Florida Gulf Coast University Catalog

Child Development (B.S.) 2009-2010 Catalog Year

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College of Education

Division of Undergraduate Studies

The program is designed to prepare education related personnel for employment in the fields of child care and children's services for young children from birth to five and has the potential to meet the teacher certification needs of other grade levels as well. This degree program is a joint initiative between Florida Gulf Coast University and Edison College. An articulation agreement has been reached between the two institutions to allow Edison College AS degree graduates in Early Childhood Education to be admitted to the College of Education for the BS in Child Development. The agreement requires that Edison College AS graduates meet all General Education requirements before entry into the BS in Child Development.

Program Admission Requirements

• An overall GPA of 2.0 on all hours attempted.
• Satisfy all General Education requirements.
• Satisfy Gordon Rule requirements.

Program Requirements

1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
   Refer to the General Education Program for more information.
   
   
   1. Communication (6 hrs)
   2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
   3. Humanities (9 hrs)
   4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
   5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)
      
      Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.


2. Common Prerequisites
   None


3. Required Courses in the Major (42 hrs)
   
   
   • EDP 3004 Student Development & Learning (3)
   • EDF 3251  Classroom Mgmt. & Organization (3)
   • EDG 4343  Instructional Strategies (3)
   • EEC 3268  Play Development Intervention Assessment  (3)
   • MAE 4310  Math Content Learning Literacy (3)
   • EEC 4300  Cognitive Experience for Young Children (3)
   • SCE 4310  Science Methods (3)
   • LAE 4416  Children's Literature (3)
   • TSL 4520  Sec. Lang. Acquis. Comm. & Culture (3)
   • EEC 4942  Integrated Field Exp. – Early Child. (3)
   • EEX 4231  Assessment, Eval. & Progress of Young Children with Disabilities (3)
   • EEC 4936  Sr. Sem: Curr. Trends & Issues in ECE (3)
   • EEC 4940  Final Internship (6)


4. Electives in the Major (3 hrs)
   
   Select one of the following:
   
   • RED 4344  Methods of Teaching Reading (3)
   • RED 4310 Early Literacy Learning (3)


5. University Requirements (3 hrs)
   
   
   • IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)


6. Additional Electives (variable)
   

   Additional electives may be required to reach a minimum of 120 credit hours for the baccalaureate degree.

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED: 120 HRS

Additional Graduation Requirements

• A grade of C or higher in all College of Education courses with an overall GPA of 2.0 in all College of Education coursework and in all coursework attempted.
• A minimum of 48 upper division hours (courses numbered 3000 and higher).
• Complete 30 of the last 60 hours at FGCU.
• Satisfy foreign language requirement.
• Satisfy Service Learning requirement

Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes

The COE limits the transfer of coursework into its upper-division, undergraduate programs.  To be considered, courses must have been completed with a minimum grade of C and no more than five years prior to the date of entry into the College of Education undergraduate program.

Progression Requirements

• Students must see their academic advisor for an approved plan of study and for permission to register for EEC 4942, Integrated Field Experience.
• In order to be placed in a Final Internship, students must have passed all program courses except EEC 4936 which must be taken concurrently with EEC 4940, Final Internship.

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