacher Education program is required for enrollment in the block sequence of professional courses. A full year of field experiences in public schools occurs throughout the professional education courses. Students in this program will also acquire two concentrations (Mathematics and Reading) by completing courses that are integrated in Area F and the professional sequence of courses.
Requirement |
Hours |
Core Area A (Essential Skills) |
9 |
Core Area B (Institutional Priorities) |
5 |
COMM 1110 is recommended |
3 |
Core Area C (Humanities/Arts) |
6 |
XIDS 2100 is recommended |
3 |
3 |
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Core Area D (Science, Math, Technology) |
10 |
Science (lab) |
4 |
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Science |
3 |
GEOL 1121 is recommended |
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Math, Science, & Quantitative Technology |
3 |
Core Area E (Social Sciences) |
12 |
GEOG 1013 is recommended |
3 |
Core Area F (Program Related Courses) |
18 |
EDUC 2110 Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education |
3 |
EDUC 2120 Exploring Sociocultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts |
3 |
EDUC 2130 Exploring Learning and Teaching |
3 |
ISCI 2001 Life/Earth Science |
3 |
ISCI 2002 Physical Science |
3 |
MATH 2008 Foundations of Numbers and Operations |
3 |
Note: To ensure proper background in required content area, ECED students are strongly advised to complete the following (or equivalent):
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Physical Education Requirement |
3 |
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2 |
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PWLA (activity course) |
1 |
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Courses Required for the Degree |
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Professional Education |
66 |
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Block I |
18 |
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CEPD 4101 Educational Psychology |
3 |
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ECED 3271 Integ C, I, & CM for PreK-5 Class |
3 |
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ECED 3282 Practicum I |
2 |
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PHED 4650 Health & Physical Act in Elem School |
2 |
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MATH 3803 Algebra for Teachers I |
3 |
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ECED 3214 Explor Act in Music & the Fine Arts |
2 |
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READ 3251 Children's Literature |
3 |
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Block II |
17 |
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MATH 3703 Geometry for Teachers |
3 |
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ECED 4261 Teaching Content/Process: Social Studies Ed |
3 |
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ECED 4262 Teaching Content/Process: Science Ed |
3 |
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ECED 4263 Teaching Content/Process: Math Ed |
3 |
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ECED 4283 Practicum II |
2 |
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READ 3262 Teaching Content/Process: Reading Ed |
3 |
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Block III |
17 |
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ECED 4251 Assess & Corr Math Ed |
3 |
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ECED 4284 Practicum III |
2 |
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MATH 4713 Probability & Statistics |
3 |
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READ 3263 Tchg C & P: Integ Literacy |
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Education and the Writing Process |
3 |
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READ 4251 Assess & Correction Rdg Ed |
3 |
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SPED 3715 Inclusive Classroom: Diff Instruc |
3 |
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Block IV |
12 |
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ECED 4286 Teaching Internship |
9 |
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ECED 4289 Teaching Internship Seminar |
3 |
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Summer |
2 |
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MEDT 3402 Integrat Tech into the Classrm |
2 |
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Total |
129 |
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Notes:
- Application for field experiences must be submitted one semester prior to enrollment in methods and internship.
- See specific Admission, Retention, and Program Completion requirements.
- See specific requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Education.


