Interdisciplinary Educational Studies: Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education, B.S

General Education

(see Certified General Education Courses   for list of approved courses)

Program Requirements

• HIST 2010 - United States to 1865 # or
• HIST 2020 - United States since 1865 #

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• MATH 2160 - Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers II #
• PSPS 1010 - American Politics #

Early Childhood Education Courses:

• ECHD 2435 - Child Development
• ECHD 2460 - Families: Home, School, Community Partnerships
• ECHD 3450 - Management of Early Childhood Environments
• ECHD 3470 - Oral Language and Early Literacy Development
• ECHD 4460 - Strategies for Assessing Young Children
• EDUC 2010 - Education in the United States
• EDUC 2100 - Strategies for Early Learners
• EDUC 3090 - Young Exceptional Learners: Characteristics and Needs
• EDUC 3150 - Methods in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
• EDUC 3170 - Designing Instruction for the Inclusive Classroom
• EDUC 3180 - Methods in Special Education
• EDUC 3190 - Behavior Intervention Planning
• EDUC 3220 - Literacy I: Instruction for Emergent Learners (Birth-1st Grade)
• EDUC 3230 - Literacy II: Instruction for Elementary Learners (2nd-5th Grade)
• EDUC 3350 - Diversity in the Schools
• EDUC 3500 - Teaching Strategies and Materials in Elementary Grades Mathematics
• EDUC 3900 - Field Experience
• EDUC 4170 - Technology and Learning
• EDUC 4320 - Residency I
• EDUC 4350 - Assessment and IEP Development in Special Education
• EDUC 4405 - Residency II in Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education
• EDUC 4420 - Professional Seminar
• USTU 3110 - Science Concepts and Perspectives
• USTU 3200 - Social Studies Topics, Concepts and Perspectives
• USTU 3400 - Concepts of Language Literacy: Acquisition, Development, and Usage

Additional Information and Notes

For admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP): Earn a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average, a 2.75 average on all courses taken at UTC, a 2.75 GPA in education courses with no grade lower than C, and a 2.75 in content area courses with no grade lower than C.

For graduation: 2.0 GPA in all required major and related courses (including specified General Education courses).

For graduation with licensure: 2.75 cumulative, 2.75 at UTC, 2.75 in education courses with no grade lower than C, 2.75 in content area coursework with no grade lower than C (see advisor/check sheet for specific courses).

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Electives to complete 120 hours.

See Degree and Graduation Requirements  for additional requirements.

*Also satisfies requirement in the major.

#Also satisfies general education requirement.

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