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Nov 28, 2024
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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION]
Early Childhood Education Major, B.A./B.S.
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Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education >> Teacher Education
The student who desires to become a licensed early childhood teacher will complete the following minimum course of study that leads to a Bachelor of Science degree and the Indiana teaching license in the areas of (1) preschool and (2) elementary-primary (grades K-3). A Bachelor of Arts degree may be earned when the appropriate amount of credit in a foreign language is earned.
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Teaching Major Grade & GPA Requirement
Students completing a teaching major must earn at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA, a 2.75 major GPA, and a grade of C or better in all courses applied toward degree requirements. Early Childhood Education University Core 39 Requirements BS: 41 credit hours/BA: 44 credit hours
Within USI’s Core 39, early childhood education majors are required to complete specific courses as indicated in the chart below to meet content requirements for licensure in early childhood education.
Additional Content Courses (6 hours)
Early Childhood Education Requirements (54 hours)
In addition to Core 39 and content requirements, candidates are required to complete the following professional education courses: Content Area Minor (24 hours)
The early childhood education major requires completion of a content area teaching minors. The requirements listed above total 101 credits, leaving 19 hours to devote to a minor. Any content area teaching minor approved by an advisor may fulfill this requirement. However, only the minors listed below can be completed within 120 credit hours.
- Mathematics Teaching Minor (Elementary)
- Reading Teaching Minor
- Science Teaching Minor
- Social Studies Teaching Minor
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