The Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture (TLAC) offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Education. Completion of this program leads to teaching certification in grades EC-3 general education and English as a second language within the constraints of the Texas Education Agency. The EC-3 program focuses on preparing teachers to teach children in early childhood through 3rd grade general education settings, which is an area of specialization identified by the Texas Education Agency.
The following curriculum leads to the Bachelor of Science degree in Education with certification in Early Childhood, EC-3. Students are required to meet with their assigned academic advisor prior to registration each semester.
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
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ENGL 103
| Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition
or Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
HIST 105
| History of the United States
or History of the United States | 3 |
| TEFB 273 | Introduction to Culture, Community, Society and Schools | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
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| HIST 226 | History of Texas | 3 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government () | 3 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
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| INST 210 | Understanding Special Populations | 3 |
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| INST 222 | Foundations of Education in a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| MASC 351 | Problem Solving in Mathematics | 3 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 19 |
| Spring |
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| RDNG 351 | Foundational Skills of Decoding for Elementary Students | 3 |
| RDNG 373 | Foundational Skills of Language Comprehension for Elementary Students | 3 |
| EDCI 353 | Early Childhood through Adolescent Education | 3 |
| INST 362 | English as a Second Language Methods I | 3 |
| MATH 365 | Structure of Mathematics I | 3 |
| 3 |
| Introduction to Human Geography | |
| Economic Geography | |
| Principles of Economics | |
| Principles of Economics | |
| 1 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 19 |
| Third Year |
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| Fall |
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| EDCI 364 | Interaction Processes with Children in Groups | 3 |
| EDCI 365 | Using Technology Classrooms | 3 |
| HIST 471 | Survey of World History for Elementary Education Certification | 3 |
| INST 363 | English as a Second Language Methods II | 3 |
| MASC 420 | Inquiries in Life and Earth Sciences | 3 |
| MATH 366 | Structure of Mathematics II | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 18 |
| Spring |
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| ECFB 321 | Curriculum Design for Early Childhood Programs SEL and Literacy | 3 |
| DCED 304 | Creative Dance for Children | 3 |
| MASC 450 | Integrated Mathematics | 3 |
| RDNG 468 | Essential Foundations of Language and Literacy for All Learners | 3 |
| RDNG 473 | Assessment in Reading Instruction | 3 |
| TEFB 371 | Dynamics and Management in Multicultural/Inclusionary Learning Environments | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 18 |
| Fourth Year |
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| Fall |
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| ECFB 421 | Curriculum Design for Early Childhood Programs II | 3 |
| RDNG 467 | Reading and the Language Arts | 3 |
| TEFB 410 | Social Studies and the Humanities in the Elementary School | 3 |
| TEFB 412 | Mathematics in the Elementary School | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 12 |
| Spring |
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TEFB 426
| Supervised Clinical Teaching
or Supervised Clinical Teaching | 6 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 6 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 123 |
Must make a grade of C or better in each course.
