Early Childhood Education, B.S. (7000)- Spring Start

Recommended Course Rotation/Pathway

Semester/Term 1

Course Number and Title	Course Credit Hours
EEC 3404 - Child, Family, and Community Partnerships	3
RED 3309 - Early and Emergent Literacy	3
TSL 3080 - Principles and Practices of ESOL I	3
EDF 3214 - Human Development and Learning	3

Semester/Term 2

Course Number and Title	Course Credit Hours
EDG 4410 - Classroom Management and Communication	3
EEX 3012 - Educational Needs of Students with Exceptionalities	3
EDG 3620 - Curriculum and Instruction	3

Semester/Term 3

Course Number and Title	Course Credit Hours
EEX 4604 - Behavior Management for Special Needs and At-Risk Students	3
EEC 4241 - Integrated Music, Art, and Movement	4
RED 4511 - Intermediate Literacy: Reading and Thinking*	3
TSL 4081 - Principles and Practices of ESOL II*	3

*This class requires clinical hours to be completed in a public-school classroom setting.

Semester/Term 4

Course Number and Title	Course Credit Hours
EDF 3430 - Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment in Education*	2
RED 4519 - Diagnosis and Intervention in Reading*	3
EEC 4211 - Integrated Mathematics and Science*	4
EEC 4212 - Integrated Language Arts, Children’s Literature, Social Sciences*	4

*This class requires clinical hours to be completed in a public-school classroom setting.

Semester/Term 5

Course Number and Title	Course Credit Hours
EEC 4940 - Student Internship*	8
EEC 4930 - Senior Seminar	2
RED 4940 - Final Reading Practicum*	3

*This class requires clinical hours to be completed in a public-school classroom setting.

Prior to the last semester in the program students will be required to take the FTCE Professional Education Test and PreK/Primary Subject Area Exam. Passing these two tests, along with the FTCE General Knowledge Exam, is required to graduate.

The recommended course pathway is designed for students enrolled full-time. If you plan to attend part-time, contact the Program Advisor to establish an appropriate course rotation prior to registration.