Early Childhood Education (Pre K-3), A.S.T.

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Major in Tennessee Transfer Pathway with the option in Early Childhood Education (Pre K-3) (A.S.T.)

Sample Academic Plan - Total Credit Hours: 63

Program Requirements - Students may be required to take additional Learning Support courses. Courses cannot be used more than once to satisfy program requirements.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credit Hours: 16

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ECED 1310 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education Credits: 3 (Course offered Fall only)
¹ General Education - History Requirement Credits: 3 ***
³ General Education - Mathematics Requirement Credits: 3 ****
ART 1035 - Introduction to Art Credits: 3 OR ART 2000 Art History Survey I OR ART 2020 Art History Survey II OR ENGL 2860 Introduction to Film OR MUS 1030 Introduction to Music OR THEA 1030 Introduction to Theatre
COLS 101 - Columbia State College Success Credits: 1

First Year - Spring Semester - Credit Hours: 16

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
EDUC 2000 - Introduction to Education Credits: 3
BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology Credits: 4 OR BIOL 1020 Diversity of Life OR BIOL 1080 Concepts of Biology OR BIOL 1110 General Biology I OR BIOL 1120 General Biology II OR BIOL 2010 Human Anatomy and Physiology I OR BIOL 2020 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
MATH 1420 - Geometry Concepts for Teachers Credits: 3 ******
¹ General Education - History Requirement Credits: 3 ***

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credit Hours: 16

It is recommended that students complete ENGL 1010 and MATH 1420 before taking Praxis Core Tests.

MATH 1410 - Number Concepts for Teachers Credits: 3
ECED 2320 - Infant, Toddler, Child Development Credits: 3 (Course offered Fall only)
GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3 OR COMM 2055 Argumentation and Debate
ASTR 1030 - Survey of Astronomy Credits: 4 OR CHEM 1120 General Chemistry II OR ESCI 1010 Weather and Climate OR ESCI 1020 Landforms OR PHYS 2010 Non-Calculus Physics I OR PHYS 2020 Non-Calculus Physics II OR PHYS 2110 Calculus-Based Physics I OR PHYS 2120 Calculus-Based Physics II OR PSCI 1030 Survey of Physical Science

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credit Hours: 15

ECED 2340 - Family Dynamics and Community Involvement Credits: 3
EDUC 2220 - Introduction to the Exceptional Learner/Special Education Credits: 3 *****
² General Education - Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement Credits: 3 *
² General Education - Literature Requirement Credits: 3
⁵ General Education - Social/Behavioral Science Requirement Credits: 3 **

General Education Requirements

¹History Requirement - Select from HIST 2010 , HIST 2020 , HIST 2030 , HIST 2310 , HIST 2320 .

²Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement - Select from ART 1035 , ART 2000 , ART 2020 , ENGL 2160 , ENGL 2860 , HUM 1010 , HUM 1020 , MUS 1030 , PHIL 1030 , PHIL 1040 , PHIL 2200 , THEA 1030 . Literature Options: ENGL 2055 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2235 , ENGL 2310 , ENGL 2320 .

³Mathematics Requirement - Select from MATH 1010 , MATH 1130 , MATH 1530 , MATH 1630 , MATH 1710 , MATH 1720 , MATH 1730 , MATH 1830 , MATH 1910 .

⁵Social/Behavioral Science Requirement - Select from ANTH 1230 , ANTH 1430 , COMM 1010 , ECON 2100 , ECON 2200 , GEOG 2010 , PHED 2120 , POLS 1010 , POLS 1030 , POLS 2025 , POLS 2035 , PSYC 1030 , PSYC 2130 , SOCI 1010 , SOCI 1040 , SOCI 2010 .

Note(s):

*Students who plan to transfer to the UoM must complete at least one fine arts under the Humanities & Fine Arts general education requirement.

**Students who intend to transfer to TSU are encouraged to take a Political Science course.

***Students who intend to transfer to UTK are encouraged to complete one U.S. History course and one non-U.S. History course to fulfill the History requirement. Students who intend to transfer to UTM should take a U.S. History sequence to fulfill the History requirement. Students who intend to transfer to TSU may take U.S. History or Tennessee History.

****Students who intend to transfer to APSU, ETSU, UM, UTC, and UTK, MATH 1530 is required. At UTM MATH 1130 is required. Student who intend to transfer to TSU are required to take a MATH 1130 or MATH 1710 .

*****Check with your advisor for recommended courses when selecting an Introduction to Special Education course.

******Students who plan to transfer to ETSU can take EDUC 2210 instead of MATH 1420 .

Students earning at AST degree must meet the following additional degree requirements:

Attainment of a 2.75 cumulative grade point average (GPA).
ACT composite score of 21 (or SAT score of 1080) or higher or successful completion of approved standardized examination (Praxis Core) for admission to the university's College of Education.

Satisfactory ratings on an index of suitability for the teaching profession (disposition forms). Students transferring to a public university of Tennessee may need to meet additional requirements to gain admittance to the university.

Check the website www.tntransferpathway.org to review Early Childhood Education Pre K-3 notes for required courses based on transfer university. Students should meet with their assigned advisor to determine courses required for the university chosen.

Students and advisors should run a degree audit using Degree Works in ChargerNet each semester to confirm classes are applicable to the program of study.

For more information contact:
Kirstin Davenport at kdavenport3@columbiastate.edu or 615.465.5762
Humanities and Social Sciences Division at HASS@columbistate.edu or 931.540.2780