Early Childhood Education Major- Cooperative Program with University of South Dakota

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Requirements for Early Childhood Education Major- Cooperative Program with University of South Dakota, Bachelor of Science:

System General Education Requirements*: 32

Goal #1 Written Communication:
ENGL 101
and
ENGL 201
Credits: 6
Goal #2 Oral Communication:
SPCM 101*
Credits: 3
Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity:
HDFS 210
and
PSYC 101
Credits: 6
Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity:
ART 121
and
ENGL 240
Credits: 6
Goal #5 Mathematics:
MATH 102
or higher Credits: 3
Goal #6 Natural Sciences:
GEOG 131-131L
and
PHYS 101-101L
or
CHEM 106-106L
Credits: 8

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 8

Goal #1 Land and Natural Resources:
BIOL 101-101L
Credits: 3
Goal #2 Personal Wellness:
WEL 100-100L
Credits: 2
Goal #3 Social Responsibility/Cultural and Aesthetic Awareness:
ANTH 421-521
Credits: 3

College Requirements: 2

EHS 140 - Enhancing Human Potential Credits: 2

Major Requirements: 82

ECE 150-150L - Early Experience and Lab Credits: 2
ECE 220 - Health, Safety and Nutrition of Young Child Credits: 3
ECE 227 - Human Development I: Childhood Credits: 3
ECE 228 - Guidance with Young Children Credits: 1
ECE 228L - Observation and Participation in Early Childhood Lab (COM) Credits: 1
ECE 361-361L - Methods and Materials/Early Childhood Education and Lab (AW) Credits: 4 †
ECE 362-362L - Early Childhood Education Curriculum and Lab Credits: 4 †
ECE 364 - Parent/Child Relationships in a Professional Context Credits: 3
ECE 371-371L - Infant and Toddler: Developmentally Appropriate Practices and Lab(COM) Credits: 3
ECE 400 - Orientation to Elementary Education Programs Credits: 0
ECE 441 - Professional Issues in Child and Family Studies Credits: 3
ECE 465 - Introduction to Developmental Assessment and Teacher-Research with Young Children Credits: 2 †
ECE 488 - Student Teaching (COM) Credits: (1-12) †
ECE 492-592 - Topics Credits: (1-3)
EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education (COM) Credits: (1-2) †
EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology and Learning (COM) Credits: (2)
EDFN 475 - Human Relations (COM) Credits: 3 †
EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology (COM) Credits: 3
GEOG 131-131L - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate and Lab Credits: 4
GEOG 210 - World Regional Geography * ** (COM) (G) Credits: 3
HIST 151 - United States History I * ** (COM) Credits: 3
or
HIST 152 - United States History II * ** (COM) Credits: 3
MATH 141 - Survey of Mathematics Credits: 3
MATH elective (check with advisor) Credits / Units: 3
MUS 351 - Elementary School Music Methods (COM) Credits: (2-3)
PE 360-360L - K-8 Physical Education Methods and Lab (COM) Credits: 2
POLS 100 - American Government * ** (COM) Credits: 3
SPED 300 - Students With Exceptionalities (COM) Credits: 3

Total Required Credits: 128

Notes:

Courses taken at USD to meet state elementary education certification will require additional semesters. Enroll in ECE 400 (0 cr) while at USD.

A pre-graduate check is required 2 semesters before going to USD.

At beginning of graduation semester, a graduation application from SDSU must be completed.

USD requires at least a grade of “C” or better for all courses required for teacher certification.

An overall cumulative GPA of 2.6 is also required.

A grade of “D” on courses in the major cannot be counted and course must be repeated. Any required course with an HDFS/ECE prefix is considered a course in the major.

Students must meet all requirements for admission to Teacher Education Program at USD and SDSU and be successfully admitted into ECE-PS III.

† Taken concurrently.

Curriculum Notes:

* 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 an 8-9 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.