May 03, 2024

2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin

2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Non-Teacher Certification, B.S.E.

Requirements for Program

The Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (non-teaching certification) prepares students for a variety of careers related to the field of early childhood education, with a focus on teaching, administration, and advocacy. Students acquire skills to work with both young children and their families, with particular attention given to families with children with disabilities and from diverse backgrounds.

Students will participate in courses including, but not limited to, infant/toddler development, exceptionality and disability, literacy and language for young children, collaborating with families, early childhood policy, assessment, intervention planning, and differentiated instruction.

Graduates of the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (non-teaching certification) will be prepared to teach in private pre-school classrooms, Early and Head Start programs, and childcare settings. In addition, graduates will be prepared to work in a variety of related capacities: state and local government agencies; quality raters; early childhood trainers; early childhood directors; providers in Kentucky’s Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS); early childhood researchers; and family advocate and support liaisons.

Degree Requirements

To receive the B.S. degree in Education with a major in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education: Non-Certification Program, students must: (1) complete the UK Core requirements; (2) complete all degree requirements; and (3) maintain 2.0 GPA.

Continuous Assessment

All students in the interdisciplinary early childhood education: non-certification program are expected to meet the standards and rules for Admission and Retention.
On-going Assessment. Once a student is admitted to the program, he/she meets with an advisor to plan the remainder of the program.

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements.The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

Choose one course from approved list Credit(s): 3

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

Choose one course from approved list Credit(s): 3

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

Choose one course from approved list Credit(s): 3

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Choose one course from approved list Credit(s): 3

V. Composition and Communication I

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3

VI. Composition and Communication II

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3

VII. Quantitative Foundations

Choose one course from approved list Credit(s): 3

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

Choose one course from approved list Credit(s): 3

X. Global Dynamics

Choose one course from approved list Credit(s): 3

UK Core hours: 30

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

EPE 301 - EDUCATION IN AMERICAN CULTURE Credit(s): 3

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR) 3

Premajor Requirements

PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
BIO 103 - BASIC IDEAS OF BIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
BIO 111 - GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
HIS 104 - A HISTORY OF EUROPE THROUGH THE MID-SEVENTEENTH CENTURY Credit(s): 3
and
HIS 105 - A HISTORY OF EUROPE FROM THE MID-SEVENTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT Credit(s): 3
OR
HIS 108 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH 1876 Credit(s): 3
and
HIS 109 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 Credit(s): 3
EPE 174 - THE COLLEGE STUDENT Credit(s): 3
SOC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
IEC 120 - INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 23

Major Requirements

All students in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education: Non-Certification Program must be admitted into the program. This Track does not lead to a teaching certificate. A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is required for admission, retention, and completion of the program.

IEC 255 - CHILD DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3
IEC 256 - GUIDANCE STRATEGIES FOR WORKING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN Credit(s): 3
IEC 557 - INFANT DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3
EPE 301 - EDUCATION IN AMERICAN CULTURE Credit(s): 3
IEC 260 - CURRICULUM PLANNING IN INTERDISCIPLINARY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Credit(s): 4
IEC 512 - LANGUAGE AND LITERACY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Credit(s): 3
IEC 546 - TRANSDISCIPLINARY SERVICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Credit(s): 3
EDP 202 - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING Credit(s): 3
EDS 375 - INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN Credit(s): 3
EDS 513 - LEGAL ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
EDS 516 - PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTION Credit(s): 3
EDS 522 - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Credit(s): 3
OR
IEC 522 - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Credit(s): 3
EDS 530 - MODERATE AND SEVERE DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
Courses taken after admission to Upper-Division:
IEC 507 - ASSESSMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN Credit(s): 3
IEC 508 - ADVANCED CURRICULUM PLANNING IN INTERDISCIPLINARY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
IEC 509 - INTERVENTION PLANNING FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Credit(s): 3
IEC 510 - PRACTICUM IN INTERDISCIPLINARY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Credit(s): 1 - 12 (Variable)
IEC 523 - PRACTICUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION Credit(s): 3
IEC 552 - ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION IN INTERDISCIPLINARY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS Credit(s): 3