The Bachelor of Science in Education, Early Childhood Unified Birth through Third Grade, is an inter-disciplinary undergraduate major offered by the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Special Services and Leadership Studies. The ECU prepares participants for working/teaching in infant-toddler programs, preschool programs, and primary grades in public schools. It leads to eligibility for teaching licensure from the Kansas State Department of Education for both general and special education through grade three. Students in this program must meet all requirements of Teacher Education programs.
Majors in the Early Childhood Unified Birth through Third Grade devote the greater portion of their work during the first two years of coursework in general education and early childhood coursework/field experiences. The work of the last two years consists of continued academic coursework with greater focus upon special education and primary grade education and experiences in public school settings. The student’s professional education program culminates in the senior year, usually last semester, with the professional semester, a 17-credit hour block which includes off-campus student teaching in a primary level classroom.
General Education Components |
Hours |
| Courses (or choices for courses) underlined are general education content core curriculum of 33-36 hours. A 2.7500 GPA in this content core is required for admission to Teacher Education. |
Basic Skills |
15 |
| COMM 207 Speech Communication* |
3 |
| ENGL 101 English Composition* |
3 |
ENGL 190 Honors English Composition* or
ENGL 299 Introduction to Research Writing* |
3 |
| MATH 204 Mathematics for Education I* |
3 |
| MATH 304 Mathematics for Education II |
3 |
| *Must have a “C” or better in each of these Basic Skills courses. |
General Education Electives |
38-40 |
Sciences |
10 |
Natural Sciences |
|
| BIOL 113 Environmental Life Science |
4 |
| BIOL 114 Environmental Life Science Laboratory for Teachers or |
1 |
| BIOL 111 General Biology |
3 |
| BIOL 112 General Biology Laboratory |
2 |
Physical Sciences (Select one) |
|
| PHYS 171 and 172 Physical Science and Laboratory |
4 |
| CHEM 105 and 106 Introductory Chemistry and Laboratory AND |
4 |
| PHYS 114 Physical Science Laboratory for Teachers |
1 |
| (PHYS 171/172 or CHEM 105/106 are prerequisites for PHYS 114) |
|
Social Studies |
3 |
| SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology** |
3 |
Political Studies |
3 |
| POLS 101 U.S. Politics** |
3 |
**The higher course grade of SOSCI 100 or 101 will be used in calculating the 2.7500 content core GPA. |
Producing and Consuming |
6 |
Economy (Select one) |
3 |
| ECON 191 Issues in Today’s Economy |
3 |
| FCS 230 Consumer Education |
3 |
Technology |
3 |
| SSLS 330 Technology for the Classroom |
3 |
Fine Arts and Aesthetic Studies |
3 |
| Any Fine Arts course listed for the general education requirements |
3 |
Cultural Studies (Select one) |
3 |
| GEOG 106 World Regional Geography |
3 |
| GEOG 300 Elements of Geography |
3 |
Health and Well-Being |
4-6 |
Psychological |
|
| PSYCH 155 General Psychology |
3 |
Physical (Select one) |
|
| FCS 203 Nutrition and Health |
3 |
| HHP 150 Lifetime Fitness Concepts |
1 |
Human Heritage |
6 |
History (Select one) |
|
| HIST 101 World History to 1500 |
3 |
| HIST 102 World History from 1500 |
3 |
| HIST 201 American History to 1865 |
3 |
| HIST 202 American History from 1865 |
3 |
Literature (Select one) |
|
| ENGL 113 General Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 114 General Literature (Genre) |
3 |
| ENGL 116 General Literature (Theme) |
3 |
| TOTAL |
53-55 |
Elementary, Psychology and Lab Experiences |
Hours |
| (The following courses must be completed with a 3.0000 GPA or higher and no grade lower than a “C” for admission to Professional Semester). |
| NOTE: CURIN courses may be taken concurrently but not prior to CURIN 261. |
I. Education, Psychology, and Laboratory Experiences |
59 |
| CURIN 261 Explorations in Education$ |
3 |
| CURIN 321 Methods in Creative Expression $ |
3 |
| CURIN 322 Early Literacy and Language Development$ |
2 |
| CURIN 323 Literature for Young Children Birth through 3rd |
1 |
| CURIN 440 Early Childhood Program Organization and Management $$ |
3 |
| FCS 390 Interacting with Children |
3 |
| FCS 391 Practicum in Early Childhood |
1 |
| FCS 392 Infant and Toddler Development |
3 |
| FCS 490 Developmental Planning: Preschool and Kindergarten |
3 |
| FCS 491 Preschool Laboratory |
1 |
| FCS 591 Supervised Teaching in Early Childhood Lab |
5 |
| FCS 690 Parent/Professional Relationships |
3 |
| PSYCH 263 Developmental Psychology or FCS 590 Development of the Child: Birth through Age Eight |
3 |
| SSLS 350 Methods, Infants/Toddlers with Disabilities $ |
2 |
| SSLS 450 Methods, Preschoolers with Disabilities $ |
2 |
| SSLS 511 Overview of Children with Disabilities Birth through 6th Grade $ |
3 |
| SSLS 560 Assessment of Young Children $ |
3 |
| Note: Admission to Teacher Education is required: |
| CURIN 361 Elementary School Mathematics |
3 |
| CURIN 366 Primary Reading and Language Arts with Practicum |
4 |
| CURIN 369 Science and Social Studies Methods K-3 |
3 |
| PSYCH 357 Educational Psychology |
3 |
| SSLS 550 Methods, Primary Children with Disabilities |
2 |
II. Professional Semester |
17 |
| CURIN 455 Elementary and Middle Level Education |
2 |
| CURIN 458 Methods and Curriculum |
3 |
| CURIN 464 Foundations of Measurement and Evaluation |
2 |
CURIN 475 Supervised Teaching in the Elementary School |
3 |
| CURIN 476 Supervised Teaching in the Elementary School |
5 |
| CURIN 579 Supervised Student Teaching and Follow-Up of Teachers |
2 |
| TOTAL |
129-131 |
$ Must have completed 45 credit hours and have a 2.5000 cumulative GPA.
$$ Must have completed 75 credit hours and have a 2.8000 GPA.
# Permission of instructor required.
