Early Childhood Education (P-3)

Requirements

General Studies (58 hours)

Humanities (18 hours)

Required Courses

ENG 131	English Composition I	3
ENG 132	English Composition II	3
	Or
ENG 140	English Composition Honors	3
ENG 141	English Composition Honors	3
ENG 209	Intro to Literature	3
	Or
ENG 210	Intro to Literature	3
CMS 200	Voice and Diction	3
	Or
CMS 205	Public Speaking	3
HUM 103	Humanities Through the African American Experience	3

Choose one or two of the following: (3-6 hours)

HUM 102	Interdisciplinary Humanities	3
HUM 102		3
ART 131	Art Appreciation	3
MUS 121	Music Appreciation	3
THE 111	Intro to Theatre Arts	3
MUS 122	Intro to Study of Music	3
PHL 210	Logical Reasoning	3

Note: Students satisfying the six semester hours English sequence (ENG 209 and ENG 210) are required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or HIS 132) and may complete the requirement by selecting any other Humanities/Fine Arts courses in Area II in addition to HUM 103.

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 hours)

GEO 206	World Geography	3
HIS 131	World History	3
HIS 132	World History	3
HIS 251	History of the U.S. I	3
HIS 252	History of the U.S. II	3

GEO 206: Students originating at ASU requirement.

HIS 131 and HIS 132: Students satisfying the six semester hours history sequence (HIS 131 and 132) are required to complete three semester hours of the literature sequence (ENG 209 and ENG 210) and are only required to take one (1) history, social and behavioral sciences elective.

Choose one or two of the following**

ANT 113	Soc Around the World	3
SOC 110	Intro to Sociology	3
ECO 251	Prin of Economics I	3
ECO 254	Introd to Economics	3
POS 207	American Government	3
PSY 251	General Psychology	3

**Students satisfying the six semester hours history sequence (HIS 131 and 132) are required to complete three semester hours of the literature sequence (ENG 209 and ENG 210) and are only required to take one (1) history, social and behavioral sciences elective.

Natural Sciences (12 hours)

Required Courses

BIO 127	General Bio Lecture	3
BIOL 127	Laboratory for Biology 127	1
BIO 128	General Bio Lecture	3
BIOL 128	Laboratory for Biology 128	1

One additional Science

PSC 231	Physical Science Survey	4
PSC 232	Physical Science Survey	4
CHE 141	General College Chemistry I (lab included)	4
CHE 142	General College Chemistry II (lab included)	4
PHY 206	College Physics I	4
PHY 207	College Physics II	4
PHY 210	General Physics I	4
PHY 211	General Physics II	4

Mathematics (12 hours)

Required Courses: (6 hours)

MAT 320	Fund. of Math/Elem Teachers I	3
MAT 321	Fund Math for Elem Teachers II	3

Choose two of the following:

Does not include developmental courses

MAT 136	Finite Mathematics	3
MAT 137	Pre-Calculus Algebra
MAT 165	Pre-Calculus Trig	3
MAT 265	Calculus & Analy Geom I	4

MAT 136: Non-science majors and EDU majors

MAT 137: Biology Majors/Business and EDU Majors

MAT 165: BIO Majors

MAT 265: PHY and CHE Majors

Other (4 hours)

Required Courses

HEA 100	Personal Health	2
ORI 130	College Study Skills	3

Note:

ORIENTATION: Required of ALL Undergraduates

Exempt students are eligible for exit following the first semester of enrollment by earning a GPA of at least 2.0 during that semester (see section on Academic Placement for Entering Freshmen for details on exempt criteria).

Unconditionally enrolled transfer students are eligible for exit during the first semester of enrollment. Conditionally enrolled transfer students should meet the regular criteria and apply for regular academic status prior to exit (see section on Transfer Students Admissions Standards for details on transfer criteria).

Professional Studies (28 hours)

The following courses MAY be taken prior to admissions to EPP

EDU 100	Prep for Adm to Tch Educ	1
EDU 300	Foundations of Education	3
EDU 321	Instr Tech for Educators	3
EDU 400	Psychology of Learning	3
SED 170	Diverse Students in Incl Schoo	3

Following courses MAY NOT be taken prior to EPP Admission

EDU 301	Meas & Eval in Education	3
EDU 462	Prof Intern in Erly Chld	12

Teaching Field (39 hours)

EDU 360	Foundations of Early Childhood	3
EDU 361	Creative Learning in Ece	3
EDU 369	Teach Lang Art Ece	3
EDU 370	Teach Math Sci & Ece	3
EDU 371	Teach Soc Stud Ece	3
EDU 423	Practicum in Early Childhood	3
ECU 424		3
EDU 428	Child Growth & Developmwnt	3
EDU 461	Children'S Literature	3
EDU 494	Home,School,Community	3
PED 339	Methods for Health and Phy. Ed	3
REA 373	The Teaching of Reading	3
REA 374	Read & Lang Devel	3

Additional Courses