Dec 17, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Early Childhood Education, BA


Program Description


The Early Childhood Education curriculum prepares students for teaching positions on the pre-kindergarten and primary levels (Pre-K-3). To be recommended for licensure, students must earn a C or higher in all required education courses.

Program Requirements


Freshman Year


First Semester


Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


Credit Hours: 18

Sophomore Year


First Semester


Credit Hours: 16

Credit Hours: 16

Junior Year


Senior Year


Total Credits: 124


Footnotes


1 Students must complete through 2020 in a modern language. See Modern Languages Requirement at Clemson University statement in Academic Regulations . Spanish is recommended.

2 See General Education Requirements . Three of these credits must also satisfy the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement. See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations  section.

3 Must be taken the fall semester of the sophomore year.

4 Must be taken the spring semester of the sophomore year.

5 Must be taken the fall semester of the junior year.

6 Must be taken the spring semester of the junior year.

7 Must be taken the fall semester of the senior year.

8 Completion of one of the following emphasis areas is required:

(1) Teacher Certification Emphasis Area - Students completing the coursework for the Teacher Certification Emphasis Area must complete the following coursework and meet all requirements for enrollment in professional courses, apply for directed teaching/teaching internship, and meet all requirements for recommendation for initial licensure as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog under Teacher Education Programs. The following courses must be taken the spring semester of the senior year.

(2) Non-Certification Emphasis Area - Individual students who have a minimum of 90 semester credit hours, have senior status in the degree program, and do not complete student teaching/internship and capstone requirements may be recommended by the faculty for the Non-Certification option. Students in the Non-Certification Emphasis Area will not meet the South Carolina Department of Education requirements for initial teacher certification. The Non-Certification option allows 12 credits of elective coursework to be substituted in lieu of the nine credits of student teaching/internship and three-credit capstone course. In consultation with and based on the recommendation of their faculty advisor, students may initiate the formal change for the Non-Certification Emphasis Area through the Change of Academic Program Form approved by the faculty advisor and department chair. It is recommended that students consult with their faculty advisor to select courses to meet the 12-credit elective requirement.

NOTES:

  1. All ED, EDEC, EDEL, EDF, EDLT and EDSP courses required in the degree program must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
  2. A grade of C or higher is required in the following courses: COMM 1500 , COMM 2500 , ED 1050 , ED 3010 , EDEC 2000 , EDEC 2010 , EDEC 2020 , EDEC 2200 , EDEC 3030 , EDEC 3040 , EDEC 3360 , EDEC 4000 , EDEC 4200 , EDEC 4300 , EDEC 4400 , EDEC 4500 , EDEC 4600 , EDEL 3100 , EDF 3020 , EDF 3340 , EDF 4800 , EDLT 4580 , EDLT 4590 , EDSP 3700 , EDSP 3750 , ENGL 1030 , HON 2230 , MATH 1150 , and MATH 2160 .