Division of Education

Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.E.) degree with major in Early Childhood Education

1. University Core Requirements—43 hours

BBL 1013 Old Testament Survey
BBL 1023 New Testament Survey
BBL 3003 Evangelical Theology
BBL 4002 Capstone Seminar in Christian Life
BIO 1003 Biological Science
COR 1002 Gateway Seminar in Christian Scholarship
COR 1012 Wellness
COR 11_1 Wellness Activity
ECN 2003 Basic Economics
EGL 1013 English I: Composition
EGL 1023 English II: Literary Analysis and Research
GSC 1023 Physical Science
HST 1013 Western Civilization I
HST 1023 Western Civilization II
POL 2113 American Government
Philosophy—3 hours
The Social Science and Global Studies electives are covered by program requirements.
EGL 4003 and the Mathematics elective are not required.

 

2. Other Required Courses 

Approved First Aid/CPR Course (age appropriate)
HST 2413 Arkansas History

 

3. Professional Education 

ED 1114 Educational Foundations and Technology
ED 2113 Human Growth and Development
ED 2133 Educational Psychology
ED 2713 Education of the Exceptional Student
ED 3121 Educational Communications
ED 3161 Speech and Language Development
ED 3183 Educational Assessment
ED 3353 Instructional Methods, 1-8
ED 3362 Curriculum and Instruction: Language Arts, P-8
ED 3373 Curriculum and Instruction: Reading I, P-4
ED 3383 Curriculum and Instruction: Arithmetic, P-8
ED 3393 Children and Adolescent Literature
ED 3763 Behavior Management
ED 4373 Curriculum and Instruction: Reading II
ED 4850 Internship: Early Childhood Education, P-4
ED 4851 Seminar: Early Childhood Education, P-4

 

4. Early Childhood Teaching Field

ED 3254 Fine Arts for Early Childhood Teachers
ED 3263 Foundations of Early Childhood Education and Preschool Field Experience
ED 3273 Curriculum and Instruction: Early Childhood Education
GSC 3103 Science for Elementary and Middle School Teachers
MTH 2143, 2183 Mathematics Structures I, II

One of the following:
GEO 1133 Human and Cultural Geography
GEO 1143 World Regional Geography

5. One of the following:

A. Completion of Middle School English/Social Studies licensure
ED 4563 Curriculum and Instruction: Middle School
EGL 2243 Young Adult Literature
EGL 2393 Advanced Composition
EGL 3363 Advanced English Grammar
EGL 4413 American Literature to 1900
HST 2113 United States History to 1865
HST 2123 United States History since 1865

B. Completion of Middle School Mathematics/Science licensure
ED 4563 Curriculum and Instruction: Middle School
MTH 1113 College Algebra (waived by Math ACT Score of 24)
MTH 1122 Trigonometry (waived by Math ACT Score of 24 and successful Trigonometry course in High School)
MTH 2103 Statistics with Computer Applications
GSC 1143 Earth Science

One of the following:
MTH 1123 Survey of Calculus
MTH 1134 Calculus I

One of the following:
MTH 3143 Topics in Mathematics Education
MTH 3153 Foundations of Geometry

One of the following:
BIO 1134 Plant Biology
BIO 2134 Animal Biology

C. Completion of Endorsement in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
ICS 2113 Intercultural Communications
EGL 3363 Advanced English Grammar
ED 3563 Second Language Acquisition for Teachers
ED 3583 Curriculum and Instruction: TESOL

D. Emphasis in Language Studies
12 hours of a modern language, as approved by Education adviser.

E. Emphasis in Fine Arts
12 additional hours in ART and/or MUS, as approved by Education adviser.