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Early Childhood Education, Bachelor Applied Arts & Sciences

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Program Requirements

TSI: required

Available Online: all courses are available online, however the program does require some campus participation

Course

Title

credit hours

General education prerequisite courses

ENGL 1301 

Composition I

3

ENGL 1302

Composition II

3

MATH 1314

College Algebra

3

BIOL-1408

Biology for Non-Science Majors I

4

PHYS-1415

Physical Science I

4

PHYS-1417

Physical Science II

4

Language, Philosophy and Culture 

 

3

Creative Arts

 

3

HIST 1301 

United States History I

3

HIST 1302

United States History II

3

GOVT 2305

Federal Government

3

GOVT 2306

Texas Government

3

Social & Behavioral Science

3

MATH 1350

Mathematics for Teachers I

3

MATH 1351

Mathematics for Teachers II

3

Total General Education Hours

 

48

Associate of arts in teaching courses

TECA 1311

Educating Young Children

3

TECA 1354

Child Growth and Development

3

EDUC 1301

Intro to Teaching Profession

3

EDUC 2301 

Intro to Special Populations

3

Total AAT Hours

 

12

Total lower Division hours

60

Bachelor of applied arts & sciences in early education & teaching courses

semester one - Fall

16-week Term

EDEC 3301

Supervised Experiences with Infants and Toddlers

3

1st 8-week Term

EDEC 3305

Prenatal and Infant Development

3

EDEC 3307

Development During Early Childhood

3

2nd 8-week Term

EDTP 3301

Foundations of Inclusion and Differentiation for Special Pops

3

EDEL 3318

Methods of Teaching Geometry

3

Total Semester Hours

 

15

semester two - Spring

16-week Term

EDEC 3302

Supervised Experiences with Young Children

3

1st 8-week Term

EDEL 4303

Methods of Teaching Elementary Mathematics

3

EDEL 4301

Methods of Teaching Social Studies

3

2nd 8-week Term

EDEL 4302

Methods of Teaching Elementary Science

3

EDTP 3303

Behavior Management in Special Populations

3

Total Semester Hours

 

15

semester three - summer

12-week Term

EDLL 3305

Foundations in Reading Instruction

3

1st 6-week Term

EDIT 3310

Instructional Technology

3

Total Semester Hours

 

6

semester four - fall

16-week Term

EDEL 4311

Resident Teaching I

3

1st 8-week Term

EDTP 4310

Literacy in Content Areas with Special Populations

3

2nd 8-week Term

EDTP 3305

Designing Assessments for General and Special Populations

3

EDTP 4315

Advanced Methods for Teaching Special Populations

3

Total Semester Hours

 

12

semester five - spring

16-week Term

EDEL 4312

Resident Teaching II

3

1st 8-week Term

EDEC 3309

Development in Cross Cultural Perspective

3

EDLL 3301

Language Literacy Acquisition

3

2nd 8-week Term

EDEC 3303

Child and Adolescent Guidance

3

Total Semester Hours

 

12

Total upper division hours

60

Total program hours

120

Career Opportunities – for additional information or a full list of available careers in Early Education & Teaching visit Career Coach.

Expected Salaries

Elementary Teachers

Middle School Teachers

Secondary Teachers

Early Education Administrators

$57,978

$58,874

$61,004

$82,001