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IECE-SEEC - Teaching (B.S.)

 

BS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (IECE)
    (with emphasis in Special Education Early Childhood - Birth to Primary - Teaching)

131 Semester Hours

Purpose:  To prepare professionals, leading to IECE Certification, which will qualify them to be:  1) lead teachers for the Kentucky Department of Education for children aged 3 to 5 in public school or private settings; and 2) developmental interventionists for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, for children aged birth to 3, and their families.  

 
Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hours
 

Major  Requirement (27 hours)

SED 104 Special Education Introduction 3 hours
SED 341 Behavior Management 3 hours
SED 352 Special Education Early Childhood Assessment 3 hours
SED 360 Normal Speech and Language Development 3 hours
SED 375 Practicum in Special Education 3 hours
SED 436 Early Childhood Intervention Programming 3 hours
SED 504 Assistive/Adaptive Technology 3 hours
SED 518 Special Education in Early Childhood 3 hours
SED 577 Dual Sensory Impairments and Communication 3 hours
 

Supporting Course Requirement (12 hours)

ELE 519 Teaching in Kindergarten 3 hours
NSC 500 Early Childhood Health Care 3 hours
OTS 515 Early Childhood Sensorimotor Development 3 hours
SWK 456 Children's Services 3 hours
 

Professional Education Requirement (16 hours)

EDF 103 Introduction to Education 1 hours
EDF 203 Schooling and Society 3 hours
SED 499 Supervised Student Teaching in Special Education 12 hours
 

Minor Requirement (18 hours)

(Minor in Child and Family Studies)

CDF 235 Child Development:  Conception to Six Years 3 hours
CDF 246 Program Planning for Young Children 3 hours
CDF 327 Family Involvement with Young Children 3 hours
CDF 344 Program Planning for Infants and Toddlers 3 hours
CDF 346 Play-Based Assessment for Early Childhood Program Planning 3 hours
*One additional CDF course for the minor upon advisor approval
 

General Education Requirement (51 hours)

Standard General Education program.
 

University Requirement (4 hours)

EDO 100 Academic Orientation 1 hour
Restricted Electives CSC 104 or CIS 212 is an admission to teacher education requirement and may be selected as a restricted elective. 3 hours
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