2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Early Childhood Education Major- Birth to 8 Specialization


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Program Contact/Coordinator
Lynda Venhuizen, ECE Coordinator
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Pugsley Hall 141 Box 2203
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD 57007
http://www.sdstate.edu/tll/
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Program Information
This program prepares professionals who work in educational settings with children in order to promote their cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development. Program content includes the theory and practice of working with children and their families and communities. In addition to being prepared to work in early childhood settings such as Head Start, preschools, and child care centers, those who successfully complete this specialization meet the requirements for a South Dakota Birth to age 8 Early Childhood teaching certificate which enables them to teach grades K-3. Students student teach in the Fishback Center for Early Childhood Education and a first, second, or third grade classroom.

Student Learning Outcomes 

 

Course Delivery Format 

Requirements for Early Childhood Education Major - Birth to 8 Specialization: 120 Credits


Bachelor of Science in Education and Human Sciences

System General Education Requirements*: 31-32


Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 8


College Requirements: 2


Major Requirements: 50


Professional Semester I


Professional Semester II


Complete prior to entry into Professional Semester III


Professional Semester III


Additional Coursework


 

Electives: 4-5


Total Required Credits: 120


Curriculum Notes


  • A pre-graduate check is required 2 semesters before graduation semester. At beginning of graduation semester, a graduation application must be completed.
  • A grade of “C” or better is required in PSYC 101, ENGL 101, SPCM 101, MATH 102, and all majors courses with an HDFS or ECE prefix.
  • Students must meet all GPA Requirements (2.6 for graduation) and be accepted into the ECE Teacher Education program ECE- PSII and ECE-PS III.
  • Students will be required to pass the PRAXIS content and Principles of Teaching and Learning exams in order to be considered a Highly Qualified Teacher.

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has a 5 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.

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