Early Childhood Education / P-4
Arkansas State University - Jonesboro
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Education
Major: Early Childhood Education / P-4
2006-2007
This degree exceeds 8 semesters.
Students requiring developmental course work based on low entrance exam scores (ACT, SAT, ASSET, COMPASS) may not be able to complete this program of study in eight (8) semesters. Developmental courses do not count toward total degree hours. Students having completed college level courses prior to enrollment will be assisted by their advisor in making appropriate substitutions. In most cases, general education courses may be interchanged between semesters. A minimum of 45 hours of upper division credit (3000-4000 level) is required for this degree. Mandatory state and institutional assessment exams will be required during your degree program. Failure to participate in required assessments may delay graduation.
Year 1				Year 1
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
ENG 1003	Composition I	3	X	ENG 1013	Composition II	3	X
PE 1002 or NRS 2203	Concepts of Fitness or Nutrition	2 or 3	X	PHSC 1203	Physical Science	3	X
MATH 1023	College Algebra	3	X	PHSC 1201	Physical Science Lab	1	X
HIST 1013 or 1023	World Civ to 1660 or since 1660	3	X	PSY 2013	Intro to Psychology	3	X
UC 1013	Making Connections - Education	3		HIST 2763 or 2773	US to 1876 or Since 1876	3	X
SCOM 1203	Oral Communications	3	X	ART or MUS or THEA 2503	Fine Arts Visual, or Music, or Theatre	3	X

Total Hours		17 or 18		Total Hours		16

Year 2				Year 2
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
ENG 2003 or ENG 2013 or PHIL 1103	Intro to Literature I or II or Intro to Philosophy	3	X	ENG 2003 or 2013 or PHIL 1103	Intro to Literature I or II or Intro to Philosophy (select course not previously taken)	3	X
BIOL 1003	Biological Science	3	X	MATH 2123	Math for Elementary School II	3
BIOL 1001	Biological Science Lab	1	X	ECH 2013	Survey of Early Childhood	3
POSC 2103	Intro to American Government	3	X	ECH 2023	Child Development	3
MATH 2113	Math for Elementary School I	3		ELSE 3643	Exceptional Child	3
ECH 2002	Intro to Educational Techniques	2		HIST 3083	History of Arkansas	3
ECH 2022	Intro to Teaching: Field I	2
Total Hours		17		Total Hours		18

Summer
ARED 3702	Art for Classroom Teachers	2		GSP 3203	Science for Elem. Classroom	3

Year 3				Year 3
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
				ECH 3093	Assessing and Evaluating	3
ECH 3013	Children's Literature p-4	3		ECH 3033	Effective Teaching Strategies	3
ECH 3043	Program Development	3		ECH 3053	Curriculum Dev in Early Childhood Education	3
ECH 3063	Individualizing Programs	3		RDNG 3203	Foundations of Reading	3
ECH 3073	Child, Family, and Community: Field II	3		MUED 3612	Music and Methods for the Classroom Teacher	2
ECH 3083	Integration of Technology in the Curriculum	3		PE 3802	PE for Teaching Young Children	2
Total Hours		15		Total Hours		16

Year 4				Year 4
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
ECH 4083	Social Foundations	3		ECH 4086	Internship Kindergarten	6
RDNG 4403	Early Literacy	3		ECH 4096	Internship Primary	6
ECH 4023	Methods and Materials of Lang Arts and Social Studies	3
ECH 4043	Methods and Materials of Math and Science	3
ECH 4012	Classroom Management	2
ECH 4013	Pre-Internship: Field III	3
Total Hours		17		Total Hours		12

Total Jr/Sr Hours		> 45		Total Degree Hours		133-134

Graduation Requirements:
Completion of HIST 2763 or HIST 2773 or POSC 2103
English Proficiency (Grade of C or better in ENG 1003 and ENG 1013)
2.5 in major
2.5 at ASU
2.5 overall
Maximum of 31 credit hours via correspondence, extension, examination, PLA, Military or similar means; CLEP (30 hrs max)
45 JR/SR Hours after completing 30 hours
124 Total Credit Hours
18 of last 24 hours must be ASU-Jonesboro courses
Minimum of 57 hours from 4-year institutions
32 ASU residence hours if completing second degree and first degree was not from ASU-J