BS, Major in Interdisciplinary Studies, Early Childhood Education

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Bachelor of Science, Major in Interdisciplinary Studies, Early Childhood Education
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communication)6
Component Area II (Mathematics)3
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science)8
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture)3
Component Area V (Creative Arts)3
Component Area VI (U.S. History)6
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)6
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences)3
Component Area IX (Component Area Option)4
Degree Specific Requirements
BESL 2301Multicultural Infl On Learning3
BESL 3301Second Language Acquisition3
BIOL or CHEM or GEOL4
CIEE 2333Becoming A Teacher3
CIEE 3374Human Growth & Learning3
COUN 3321Intro To Helping Relationship3
KINE 2330First Aid & CPR - Am Red Cross3
MATH3
PHYS4
READ 3380Emergent & Beginning Literacy3
SPED 2301Introduction to Exceptionality3
SPED 3301Learn and Instruc Child W/Disa3
SPED 3306Behavioral Principles3
ECHE electives12
ECHE 4088Spc Topics in Early Childhd Ed3
ECHE 4349Lang/Lit Development3
Elective1
Minor
ECHE 3128Field Exp - Early Childhood Ed (Taken for two semesters.)2
ECHE 3229Guidance Of Young Children2
ECHE 3243Curriculum For Early Childhood2
ECHE 3313Early Childhood Cognition3
ECHE 3315Developmentally Appropriate Creative Expression3
ECHE 3363Wrkng /W Families-Diverse Comm3
ECHE 4333Dev Appr Prog For Yng Children3
Total Hours120
First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area II3Component Area III4
Component Area VIII3Component Area V3
Compoenent Area IX1ENGL 130213
BIOL or CHEM or GEOL4HIST 130223
ENGL 130113MATH3
HIST 130123 
 17 16
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area IV3BESL 23013
Component Area III4ECHE or TECA Elective3
Component Area IX3PHYS4
CIEE 23333POLS 230633
POLS 230533SPED 23013
 16 16
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
BESL 33013COUN 33213
CIEE 33743ECHE 3313 (Minor)3
ECHE Elective3ECHE 3315 (Minor)3
KINE 23303ECHE 3363 (Minor)3
SPED 33013ECHE or TECA Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ECHE 3128 (Minor)41ECHE 3128 (Minor)41
ECHE 3229 (Minor)2ECHE 40883
ECHE 3243 (Minor)2ECHE 4333 (Minor)3
ECHE Elective3ECHE 43493
READ 33803Elective 1
SPED 33063 
 14 11
Total Hours: 120