Early Childhood Education, B.S.

Select two MATH courses totaling at least 6 credit hours from the following:

• MATH 103 Contemporary Mathematics with Applications (3)
• MATH 104 Elementary Statistics (3)
• MATH 105 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3)
• MATH 111 Pre-Calculus Mathematics (4)
• MATH 120 Introductory Calculus (4)
• MATH 207 Discrete Structures I (3)
• MATH 220 Calculus II (4)
• MATH 229 Vector Calculus with Chemical Applications (5)
• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

Core Licensure Course

• EDFS 201 Foundations of Education (3) *

Professional Program Semester 1

• EDFS 303 Human Growth and Development and the Education Process (3)
• EDEE 323 The Development of Mathematical Thinking (3)
• EDEE 325 Foundations of Language and Literacies (3)
• EDEE 363 Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3)

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• EDFS 326 Integrating Technology Into Teaching (3)

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• TEDU 436 Using Instructional Technology in Problem-Based Learning (3)

Professional Program Semester 2

• EDEE 365 Teaching Mathematics: Pre K - Grade 3 (3)
• EDEE 370 Teaching Health & Physical Education (3)
• EDEE 375 Instructional Strategies for Emergent Literacies PK-3 (3)
• EDEE 380 Application of Curriculum & Instruction: Pre-K - Grade 3 (3)
• EDEE 403 Visual and Performing Arts (3)

Professional Program Semester 3

• EDEE 331 Teaching Writing/Design with Children’s Literature and Multimodal Texts, PK-3 (3)
• EDEE 367 Teaching Science: Pre K - Grade 3 (3)
• EDEE 371 Teaching Social Studies & Humanities: Pre K - Grade 3 (3)
• EDEE 407 Creating Learning Environments (3)
• EDEE 409 Meeting Needs of Diverse Learners (3)
• EDEE 415 Curriculum, Instruction, and Literacy Assessment PK-3 (field experience) (3)

Optional Licensure Eligibility Requirements* for Early Childhood Education

Notes:

• Declare a major in education in using Program of Study Management (POSM) in MyCharleston as soon as possible. You will be assigned a faculty advisor to work with you in planning your program.
• You should apply for admission (this is NOT declaring your major) to the Teacher Education Program the semester you are enrolled in EDFS 201 Foundations of Education (3) . Requirements for admission:
  • Minimum overall GPA of 2.750 and 60 earned credit hours.
  • Passing scores on Praxis Core: Academic Skills for Educators designated by the South Carolina Department of Education OR qualifying SAT or ACT scores. Scores must be sent to the College of Charleston (Code R5113) and the SCDE (Code R8108).
  • Disposition forms from (a) a general education faculty member, (b) your EDFS 201  professor, and (c) someone who has observed you working with children.
  • If a student has transfer credit for a course that is equivalent to EDFS 201 , they must meet with the Teacher Education department chair and complete 1 hour of work.
  • A grade of C or higher in EDFS 201 Foundations of Education (3) .
• Your admission process must be completed before beginning the professional program.
• Candidates interested in add on licensure (e.g., elementary and early childhood, elementary and middle) must major in one area and meet with the Intake Specialist in the OSSC to discover the appropriate Semester II courses required in the additional licensure area.