Early Childhood Education Major - Cooperative Program with DSU or NSU

System General Education Requirements*: 31

• 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 
  BIOL 101-101L
    Credits: 7

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 5

• Goal #1 First Year Seminar: 
  EHS 109**
    Credits: 2
• Goal #2 Cultural Awareness and Social and Environmental Responsibility: 
  HIST 151 **
    or 
  HIST 152**
    Credits: 3

College Requirements: 2

• EHS 309 - Interdisciplinary Group Processes Credits: 2

Major Requirements: 34

• ECE 150-150L - Early Experience and Lab
    Credits: 2
• ECE 371-371L - Infant and Toddler: Developmentally Appropriate Practices and Lab (COM)
    Credits: 3
• ECE 372 - Preschool to Middle Childhood Development
    Credits: 2
• ECE 328-328L - Guidance with Young Children and Lab (COM)
    Credits: 2, 1
• ECE 361-361L - Methods and Materials/Early Childhood Education and Lab (AW)
    Credits: 2, 1
• ECE 362-362L - Early Childhood Curriculum and Assessment and Lab
    Credits: 2, 0
• ECE 363-363L - Emergent Literacy and Numeracy and Lab
    Credits: 3, 0
• ECE 488 - Student Teaching (COM)
    (Pre-K) Credits: 6
• ECE 220 - Health, Safety and Nutrition of Young Children
    Credits: 2 
• ECE 465 - Documentation, Inquiry and Teacher Research
    Credits: 2
• ECE 464 - Parent/Child Relationships in a Professional Context
    Credits: 3
• ECE 441 - Professional Issues in Child and Family Studies
    Credits: 3

Supporting Coursework: 34

• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education (COM)
    Credits: 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
• MATH 341 - Math Consepts for Teachers I Credits: 3
• MATH 342 - Math Consepts for Teachers II Credits: 3
• PE 360-360L - K-8 Physical Education Methods and Lab (COM)
    Credits: 2
• MUS 351 - Elementary School Music Methods (COM)
    Credits: 2
• POLS 100 - American Government * (COM)
    Credits: 3
• GEOG 210 - World Regional Geography * ** (COM) (G)
    Credits: 3
• Native American Course Approved for Teacher Education Credits: 3
  
  • AIS/HIST 368 - History and Culture of the American Indian**
      Credits:3
    OR 
    AIS/ANTH 421 - Indians of North America**
      Credits:3
• HLTH 420-520 - Methods of Health Instruction (COM)
    Credits: 2
• SPED 100 -  Introduction to Persons with Exceptionalities Credits: 3 

Cooperative ELED Certification Requirements: 35

• ELED 383 - Practicum (S-I) Credits: 1
• ELED 440 - K-8 Language Arts Methods (S-I) Credits: 2
• SPED 441 - Inclusive Methods for Diverse Learners (S-I) Credits: 2 DSU only
  

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• MLED 300 - Survey of Middle Level Education (SU) Credits: 1
• ELED 303 - Earth and Physical Science for Elementary Teachers/Lab (SU) Credits: 4
   

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• CSC 105 Introduction to Computers (F) Credits: 3 DSU only
• EDFN 455 - Literacy Assessment and Instruction (F) Credits: 3 NSU only
• ELED 495 - Practicum
    (F) Credits: 1
• ELED 320 - K-8 Science Methods (F) Credits: 3
• ELED 330 - K-8 Math Methods (F) Credits: 3
• ELED 360 - K-8 Social Studies Methods (F) Credits: 2
   

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• EDFN 440 - Classroom Management (S-II) Credits: 2
• EDFN 442 - Diverse Needs of Students and Their Families (S-II) Credits: 2 NSU only
• ELED 488 - K-8 Student Teaching (COM)
    (S-II) Credits: 8
• ELED 450 K-8 Reading Methods (S-II) Credits: 3

Total Required Credits: 141

 Curriculum Notes

• Entry into the major academic courses in all ECE program tracks include passing scores in Praxis I: PPST Reading (173), Writing (173), and Math (172). Students will work their academic advisor for registering for the Praxis exams.
• 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 rotation of the cooperative ELED certification courses is indicated as follows: S-I (Spring I), F (Fall), SU (Summer) and S-II (Spring II)..
• Students are required to complete 106 credits of SDSU coursework. These courses, with SDSU electives, do not constitute a degree program. Instead, students complete an additional 35 credits from the cooperating university (NSU) to fully meet the requirements for the ECE Coop-NSU/DSU specialization.
• All courses are required for certification. Upon graduation, students would be eligible for dual certification in early childhood education (Birth to Age Five) and elementary education (K - Grade 8).

* 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.