Early Childhood and Elementary Education BSED (N-K-3/K-6)
The following course sequence sheet is for illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as
formal academic advisement. Course selections and sequence may vary depending on course
availability and counsel from your academic adviser. You should consult an academic adviser
before developing an actual academic plan.
Cr.
First Semester
Cr.
Second Semester
3 ELEMED.121 Intro to Early Childhood Education 3 General Education Course
3 SOC.211 Principles of Sociology
3 COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking or
or ANTHRO.200 Cultural Anthropology
3 ENGLISH.101 Foundations of College Writing
COMMSTUD.104 Interpersonal Comm
3 PSYCH.101 General Psychology
or PSYCH.101 General Psychology
or ENGLISH.101 Foundations of College Writing
3 MATH.201 Math 1: Theory of Arithmetic
3 SPECED.101 Intro to Exceptional Individuals
3 General Education Course
3 General Education Course
1
INTSTUDY.100 Optional University Seminar
16 Total Semester Credits
15 Total Semester Credits
Cr.
Third Semester
3 PSYCH.211 Child Psychology
ENGLISH.201 or Writing Intensive Literature
3
Course
Cr.
Fourth Semester
3 PHYSICS.103 Principles of Physical Science
3 General Education Course
or ENGLISH.201 or Writing Intensive Literature
Course
or General Education Course
3 General Education Course
3 EDFOUND.204 Educational Computing
3 General Education Course
3
3 General Education Course
3 EDFOUND.291 Principles of Teaching
1 General Education Course
1 General Education Course
16 Total Semester Credits
16 Total Semester Credits
Cr.
Cr.
Sixth Semester
3
ELEMED.322 Sem. in Learning Exp. with Young
Children
or EDFOUND.406 Multicultural Education
3
ELEMED.371 Teaching Reading in Elementary
School
3
ELEMED.302 Teaching Science in Elementary
School
3
ELEMED.373 Diagnostic and Inclusionary
Practices
3
ELEMED.304 Environmental Ed. In Elementary
School
3
ELEMED.390 Teaching Social Studies in Elem.
School
Fifth Semester
3 EDFOUND.393 Social Foundations of Education
EDFOUND.251/PSYCH.251 Psyc. Foundations
of Education
3
ELEMED.310 Teaching Fine Arts in Elementary
School
3
ELEMED.398 Teaching Mathematics in Elem.
School
3
ELEMED.391 Teaching Language Arts in Elem.
School
15 Total Semester Credits
15 Total Semester Credits
Cr.
Cr.
Seventh Semester
EDFOUND.311 Classroom Measures &
3
Assessment
or PROFSTUD.301 Teaching, Learning, &
Assessment
ELEMED.410 Methods & Materials in Early
3
Child. Ed. I
3
Eighth Semester
ELEMED.494 Student Teaching (First
6
Assignment)
ELEMED.495 Student Teaching (Second
6
Assignment)
ELEMED.420 Methods & Materials in Early
Child. Ed. II
ELEMED.496, PROFSTUD.312,
3 PROFSTUD.320 or PROFSTUD.461
Practicum/Internship
3 ELEMED.497 Teaching Literacy & Literature in
Diverse Classrooms
15 Total Semester Credits
12 Total Semester Credits
TOTAL CREDITS: 120
IMPORTANT NOTES:
To complete program within 120 credits, students must count one Communications, Quantitative or
Values course towards Gen Ed Group A, B, or C. As an example, this program counts
COMMSTUD.103 for Communications and Group A.