Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education:
Pre-kindergarten/Primary Education: Age 3 through Grade 3 and Teaching English Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Endorsement
Brief Description of the Program: The Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education is designed to prepare students to work in programs serving infants, toddlers, and pre-school aged children. State of Florida certification requirements are met through challenging coursework, field experiences, and student teaching.
Admission Requirements:
A minimum lower-division GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale;
Either 60 credit hours of lower division coursework or an AA degree from an accredited institution;
A passing score on all sections of the CLAST exam. Students who are exempt from all sections of the CLAST and are majoring in teacher preparation programs may substitute the General Knowledge Exam (GK) for the CLAST;
Must meet the following lower division requirements:
University Core/General Education;
Foreign language;
EDF 1005: Introduction to Education (3 credits)
EDG 2701: Teaching Diverse Populations (3 credits)
EME 2040: Introduction to Educational Technology (3 credits)
In addition to EDG 2701, students must take 6 additional semester hours with an international or diversity focus. For example, at FIU, these types of courses can be found under the Societies and Identities category of the University Core Curriculum List.
Program Requirements:
Total Credits: 132
Lower division credits: 60
Upper division credits: 72
Students may register for a maximum of 15 credits prior to admission to the program;
These courses must be taken in the following sequence: RED 3313, RED 4100, RED 4150;
TSL 3370 is a prerequisite for TSL 4141. These courses are not offered in the summer term;
All courses must be taken prior to student teaching.
Program of Study:
Course:
Credit Hours:
EEC 3204
Issues in Early Childhood Education*
3
EDP 3004
Educational Psychology
3
EEX 3071
Teaching Students with Exceptionalities in Inclusive Settings
3
EDG 3321
General Instruction Decision Making*
3
RED 3313
Language and Literacy Development
3
EEC 4941
Field Experience (Section I – Pre-kindergarten – 2 hours weekly)
0
SCE 4310
Content and Methods of Teaching Elementary Science*
3
TSL 3370
ESOL Issues: Principles and Practices I
3
EEX 3221
Assessment of Exceptional Students
3
RED 4100
Emergent Literacy*
3
ARE 3313
Content and Methods of Teaching Elementary Art*
3
EEC 4941
Field Experience (Section 2 – Kindergarten – 2 hours weekly)
0
EEC 4005
Early Childhood Programs*
3
HLP 3722
Content and Methods of Teaching Elementary Health, PE
3
RED 4150
Content and Methods of Teaching Beginning Literacy*
3
EDP 3218
Classroom Management
3
MAE 4310
Content and Methods of Teaching Elementary Mathematics*
*Course requires field experience. Part-time students should enroll in EEC 4941 every semester in which an early childhood elementary education course is taken.
