Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Unified (D20B)

Catalog Term: Fall 2023
Total Credit Hours: 129

FIRST YEAR
FALL SEMESTER  CREDIT HOURS
College English I 3
College Algebra (C or better required) 3
General Psychology 3
(or)

Intro to Sociology (or)                                                                                                          
Cultural Anthropology                                          

3
GEN ED - FYS

First Year Seminar - See list

3
  Credit Hours 15
SPRING SEMESTER  CREDIT HOURS
         College English II 3
Public Speaking 3

Intro to Education Profession
(B- or better required)
3
Elementary Statistics 3

GEN ED - Fine Arts

Fine Arts Gen. Ed. - See list

3
  Credit Hours                                                                            
15

SECOND YEAR
FALL SEMESTER  CREDIT HOURS
           Elementary Mathematics (C or better required)                                                              5                               

Intro to Diversity:  Human Growth and Development
(B- or better required)

3

(or)

Principles of Human Geography (or)
Intro to World Geography

3

Methods in Physical Education and Health (B- or better required)

2

  (or)  

Introduction to Environmental Science

3
  Credit Hours 16
SPRING SEMESTER  CREDIT HOURS

Self-Care for Today's Educator

1
Human Organism 3
Professional Collaboration in Schools and Communities ( B- or better required) 3
Classroom Management (B- or better required) 2
Mathematical Investigations (C or better required) 3
(or)
U.S. Colonial to 1865 (or)
U.S. since 1865                
3
  Credit Hours   
15

 

THIRD YEAR
FALL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS
Intro to Diversity: Field Experience (B- or better required)    1
Intro to Diversity:  Exceptionalities (B- or better required) 2
Intro to Diversity: Cultural Issues (B- or better required 2
Reading & Writing Exceptionalities 2
ECU Foundations (B- or better required) 2

Physical Science in the Elementary Classroom 3

Learning and Educational Assessment
(B- or better required)
2

Integrated Learning Through the Arts 2
  Credit Hours 16

 

SPRING SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS
Instructional Strategies, Assessment and Management (ISAM): Elementary Social Studies (B- or better required) 3
Instructional Strategies, Assessment and Management (ISAM):
Elementary Teaching Early Literacy (K-2) (B- or better required)
3
  Preteaching Internship: Elementary Core IIA   (B- or better required) 2
ECU Assessment & Methods:  Infants, Toddlers, and Families
(B- or better required)
3
ECU Pre-Student Teaching:  Infants, Toddlers and Families (B- or better required) 2
ECU Assessment & Methods:  K-3 (B- or better required) 3
  Credit Hours 16
SUMMER SEMESTER  CREDIT HOURS
Linguistics for Elementary Teacher
(B- or better required)                                                                    
3
Philosophy, History and Ethics of Education (B- or better required) 3
  Credit Hours 6

 

FOURTH YEAR
FALL SEMESTER  CREDIT HOURS

                         
Instructional Strategies, Assessment and Management (ISAM):
Intermediate Literacy (3-6)
3                               
Instructional Strategies, Assessment and Management (ISAM):  Elementary Mathematics
 (B- or better required)
3
Instructional Strategies, Assessment and Management (ISAM):  Elementary Science
 (B- or better required)
3
Preteaching Internship:   Elementary Core IIB (B- or better required) 2
ECU Assessment & Methods:  Preschool (B- or better required) 3
ECU Preteaching Internship:  Preschool (B- or better required) 2
  Credit Hours 16

 

SPRING SEMESTER   
Elementary Teaching Internship and Classroom Management Seminar (B- or better required)  2                       
ECU Teaching Internship - ECU K-3 (9 weeks) (B- or better required)  6
ECU Teaching Internship Birth-Pre-K (6 weeks) (B- or better required)  6
CAS 501 Teacher Licensure Capstone 0
  Credit Hours 14