Department of Professional Studies

Early Childhood Education Concentration

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

Fall		Spring
ENGL 1013 Composition I¹	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II¹	3
Science with Lab¹	4	Science with Lab^1,2	4
Social Sciences¹	3	Social Sciences¹	3
Technical Course²	3	Mathematics¹	3
Elective	3	ECED 2003 Introduction to Early Childhood Education	3
TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1
Total Hours	17	Total Hours	16

Fall		Spring
Communication¹	3	U.S. History/Government¹	3
Fine Arts & Humanities¹	3	Fine Arts & Humanities¹	3
Technical Course²	3	PS 3013 Professional Studies Seminar	3
Elective³	6	MATH 2033 Mathematical Concepts I	3
		Elective³	3
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

Fall		Spring
PS 3133 Applied Principles of Personnel Management	3	PS 3023 Professional Communications	3
ECED 3023 Foundations of Early Childhood Education	3	PS 3143 Applied Professional Research	3
ECED 3033 Child Development	3	Elective³	6
Professional Studies Professional Core Electives⁴	6
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	12

Fall		Spring
PS 3003 Project Design	3	PS 4003 Capstone Project	3
EDMD 3013 Integrating Instructional Technology	3	Technical Courses²	9
Technical Courses²	6	BIOL/PHSC 3213 Science Education in the Elementary School	3
Elective³	3
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²Technical courses taken as part of an associate degree or from a community college may be transferred into the BPS degree.³At least 40 of the total hours required for graduation must be 3000 - 4000 level courses.
⁴Six hours from the following^:PS 4143 Nonprofit Governance, PS 4243 Planning for Adult Learners, PS 4343 Community Development, PS 4443 Professional Leadership, PS 4543 Workplace Supervision. Students enrolled in the Applied Leadership concentration must take PS 4543 and an upper division elective in order to meet the six (6) hours of electives requirement.