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Dec 21, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Early Childhood Education (B.S.)
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The Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education is for students who wish to work in birth through kindergarten education programs in administrative or teaching positions, including work with parents and community resources as well as with young children.
Students desiring to earn the Kansas teaching license in early childhood unified, birth through kindergarten must be admitted to teacher education to enroll in the required licensure track courses.
Bachelor’s degree requirements
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Practicum courses
Before participating in practicum/lab courses involving contact with children, students must undergo a physical examination, including a tuberculosis test, at their own expense. Students must not have any physical or mental conditions that would interfere with the health, safety, or welfare of children.
Students will be screened by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for criminal and child abuse histories (through the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Kansas Department for Children and Family Services). Students with questionable histories, as determined by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, will be dropped from the early childhood education program.
Student teaching
Enrollment in student teaching is by permission only. Student teaching may not be taken until the student has obtained full admission into teacher education and has completed ECED 543, 544, 553, 554, 555.
General requirements (42-43 credit hours)
Communications (8–9 credit hours)
(Grades of “C” or higher required for licensure.)
Social sciences (9 credit hours)
Humanities electives (6 credit hours)
- Fine Arts Elective Credits: 3
- Literature Elective Credits: 3
Sciences (7 credit hours)
Biological sciences, physical sciences, and earth science (One course must include a laboratory.)
Quantitative studies (6 credit hours)
(Grades of “C” or higher required for licensure.)
Additional requirements (3 credit hours)
- Diversity elective Credits: 3
Integrative Health and Human Sciences core course (3 credit hours)
Professional studies (77-78 credit hours)
(Grades of C or higher required.)
Professional courses (62 credit hours)
(#Teaching Field Courses–Grades of C or higher and an overall 2.75 GPA is required on all courses applied to degree. GPA is calculated from K-State and transfer courses. Teaching field courses include professional courses and licensure track courses.)
***Licensure track: (22 credit hours)
Professional electives (15-16 credit hours)
(Grades of “C” or higher required.)
- Any HDFS/ECED/CSD/PFP Course(s)
Notes
*Physical exam and KBI/DCF clearance required.
**A 3credit social science other than psychology is required for licensure.
***Admission to teachers education is required.
****First aid/CPR certification required before enrollment in ECED 588 and 598. This requirement can be met by successful completion of Red Cross or American Heart Association courses.
Total hours required for graduation (120)
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