College of Education and Human Development
Teaching, Learning and Culture
Curriculum for Early Childhood-Grade 4
Generalist Certification
Programs in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture are based upon new State standards. Students should check with the advisors in the appropriate departments to receive the most current programs, policies and procedures.
FRESHMAN YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL 111 Introductory Biology I | (3-3) | 4 | CHEM 106 Molecular Sci. for Citizens | (3-0) | 3 | |
| ECON 202 Principles of Economics or ECON 203 Principles of Economics or GEOG 201 Intro. to Human Geography or GEOG 204 Economic Geography |
(3-0) | 3 | CHEM 116 Molecular Sci. for Citizens Lab. | (0-3) | 1 | |
| ENGL 104 Comp. and Rhetoric | (3-0) | 3 | HIST 105 History of the U.S. or HIST 106 History of the U.S. |
(3-0) | 3 | |
| MATH 141 Business Math. I | (3-0) | 3 | KINE 311 Fund. Rhythms and Dance or MUSC 201 Music and the Human Exp. or THAR 101 Intro. to Western Theatre |
(2-3) (3-0) (2-3) |
3 | |
| POLS 206 American Natl. Govt. | (3-0) | 3 | MATH 131 Math. Concepts--Calculus or MATH 142 Business Math. II |
(3-0) | 3 | |
| 16 | POLS 207 State and Local Govt. | (3-0) | 3 | |||
| * KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity | (0-2) | 1 | ||||
| 17 |
SOPHOMORE YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM 203 Public Speaking | (3-0) | 3 | ENGL 360 Literature for Children | (3-0) | 3 | |
| ENGL 210 Sci. and Tech. Writing or ENGL 241 Advanced Composition |
(3-0) | 3 | INST 210 Understanding Special Pop. | (3-0) | 3 | |
| GEOG 203 Planet Earth: Intro. Earth Sys. Sci. or GEOL 101 Principles of Geology |
(3-3) | 4 | INST 322 Found. of Ed. in a Multi. Society | (3-0) | 3 | |
| HIST 226 History of Texas or HIST 416 Texas Since 1845 |
(3-0) | 3 | TEFB 273 Intro. to Culture, Comm., Society and Schools | (2-3) | 3 | |
| MATH 365 Structure of Math. I | (3-0) | 3 | Science elective 1 | 4 | ||
| * KINE 199 Required Physical Activity | (0-2) | 1 | 16 | |||
| 17 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr |
|---|---|---|
| STAT 303 Statistical Methods | (3-0) | 3 |
| 3 |
JUNIOR YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECHE 321 Yng. Child and Early Chldhd. Ed | (2-3) | 3 | ECHE 332 Planning and Curriculum Dev. for Early Chldhd. Ed. | (2-6) | 3 | |
| ECHE 331 Creat. Inquiry Arts Yng. Child. | (2-3) | 3 | EPSY 320 Child Development | (3-0) | 3 | |
| KINE 214 Health and Phys. Act. for Child. | (3-0) | 3 | GEOG 202 Geography of the Global Village or GEOG 301 Geography of the U.S. or GEOG 305 Geography of Texas |
(3-0) | 3 | |
| MATH 366 Structure of Math. II | (3-0) | 3 | INST 334 Assessmt. of Eng. Lang. Learners | (3-0) | 3 | |
| RDNG 301 Rdng. Acq. in Early Chldhd. Ed. | (3-0) | 3 | RDNG 302 Tchng. Rdng. through Chldrn. Lit. | (3-0) | 3 | |
| RDNG 312 Assess. in Reading Instruction in Early Chldhd. Ed. | (3-0) | 3 | RDNG 411 Language and Reading | (3-0) | 3 | |
| 18 | 18 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr |
|---|---|---|
| INST 332 Second Lang. Inst. and Assess. | (3-0) | 3 |
| 3 |
SENIOR YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECFB 400 Social Studies Methods in Early Chldhd. Ed. | (2-6) | 3 | ECFB 497 Residency in Early Chldhd. Ed. | 6-9 | ||
| ECFB 420 Sci. Meth. in Early Chldhd. Ed. | (2-6) | 3 | 6-9 | |||
| ECFB 430 Orgnztn., Motivtn. and Mgmt. in Early Chldhd. Ed. | (2-6) | 3 | ||||
| ECFB 440 Math. Meth. in Early Chldhd. Ed. | (2-6) | 3 | ||||
| RDNG 440 Rdng./Lang. Arts Methods in Early Chldhd. Ed. | (2-6) | 3 | ||||
| 15 | ||||||
Total Hours |
129-132 | |||||
NOTES:
- Science elective to be chosen from ENTO 222, GEOG 203, GEOL 101, PHYS 289, WFSC 335 or WFSC 409/420.
* See University Core Curriculum, item 7.