Early Childhood/Elementary Education (B.S. Degree)

Communication & Fine Arts (21 hours)

• ENGL 111 - English Composition and Rhetoric I (3 hours)
• ENGL 112 - English Composition and Rhetoric II (3 hours)
• COMM 110 - Public Speaking (3 hours)

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• ENGL 202 - Survey of American Literature (3 hours) or
• ENGL 203 - Survey of English Literature I (3 hours) or
• ENGL 204 - Survey of English Literature II (3 hours)

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• EDUC 221 - Technology for Teachers (3 hours)

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• ART 201 - Art Appreciation (3 hours) or
• ART 202 - Art Appreciation (3 hours) or
• MUSI 171 - Music Appreciation (3 hours)

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• RELI 111 - Survey of the Old Testament (3 hours) or
• RELI 112 - Survey of the New Testament (3 hours)

Foreign Language or Language Literature (3 hours)

 CHOOSE ONE:

• FREN 213 - French Literature in Translation (3 hours)
• SPAN 213 - Spanish Literature in Translation (3 hours)
• WRLD 213 - World Literature in Translation (3 hours)
• FREN 201 - Intermediate French I (3 hours)
• SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I (3 hours)

Social Studies (9 hours)

• HIST 111 - Perspectives on World Civilizations I (3 hours) or
• HIST 112 - Perspectives on World Civilizations II (3 hours) or
• HIST 113 - Perspectives on World Civilizations III (3 hours)

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• HIST 211 - American History I (3 hours) or
• HIST 212 - American History II (3 hours)

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• KINE 201 - Personal and Community Health (3 hours)

Natural Science (15 hours)

• BIOL 149 - Life Science for Educators (4 hours)
• GEOL 100 - Earth Science for Educators (4 hours)

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• CHEM 111 - Physical Science for Educators (4 hours) or
• PHYS 111 - Physical Science for Educators (4 hours)

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• MATH 111 - College Algebra (3 hours)

Professional Foundations

• EDUC 201 - Principles and Philosophy of Education (3 hours)
• EDUC 300 - Psychology Applied to Effective Teaching (3 hours)
• EDUC 313 - Introduction to Human Growth and Development (3 hours)
• EDUC 324 - Teaching Fine Arts and Creativity in the Classroom (3 hours)
• EDUC 327 - Literature Across the Curriculum (3 hours)
• EDUC 361 - Strategies for Managing Individual Differences (3 hours)
• KINE 317 - Health, Safety and Physical Education in the Primary and Elementary Grades (3 hours)
• MATH 201 - Math for Early Childhood and Elementary Education Majors I (3 hours)
• MATH 202 - Math for Early Childhood and Elementary Education Majors II (3 hours)

Professional Program

 Requires Admission to the School of Education

• EDUC 338 - Early Childhood and Elementary Mathematics Curriculum and Methods (3 hours)
• EDUC 405 - School, Parent, and Community Relations (3 hours)