Early Childhood Education

Plan of Study

Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education

Students wishing to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education must meet the following requirements:  Student will have completed a minimum 45 hours and have a 2.5 overall Grade Point Average; ALL potential teacher education majors must show verification that they have taken, or are registered to take, the Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET) when they begin classes in NSU’s Professional Education sequence.  Students may complete either an Associate of Science or Arts Degree.  Within their Associate’s degree, students should complete the required prerequisites for their major.

All Early Childhood Education majors must complete the 4 x 12 requirements.  Students will complete 12 hours in 4 areas:  Communication Arts, Social Sciences, Math, and Science.  In each course of the 4 x 12, students must receive a grade of “C” or better.

Communication Arts
(12 hours required)

COURSE
PREFIX
NUMBERS/HOURS COURSE
ENGL 1113 Freshmen Composition I
ENGL 1213 Freshmen Composition II
SPCH 1113 Introduction to Speech Communication
  3 hours Course in English, Literature, or Speech

Social Sciences
(12 hours required)

COURSE
PREFIX
NUMBERS/HOURS COURSE
PSY 1113 General Psychology
HIST 2483 or
2493
American History 1492 - 1865
American History 1865 - Present
POS 1113 American Federal Government and Politics
  3 hours Course in Geography, History, Social Sciences, Political Science, or Psychology

Mathematics
(12 hours required)

COURSE
PREFIX
NUMBERS/HOURS COURSE
MATH 1513 or
1413
College Algebra
  9 hours Will be completed in the major requirements

Science
(12 hours required)

COURSE
PREFIX
NUMBERS/HOURS COURSE
GPS 1214 General Physical Science
BIO 1214 General Biology
SCI 4 hours Will be completed in major requirements

* GPS 1214 or BIO 1214 must contain a lab experience. All courses require a grade of "C" or better.
Zero level courses will not be accepted to fulfill 4 x 12 requirements.

Language other than English
(3 hours required)

COURSE
PREFIX
NUMBERS/HOURS COURSE
    All Education majors are required to complete a three hour course in a language other than English.

Semester 1

Fall Semester

COURSE
PREFIX
NUMBERS/HOURS COURSE
EDUC 3113 Educational Psychology
EDUC 3313 Clinical Teaching (Internship Required)
READ 4023 Reading & Language Dev. Of Young Child
SPED 4433 Intro to Education of Exceptional Children
ECED 4113 Creative Expression for EC
ECED 4313 Dev of EC Programs

Semester 2

Spring Semester

COURSE
PREFIX
NUMBERS/HOURS COURSE
READ 4043 Content Literacy K-8
ECED 4213 Cognitive Development of Young Children
SCI 4214 Science in the Elementary School
ELED 4323 Language Arts in the Elementary School

Semester 3

Fall Semester

COURSE
PREFIX
NUMBERS/HOURS COURSE
READ 4063 Intro. Reading and Writing Assessment
ECED 4513 Organization and Implementations of Early Childhood
EDUC 4032 Pre Internship (requires (4) on-campus seminars)
EDUC 4832 Technology in Education

Semester 4

Spring Semester

COURSE
PREFIX
NUMBERS/HOURS COURSE
EDUC 4054 Elementary Intern Teaching
EDUC 4056 Elementary Intern Teaching
EDUC 4252 Seminar
EDUC 4172 Assessment/Evaluation
    16 week final internship plus 6 on-campus seminars

Floater Courses

Required Courses
(but may select semester of enrollment)

COURSE
PREFIX
NUMBERS/HOURS COURSE
PE 4232 Motor Skill Dev of Young Chilren
HFS 4213 Child Guidance
HFS 3223 Infant/Toddler Development
LIBM 4023 Materials for Children
MATH 3413 Modeling: Geometry and Measurement
MATH 3433 Modeling: Numbers and Operations
MATH 3443 Modeling: Real Numbers and Statistics

Image of Carl Albert and NSU Smart Choice Logos.