Early Childhood Education, B.S.Ed.

University Core (Total Listed 42-44)

For full list of courses see University Core (Bachelor’s) .

Support Courses: 23 Minimum Required Hours

• MCOM 1113 - Fundamentals of Speech
• ENG 1113 - English Composition
• ENG 1213 - English Composition and Research
• HIST 1483 - History Of U.S. To 1877
• POL 1113 - American National Government
• Physical Science (four hours in University Core)
• Life Science (four hours in University Core)

Major Requirements

Professional Education: 28 Minimum Required Hours

• PTE 1010 - Intro to Teacher Education
• PTE 3023 - Foundations Am Ed/Clinical Exp
• PTE 3133 - Child Psychology
• SPED 4123 - Teaching Indiv w/Disabilities
• IME 3312 - Technology for Teachers
• ^  PTE 4412 - Assessment in Early Childhood
• ^  PTE 4533 - Contemporary Learning Sciences
• ^#  PTE 4811 - Contemporary Issues
• ^#  PTE 4828 - Internship/Stdnt Tch PK-3/Elem
• ^#  PTE 4853 - Classroom Mngmt & Instruction

Notes:

^ Admission to Teacher Education required
** To be taken the same semester
#To be taken the same semester

Electives to bring total to: 124 Minimum Required Hours

Minimum Graduation Requirements

1. Overall GPA in all college course work: 2.50
2. Average in course work at UCO: 2.00
3. Courses in English Composition, Fundamentals of Speech, Professional Education, and area of specialization (major) “C”
4. Proficiency in foreign language Novice 4 level

Accelerated Degree Pathway (ADP)

UCO’s Early Childhood Education Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction has partnered with the B.S. in Early Childhood Education so that approved students may take up to ten credit hours of 5000-level ECED/ELED courses during their senior year of the B.S. program. These courses will count toward both the B.S. and M.Ed. degrees. A formal application to the M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education program and an approval from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction are required.

Requirements for the M.Ed. program are located in the UCO Graduate Catalog under Curriculum and Instruction - Early Childhood Education, M.Ed.

Up to ten credit hours of the following courses can be used to satisfy both the B.S. in Early Childhood Education and the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Insturction - Early Childhood Education:

ECED 5332 Science in Early Childhood
ECED 5342 Social Studies in Early Childhood
ELED 5263 Assessment/Intervention Reading K-3
ELED 5323 Teaching Mathematics in Preschool/Primary