Childhood Education B.S.E. (READ concentration)
Eight-Semester Plan
Because this program requires admission to progress, it does not qualify for the university's Eight-Semester Degree Program; however, students who qualify to finish a degree in four years can follow the suggested order of classes below.
| First Year | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| ENGL 1013 Composition I (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1013) (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| MATH 1203 College Algebra (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 1103) (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| BIOL 1543 Principles of Biology (ACTS Equivalency = BIOL 1014 Lecture) (Sp, Su, Fa) & BIOL 1541L Principles of Biology Laboratory (ACTS Equivalency = BIOL 1014 Lab) (Sp, Su, Fa) | 4 | |
| ARHS 1003 Basic Course in the Arts: Art Lecture (ACTS Equivalency = ARTA 1003) (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| HIST 2003 History of the American People to 1877 (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 2113) (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| ENGL 1023 Composition II (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1023) (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| STAT 2303 Principles of Statistics (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2103) (Sp, Su, Fa) (or any 3hr Statistics course) | 3 | |
| COMM 1313 Public Speaking (ACTS Equivalency = SPCH 1003) (Sp, Su, Fa) or COMM 2323 Interpersonal Communication (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| CIED 1013 Introduction to Education (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| HIST 2013 History of the American People, 1877 to Present (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 2123) (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 16 | 15 |
| Second Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| PHYS 1034 Physics for Elementary Education Majors (Sp) or ASTR 2003 and ASTR 2001L or STEM 4104 Astronomy for Educators (Sp, Fa) | 4 | |
| COMM 1233 Media, Community and Citizenship (Sp, Fa) or PHIL 2003 Introduction to Philosophy (ACTS Equivalency = PHIL 1103) (Sp, Su, Fa) or PHIL 2103 Introduction to Ethics (ACTS Equivalency = PHIL 1003) (Sp, Su, Fa) or PHIL 2203 Logic (ACTS Equivalency = PHIL 1003) (Sp, Su, Fa) or PHIL 3103 Ethics and the Professions (Sp, Su, Fa) or WLIT 1113 World Literature I (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 2113) (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| MATH 2213 Survey of Mathematical Structures I (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| PLSC 2003 American National Government (ACTS Equivalency = PLSC 2003) (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| MLIT 1003 Experiencing Music (ACTS Equivalency = MUSC 1003) (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| HIST 1113 Institutions and Ideas of World Civilizations I (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 1113) (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| GEOS 1113 General Geology (ACTS Equivalency = GEOL 1114 Lecture) (Sp, Su, Fa) & GEOS 1111L General Geology Laboratory (ACTS Equivalency = GEOL 1114 Lab) (Sp, Su, Fa) | 4 | |
| MATH 2223 Survey of Mathematical Structures II (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| GEOS 1123 Human Geography (ACTS Equivalency = GEOG 1113) (Sp, Su, Fa) or ANTH 1023 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ACTS Equivalency = ANTH 2013) (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
HIST 3383 Arkansas and the Southwest (Sp, Fa) | ||
Any 3-hour Arkansas History course | ||
| Year Total: | 16 | 16 |
| Third Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| CIED 3013 Development and Learning Theories in the K-6 Classroom (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| ENGL 2003 Advanced Composition (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| CIED 3103 Children and Adolescent Literature (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| CIED 3262 Language Development for the Educator (Sp, Fa) | 2 | |
| Electives | 3 | |
| CIED 3113 Emergent and Developmental Literacy (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| CIED 3053 The Emerging Adolescent (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| ENSC 1003 Environmental Science (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| Math Electives | 3 | |
| ECON 3053 Economics for Elementary Teachers (Fa) or ECON 2143 Basic Economics: Theory and Practice (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 14 | 15 |
| Fourth Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| CIED 3123 Mathematics Methods in the K-6 Classroom (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| CIED 4113 Integrated Communication Skills for the K-6 Classroom (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| STEM 4033 Introduction to STEM Education (Sp, Su) | 3 | |
| CIED 3133 Integrated Social Studies for the K-6 Classroom (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| CIED 4423 Teaching English as a Second Language (Sp) | 3 | |
| CIED 4153 Classroom Management in the Elementary Grades (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| CIED 4363 Disciplinary Literacy in the K-6 Classroom (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| CIED 3143 Teaching Science in the Elementary Grades (Sp, Fa) | 3 | |
| CIED 3023 Survey of Exceptionalities (Sp, Su, Fa) | 3 | |
| SPED 5173 Introduction to Dyslexia: Literacy Development & Structure of Language (Fa) | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Total Units in Sequence: | 122 | |
