Program: Early Childhood/Special Education Integrated (B-K) (SEBK), BA - Harding University

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 50 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

EDFD 2030 replaces PSY 2010 in this major and is counted below.

ART 1010 - Art Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
or MUS 1010-1015 Music Appreciation Credit Hours: 3

or THEA 1010 Theatre Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1100 - General Biology Credit Hours: 3
BNEW 1010 - Life and Teachings of Jesus (Gospels) Credit Hours: 2
BNEW 1030 - Faith and Mission of the Church (Acts through Revelation) Credit Hours: 2
BOLD 2010 - Creation and Kingdom (Genesis through Esther) Credit Hours: 2
BOLD 2030 - Wisdom and Prophets (Job through Malachi) Credit Hours: 2
COMM 1010 - Communication Principles Credit Hours: 3
ENG 1130 - Introduction to University Writing, Research, and Grammar Credit Hours: 3
ENG 2010 - World Literature I Credit Hours: 3
or ENG 2020 World Literature II Credit Hours: 3
ENG 2110 - Critical Reading, Thinking, and Writing Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 2506 - Regional Geography: Europe and the Americas Credit Hours: 3
or GEOG 2551 Regional Geography: Africa and Asia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1010 - American History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 1020 American History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2100 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 2110 Western Civilization Since 1500 Credit Hours: 3
KINS 1010 - Wellness Credit Hours: 2
One KINS activity course.
MATH 1330 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
or MATH 1200 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
or any mathematics course numbered higher than MATH 1200, excluding MATH 1340 , MATH 2131 , MATH 2231 , MATH 2700 , MATH 2900
PHS 1010 - Earth Science Credit Hours: 3
or PHS 1070/1070L Physical Science for Educators Credit Hours: 4
POLS 1787 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
or ECON 2010 Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3

or SOC 2030 General Sociology Credit Hours: 3
3 hours from the Global Perspective menu

Major: 78 Hours

May be taken prior to admission to the teacher education program: 40 Hours

CSD 1140 - Normal Speech and Language Development Credit Hours: 3
or CSD 1150 Normal Speech and Language Development Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 2020 - The Teaching Profession and Technology - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 2030 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 3110 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3490 - Pediatric Nutrition, Health, and Safety Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3520 - Infant/Toddler Educare Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3780 - Therapeutic Perspectives of Play Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2131 - Mathematics for Early Childhood and Middle School Teachers Credit Hours: 3
PHS 1010L - LAB: Earth Science Credit Hours: 1
RDNG 3500 - Children’s Literature Credit Hours: 3
SPEC 3300 - Birth to Kindergarten Curriculum Credit Hours: 3
or FCS 3500 Preschool Curriculum Credit Hours: 3
SPED 3030 - Teaching the Child with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3
SPED 3130 - Family, School and Community: Cultural Perspectives Credit Hours: 3
SPED 3150 - Advocacy and Legislation in Special Education Credit Hours: 3

To be taken after admission to the Teacher Education Program: 38 Hours

BIOL 4080 - Science for the P-8 Teacher Credit Hours: 3
ECED 3100 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
ECED 4110 - Curriculum Design and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
ELED 3170 - Teaching Young Writers Credit Hours: 3
FCS 4250 - Administration, Leadership, and Management in Child and Family Services Credit Hours: 3
RDNG 3120 - Foundations of Reading Credit Hours: 3
SPEC 4140 - Managing the Learning Environment - Internship I Credit Hours: 2
SPEC 4410 - Supervised Teaching - Internship II Credit Hours: 12
SPED 4160 - Literacy Interventions for Students with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3
SPED 4190 - Professional Educator Elementary/Middle Level/SPED B-K/SPED K-12 Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives:

See Bible enrollment policy here.

Locations

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 50 Hours

Major: 78 Hours

May be taken prior to admission to the teacher education program: 40 Hours

To be taken after admission to the Teacher Education Program: 38 Hours

Remaining Bible/Electives:

Total Hours: 128

Locations