Bachelor of Science with Interdisciplinary Studies Major

Early Childhood – Grade 4 Generalist Degree Requirements

Students first entering college in fall 1999 or after should see catalog section on “New Core Curriculum” under General Requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree.”

				LD	LD/UD	UD	Total
I.			UNIVERSITY CORE REQUIREMENTS
	A.		General
			English (6 s.h.. composition, 3 s.h. American Lit.	9			9
			Political Science	6			6
			U.S. History	6			6
			College Algebra	3			3
			English 3430 Professional Writing			4	4
	B.		Core Distribution Electives
			Natural Science (one with lab)	6			6
			Speech	3			3
			Computer Proficiency		3		3
			Humanities / Social Sciences:
			ANT 3311 Anthropology of Diverse Populations			3	3
			GGY World Geography	3			3
			IDS 3323 Child Dev. and Its App. to Learning			3	3
			FED 4310 Human Learning & Its Apps. to Educ.			3	3
II.			MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
	A.		Major Concentrations
		1.	Humanities:
			MUS Fundamentals of Music	3			3
			HIS 3310 History of Education			3	3
			HIS Texas History	3			3
		2.	Math:
			MAS 3310 Math Concepts			3	3
			MAS 3311 Math Concepts II			3	3
		3.	Reading:
			RDG 3330 Using Literature with the Young Child			3	3
			RDG 3310 Early Literacy Development			3	3
			RDG 4360 Components of Eff. Reading Inst.			3	3
			RDG 4361 Reading /Writing Workshop			3	3
			RDG 3320 Found. of Reading Theories & Assmt.			3	3
		4.	Science:
			SCI 3310 Earth Science			3	3
			SCI 3320 Physical Science			3	3
		5.	Early Childhood:
			ESE 4350 Social Studies			3	3
			ESE 4357 Math/Science			3	3
			ESE 4310 Social/Emotional Dev. Through Arts			3	3
			TECA 1303 Family and the Community	3			3
			TECA 1311 Introduction to Early Childhood	3			3
			TECA 1318 Nutrition, Health & Safety	3			3
			TECA 1354 Child Growth and Development	3			3
		6.	Special Education:
			SPE 3321 Exceptional Children: An Introduction			3	3
		7.	Professional Education:
			C&I 3323 Instructional Design			3	3
			ESE 4303 and 4304 Student Teaching			6	6
			ESE 4307 Early School Education Prof. Seminar			3	3
			TOTALS:	54	3	67	124

LD = Lower Division
UD = Upper Division
LDUD = Upper or Lower Division