Early Childhood Development & Education - BS, Teaching (Non-Licensure) Track

The Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture (TLAC) offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Early Childhood Development and Education. Completion of this programs prepares undergraduates interested in pursuing careers as teachers/caregivers of young children birth-age 8 and their families through a non-licensure program.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 103 or ENGL 104	Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition or Composition and Rhetoric	3
HIST 105 or HIST 106	History of the United States or History of the United States	3
INST 222	Foundations of Education in a Multicultural Society	3
Language, philosophy and culture		3
Mathematics		3
	Semester Credit Hours	15
Spring
HIST 226	History of Texas	3
Communication		3
Creative arts		3
Life and physical sciences		3
Mathematics		3
	Semester Credit Hours	15
Second Year
Fall
INST 210	Understanding Special Populations ¹	3
POLS 206	American National Government	3
Life and physical sciences		3
General elective ²		3
General elective ²		3
	Semester Credit Hours	15
Spring
EPFB 210	Family Engagement and Empowerment	3
POLS 207	State and Local Government	3
TEFB 273	Introduction to Culture, Community, Society and Schools	3
Life and physical sciences		3
General elective ²		3
	Semester Credit Hours	15
Third Year
Fall
ECDE 352	Partnering with Families in Early Childhood	3
EDCI 353	Early Childhood through Adolescent Education ¹	3
EDCI 364	Interaction Processes with Children in Groups ¹	3
RDNG 351	Foundational Skills of Decoding for Elementary Students ¹	3
RDNG 373	Foundational Skills of Language Comprehension for Elementary Students ¹	3
	Semester Credit Hours	15
Spring
DCED 304	Creative Dance for Children	3
ECDE 382	Supporting Diverse Learners and Their Families	3
ECFB 321	Curriculum Design for Early Childhood Programs SEL and Literacy ¹	3
RDNG 473	Assessment in Reading Instruction	3
SPED 302	Planning and Teaching with Explicit Instruction	3
	Semester Credit Hours	15
Fourth Year
Fall
ECFB 421	Curriculum Design for Early Childhood Programs II ¹	3
ECFB 422	Infant Development and Program Planning and Infant/Toddler Lab	3
SPED 321	Assessment of Students with Disabilities ¹	3
General elective ²		3
General elective ²		3
	Semester Credit Hours	15
Spring
ECDE 473	Administration and Supervision in Early Childhood Settings	3
ECFB 424	Capstone Teaching in an Early Childhood Program	6
SPED 411	Assessment in Action: Writing and Implementing Individualized Education Programs	3
General elective ²		3
	Semester Credit Hours	15
	Total Semester Credit Hours	120

¹: Must make a grade of C or better.
²: In consultation with advisor select from any 100-499 course not used elsewhere.