Birth through Kindergarten B.S.H.E.S.
Early Childhood Education B.S.E.
Eight-Semester Degree Program
Because this program requires admission to progress, it does not qualify for the university's Eight-Semester Degree Program; however, students who qualify for admission to the program can finish a degree in four years by following the suggested order of classes below.
| First Year | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| UNIV 10051 University Perspectives | 1 | |
| ENGL 10103 Composition I (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1013) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1) | 3 | |
| MATH 11003 College Algebra (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 1103) (or higher level MATH (Satisfies General Education Outcome 2.1) | 3 | |
| PSYC 20003 General Psychology (ACTS Equivalency = PSYC 1103) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3) | 3 | |
| CIED 10103 Introduction to Education | 3 | |
| SPCH 10003 Public Speaking (ACTS Equivalency = SPCH 1003) (Satisfies General Education Outcomes 1.2 and 5.1) | 3 | |
| ENGL 10203 Composition II (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1023) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1) | 3 | |
| NUTR 12103 Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 | |
| HDFS 24103 Family Relations (Satisfies General Education Outcomes 3.3, 4.1, and 4.2) | 3 | |
| SOCI 10103 General Sociology (ACTS Equivalency = SOCI 1013) or HDFS 26003 Rural Families and Communities | 3 | |
| HDFS 24033 Infant and Toddler Development & HDFS 24031 Infant and Toddler Development Laboratory | 4 | |
| Year Total: | 16 | 16 |
| Second Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| CIED 10003 Introduction to Technology in Education | 3 | |
| MATH 22103 Survey of Mathematical Structures I | 3 | |
| Science University Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4) | 4 | |
| Humanities University Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.2)2 | 3 | |
| HDFS 24303 Child Development | 3 | |
| U.S. History or Government University Core Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 1 | |
| Fine Arts University Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.1)1 | 3 | |
| HDFS 24703 Child Guidance & HDFS 24701 Child Guidance Laboratory | 4 | |
| Science University Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4) | 4 | |
| Year Total: | 16 | 15 |
| Third Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| CIED 44003 Understanding Cultures in the Classroom | 3 | |
| SCWK 36303 Child Welfare: 21st Century Perspectives or SCWK 30103 Child Advocacy I: Perspectives on Child Maltreatment and Child Advocacy | 3 | |
| CIED 42103 Math and Science for Young Children | 3 | |
| CIED 33303 Language and Literacy Pedagogy for Birth through Kindergarten Educators | 3 | |
| CIED 30203 Survey of Exceptionalities | 3 | |
| CIED 31103 Emergent Literacy | 3 | |
| CIED 31203 Primary Mathematics Methods in the K-6 Classroom | 3 | |
| SPED 44103 ABA and Classroom Management for Teachers | 3 | |
| CIED 41303 Assessment and Instruction (Satisfies General Education Outcome 6.1) | 3 | |
| CIED 42203 Creative and Social Experience for Young Children | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Fourth Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| CIED 41703 Residency I | 3 | |
| CIED 40003 Elementary Seminar | 3 | |
| CIED 34503 Developmental Literacy | 3 | |
| HIST 33803 Arkansas and the Southwest | 3 | |
| SPED 44603 Teaching Students with Extensive Support Needs | 3 | |
| CIED 42906 Advanced Residency II | 6 | |
| General Electives | 3 | |
| SPED 47803 Professional and Family Partnerships | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 12 |
| Total Units in Sequence: | 120 | |
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The Fine Arts Elective courses which satisfy General Education Outcome 3.1 include: ARCH 10003, ARHS 10003, COMM 10003, DANC 10003, LARC 10003, MUSC 10003, MUSC 100H3, MUSC 10103, MUSC 101H3, MUSC 13303, THTR 10003, THTR 10103 or THTR 101H3.
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The Humanities Elective courses which satisfy General Education Outcome 3.2 include: AAST 20203, ANTH 10303, ARCH 10103, CLST 10003, CLST 100H3, CLST 10103, COMM 12303, DANC 10003, ENGL 12103, GNST 20003, HUMN 22103, LALS 20103, MRST 20103, MUSY 20003, MUSY 200H3, PHIL 20003, PHIL 200H3, PHIL 21003, PHIL 23003, THTR 10003, THTR 10103, THTR 101H3, ENGL 11103, ENGL 11203, or Intermediate-level world language.