Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education - Blended Teacher Licensure Program

Recommended sequence of courses:

ü  Courses appearing in BOLD AND RED text must be taken during the semester indicated.

Classes core to ECSE and Education Classes; Foundations classes (GE)

Semester 1

American Heritage 170 (3)

Biology 100/102 (4)
English 111 (3)
Religion (2)
Ed 200 Foundations of Education (2)
Total: 14 /

Semester 2

HS 131 Personal Health/Wellness (2)
General/Letters (3)(Must have Eng prefix)
General/Arts (3) (Art 101, Music 101, or Hum 101)
Religion (2)

ELED 370 PE Curriculum (2)

Child 210 Child Development (3)
Total: 15

Semester 3

Religion (3)
Geog 120 (3)
Eng 355 Children’s Literature (3)
Child 310 EC (3)
Math 305 (4)
Total: 16 /

Semester 4

Eng 313 Adv Writing for ELED (3)
Religion (2)
Math 306 (3)
ELED 375 Literacy 1 (3)
SPED 320 Exceptional Students (3)
SPED 480 Issues in Special Education (2)
Total: 16

Semester 5

Geo 110 or Phys 110 + lab (4)
Child 230 Curriculum (3)
Child 230 must be taken the semester prior to ECSE 490
Methods of Instruction (2) – Take 1
(ELED 421, ELED 422, ELED 423)
ELED 380 Literacy 2 (3)
ECSE 400 Assessment/Evaluation (4)
Total: 16 /

Semester 6

ELED 385 Literacy 3 (1)
SPED 323 Culture and Diversity (2)
ECSE 490 Preschool Student Teaching (6)
Methods of Instruction (2) – Take 1
(ELED 421, ELED 422, ELED 423)
ECSE 410 Strategies (4)
Total: 15

Semester 7

Religion (3)
ECSE 491 Early Intervention Experience (4) ECSE 491 and Soc 430 must be taken concurrently
Methods of Instruction (2) – Take 1
(ELED 421, ELED 422, ELED 423)
ECSE 430 Primary Practicum (2)
Soc 430 Family & Community (3)
Total: 14 /

Semester 8

Religion – online (2)
ECSE 492 Student Teach. – Public School (12)*
*6 credits/general education teacher
*6 credits/special education teacher
Total: 14

ü  All 490 courses include a seminar

ü  ALL BYU-Idaho graduates must have completed FA 100 (no credit attached)

ü  For teacher licensure, the following state exams are required: Literacy 1, 2 & 3; Technology; Praxis Exams 1690 and 0021

Effective Fall, 2006 Draft: 3/14/2006