Program: Early Childhood Development (PreK-Grade 3 Licensure) Suggested Course Sequence - East Tennessee State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 07, 2025

2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

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Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 credits)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)
Science (4 credits)
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Second Semester

ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
Science (4 credits)
EDFN 2100 - Orientation to the Profession of Education (1 credit)
ECED 2110 - Infant/Child/Toddler Development (3 credits)
ECED 2150 - Foundations of Early Childhood Development (3 credits)
Humanities (3 credits)

Semester Total: 17 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Oral Communication Elective (3 credits)
EDFN 2300 - Foundations for Teaching (2 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
HDAL 2310 - Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 credits)
Elective (1 credit)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

EDFN 3301 - Issues in Education (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
ECED 2010 - Healthy and Safe Environments for Young Children (3 credits)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
ECED 3140 - Guiding Young Children (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Junior Year

First Semester

ECED 3150 - Creative Development of Young Children (3 credits)
ECED 3220 - Designing Physical Environments (3 credits)
SPED 2300 - Exceptional Learners in Schools and Communities (3 credits)
MATH 1410 - Number Concepts and Algebraic Structure (3 credits)
ECED 4347 - Technology and Media in Inclusive Early Childhood Education (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

CUAI 4517 - Math Methods for Early Childhood (3 credits)
CUAI 4547 - Emergent Literacy: PreK-4 (3 credits)
ECED 3160 - Body/Brain-based Learning Environments (3 credits)
ECED 4140 - Program Development for Young Children (3 credits)
SPED 3322 - Early Intervention Strategies for the Exceptional Child (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Senior Year

First Semester

ECED 4150 - Literacy in Young Children (3 credits)
ECED 4161 - Curriculum Development for Young Children (3 credits)
ECED 4130 - Professional Issues in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
ECED 4517 - Family, School, Community Involvement (3 credits)
ECED 4010 - Observing and Assessing Young Children (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

ECED 4580 - Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education(PreK—3) (6 credits)

Semester Total: 12 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours