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Early Childhood Education - B.S.E. Program Requirements

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I. DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type Course Title Credits
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1
II. MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (89 credits)*
Type Course Title Credits

CULT
29535 Education in a Democratic Society 3
  ECED 10120 Introduction to Early Childhood Services 2
    20163 Understanding Young Children 3
    30123 Language and Literacy for the Preschool Child 3

  30134 Integrated Expressive Arts and Social Studies in Preschool 3

30142 Partnerships and Guidance Preschool 3

30144 Integrated Curriculum for Social Studies
3
  30147 Early Experiences in Mathematics and Science
3
    30164 Preschool Education 
3

  40105 Appropriate Phonics for Kindergarten and Primary Children 3
    40107 Teaching Mathematics: Early Years I 3
    40114 Teaching Science in Early Years   
3
    40125 Inquiry into Professional Practice 3
WIC
  40126 Developmental Reading and Writing: Early Years** 3
    40127 Developing a Balanced Literacy Program 3
    40128 Integrated Field Experience 3

  40142 Home-School-Community Partnerships in Diverse Contexts 3
    40145 Music and Rhythms in Preprimary Education
3
    40147 Teaching Mathematics: Early Years II 3
 
40151 Guidance of Young Children 3
    40165 Integrated Application of Preschool Curriculum
3
    40192 Internship Preschool 6
    40292 Internship in Kidergarten/Primary
12
  EPSY 29525 Educational Psychology 3
  ITEC
19525 Educational Technology
3
  SPED 23000 Introduction to Exceptionalities
3
IV. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (41-44 credits)  
Type Course Title Credits
KAD COMM 15000 Introduction to Human Communications 3
KMC MATH 14001 Basic Mathematics Concepts I 4
KMC
14002 Basic Mathematics Concepts II 4
KSS
DD
PSYC 11762 General Psychology
3
DD
KSS
DG
SOC 12050

22778
Introduction to Sociology (3)
or
Social Problems (3)
3
  Choose from the following: 3
KHU ENG
21054 Introduction to Shakespeare (3)
KHU
22071 Great Books I (3)
KHU
22072 Great Books II (3)

KHU
22073 Major Modern Writers: British and the United States (3)
  Choose from the following: 3
KHU
DG
HIST 11050 History of Civilization I (3)
KHU
DG

11051 History of Civilization II (3)
KHU
DD

12070 History of the United States: The Formative Period (3)
KHU
DD

12071 History of the United States: The Modern Period (3)
  Choose from the following: 3
KFA ARTH 12001 Art Survey (3)
KFA
22006 Art History I: Ancient and Medieval Art (3)
KFA
22007 Art History II: Renaissance to Modern Art (3)
KFA MUS
22111 Understanding Music (3)
KFA
DG

22121 Music as a World Phenomenon (3)

  Choose from the following: 3
KAD GEOG 10160 Introduction to Geography (3)
KAD
DG

17063 World Geography (3)
KAD
DD

17064 Geography of the United States and Canada (3)
  Kent Core Basic Sciences laboratory 6-7
  Kent Core Composition 6-8
MINIMUM TOTAL 
131

*All courses within the Major Program Requirements must be earned with a minimum C (2.0) grade.

**A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned with to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.