COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Education
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog
CURRICULUM CHECK SHEET
10/2004
name / identification number / evaluator / date10/2004
LIBERAL STUDIES (35 hours minimum)[ ] TGECC [ ] AGEC INST:
course prefix & number / sem & yr / inst / hrs / grade / u/d
Foundations (7 hours minimum)
Distribution Requirement (25 hours)
Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry ( 3 – 6 hours)
Cultural Understanding ( 3 – 6 hours)
Lab Science (4 hours)
Science/Applied Science (3 – 6 hours)
Social and Political Worlds (3 – 6 hours)
Any Liberal Studies course (if needed to reach 35 hrs)
TOTAL
ELECTIVES (8 hours minimum)course prefix & number / sem & yr / inst / hrs / grade / u/d
TOTAL
TRANSFER SUMMARY
TOTAL TRANSFER HOURS
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (59 hours)
course prefix & number / sem & yr / inst / hrs / grade / u/dFoundations (18 hours)
MAT 150 / NAU / 3
EDF 200 / NAU / 3
BME 331W / NAU / 3 / 3
ESE 436 / NAU / 3 / 3
EPS 324 / NAU / 3 / 3
ECI 305 / NAU / 3 / 3
Curriculum and Methods (29 hours)
ECI 308 I / NAU / 1 / 1
ECI 309 / NAU / 3 / 3
ECI 310 / NAU / 5 / 5
ECI312 (curriculum) / NAU / 3 / 3
ECI 308 II / NAU / 1 / 1
ECI313 (classrm manag) / NAU / 3 / 3
ECI314 (math) / NAU / 3 / 3
ECI315 (sci/soc stu) / NAU / 3 / 3
ECI316 (play ed) / NAU / 3 / 3
ESE 456 / NAU / 3 / 3
ECI 308 III / NAU / 1 / 1
Student Teaching: Early Childhood (12 hours)
ECI 490C
/ 12 / 12TOTAL
CONTENT EMPHASIS (18 hours minimum)course prefix & number / sem & yr / inst / hrs / grade / u/d
TOTAL
DEGREE SUMMARY
Total Liberal Studies HoursTotal Early Childhood Hours
Total Content Emphasis Hours
Total Elective Hours
GRAND TOTAL (120 hours minimum)
10/2004
Bachelor of Science in Education – Early Childhood
2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog
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LIBERAL STUDIES (35 hours minimum)
Foundations (7 hours minimum)
ENG 105 Critical Reading and Writing 4 hours
MAT 155 Principles of Mathematics II 3 hours
Distribution Requirement (25 hours minimum)
Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry 3 – 6 hours
Cultural Understanding 3 – 6 hours
Lab Science 4 hours
Science / Applied Science 3 – 6 hours
Social and Political Worlds 3 – 6 hours
Any liberal studies course (if needed to reach 35 hrs total) 3 (if needed)
EARLY CHILDHOOD MAJOR [1] (59 hours minimum)
Foundations (18 hours)
MAT 150 Principles of Mathematics I 3 hours
EDF 200 Introduction to Education 3 hours
BME 331W Structured English Immersion in Early Childhood Settings 3 hours
ESE 436 Foundations of Early Childhood Special Education 3 hours
EPS 324 Educational Psychology – Elementary 3 hours
ECI 305 Early Childhood Development 3 hours
Curriculum and Methods [2] (29 hours)
ECI 308 Teacher Aide Practicum I 1 hour
ECI 309 Integrated Literacy I 3 hours
ECI 310 Integrated Literacy II 5 hours
ECI 312 Curriculum & Experiences in Early Childhood 3 hours
ECI 308 Teacher Aide Practicum II (infants, toddlers) 1 hour
ECI 313 Classroom Management 3 hours
ECI 314 Early Childhood Mathematics 3 hours
ECI 315 Early Childhood Science/Social Studies 3 hours
ECI 316 Play Education 3 hours
ESE 456 Methods in Special Education: Early Childhood 3 hours
ECI 308 Practicum III (w/ESE 456) 1 hour
Student Teaching [3] (12 hours)
ECI 490C Supervised Teaching – Early Childhood 12 hours
(requires an 8-week placement in a birth-preschool setting and an 8-week placement in a K-8 setting)
Content Emphasis [4] (18 hours minimum)
A content emphasis is a concentration of studies in a particular field or subject area required for all elementary education majors.
Electives (8 hours minimum to reach the degree minimum total of 120 hours)
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[1] All major courses must be completed with minimum grade of C.
[2] Admission to the Teacher Education Program required.
[3] Requires minimum cumulative NAU grade point average of 2.5 and minimum cumulative education g. p. a. of 2.5.
[4] All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C.