EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES (BS) 1 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
The Department offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Education, Early Childhood Studies to prepare individuals to work with young children (birth through age 8) as teachers, directors and other professionals in child care, Head Start, Early Head Start, other infant and toddler programs, private preschools, Early Intervention programs or other programs where teacher certification is not required.
Program Requirements
General Education
Professional Studies
EDM 310 or CIS 150
EPY 251 or PSY 250
PSY 350
EDU 400
EEC 300
EEC 346
RED 334
EEC 496
Early Childhood Core
AED 301
MUE 301
PE 166
RED 348
HS 262 or 351
DRA 261 OR MUE 336
Approved electives/tracts
3 hrs
3 hrs
3-9 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
30 (min)
Credit Hours
60
30
In addition to meeting the College of Education criteria for admission to teacher candidacy, K-6 Teacher Education majors must have satisfactorily completed: 12 hours (as specified on the advising sheets or in PAWS) in each of the following four disciplines:
English language arts, mathematics, social sciences, and sciences with a grade of "C" or higher in each course. K-6 Teacher
Education majors must have a passing score on the Elementary Education Content Knowledge Praxis II exam and complete
EDU 330.
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First Year
Fall Semester
*EH 101 English Comp I (I)
Fine Art (II)
History (IV)
MA 110 or higher (III)
Social Science Elective (IV)
Spring Semester
*CA 110 Public Speaking (II)
*EH 102 English Comp II PR(I)
History/Social Science Elective
(IV)
PE 100 Concepts of Health &
Fitness (V)
Science + Lab (III)
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
4 hrs
Second Year
Fall Semester
BLY 101 + Lab Life Science I
(III)
Elective/Minor
Elective/Minor
Literature
PR
(II)
PE 166 Movement & Rhythms
Spring Semester
*CIS 150, CIS 250 or EDM 310
DRA 261 or MUE 336
Elective/Minor
Literature
PR
/Fine Art Elective (II)
PSY 120 General Psychology
4 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
Third Year
Fall Semester
*EPY 351/PSY 250 Growth &
Development
Elective (EDU 330
Recommended)
HS 262 or 361 Personal or
School & Com Hlth
3 hrs
3 hrs
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EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES (BS) 2
15
Credit Hours
13
16
Credit Hours
15
Credit Hours
16
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MUE 301 Music for Elem
Teachers (fall only)
PE 101-157 PE Activity Course
(V)
Apply for Candidacy
Spring Semester
EDU 400 Ed for Exceptional
Children & Youth
EEC 300 Creating Env for
Learning Thr Play
Elective (MUE 236
Recommended)
PSY 350 Child & Adolescent
Development
PR
RED 348 Lang Dev in EC (W)
(spring only)
Summer Semester
AED 301 Art for Young Children
3 hrs
1 hr
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
EEC 346 Early Childhood Prog
(fall only)
Elective/Minor
Elective/Minor
Elective/Minor
RED 334 Lit for Young Child
(W) (fall only)
Apply for Graduation
Spring Semester
EDU 496 Internship
Elective
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
Key
PR
=Prerequisite course required
*= Prerequisite for Candidacy
Courses in BOLD indicate Candidacy required
(I)-(V) = General Education Area
(W) = Courses that satisfy USA writing requirement
(NTC) = Non-Teacher Certification
9 hrs
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EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES (BS) 3
12
3
Credit Hours
15
15
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Department of Leadership and Teacher Education
Chair
Professors
Associate Professors
Assistant Professors
Emeritus Professors
Senior Instructor
Instructors
251-380-2175
Dr. Andre Green
Baxter, Ellis, Giles, Kent, Santoli, Shaw, Tunks
Bailey, Campbell, Green, Vitulli
Delmas, Martin
Terry Cronis, Mary Beth Culp
Byrd, Kennedy, Simpson
Gaillard
Department of Leadership and Teacher Education web site http://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/coe/lte/
The Department offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Education leading to Alabama Class B certification in the following areas: Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education. The department offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Education with a major in Early Childhood Studies.
The department offers the M.Ed. degree leading to Alabama Class A Certification in the following areas: Art Education,
Instructional Leadership, Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Reading
Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education. The department also offers the Instructional Specialist degree (Ed.S.) leading to Alabama Class AA Certification in the following areas: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Instructional
Leadership, Reading Specialist, Secondary Education, Special Education and Teacher Leader. The department offers the Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership.
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