Early Childhood Education (T100) (B.S.)

Prerequisite Coursework

The prerequisite knowledge can be obtained by completing the following course:

• EDF 1005 - Introduction to Education Credit Hours: 3
    

Curriculum

General Education Coursework

Credit Hours: 36

• Communications Credit Hours: 9
  Refer to General Education Requirements .
• Mathematics Credit Hours: 6
  Refer to General Education Requirements .
• Humanities Credit Hours: 6
  Refer to General Education Requirements .
• Natural Sciences Credit Hours: 6
  Refer to General Education Requirements .
• Social and Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 9
  Refer to General Education Requirements . 

Lower Division Coursework

Credit Hours: 27

A minimum grade of C or higher is required in all Lower Division coursework.

• CHD 1220 - Child Growth and Development I Credit Hours: 3
    
• CHD 2330 - Strategies to Support Emergent Literacy, Ages 0-8 Credit Hours: 3
    
• EDF 1005 - Introduction to Education Credit Hours: 3
     
  Note: This course is a state common prerequisite and is required prior to program admission.
• EDG 2940 - Observing and Recording Child Behavior Credit Hours: 6
    
• EEC 1001 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEC 1200 - Creative Activities in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEC 1202 - Program Development in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEX 2013 - Appropriate Strategies for Learners with Special Needs Credit Hours: 3
    

Lower Division Elective Coursework

Credit Hours: 21

Select from any Associate in Arts Elective coursework, Associate in Science Professional coursework, or Associate in Science Professional Elective coursework. 

It is strongly recommended that Lower Division Elective coursework include key skill-building courses with the following prefixes:

• CGS 1100C - Microcomputer Applications for Business and Economics Credit Hours: 3
    
• CHD 1110 - Infant and Toddler Care I (Development) Credit Hours: 3
    
• CHD 1220 - Child Growth and Development I Credit Hours: 3
    
• DEP 2002 - Foundations of Child and Adolescent Psychology Credit Hours: 3
    
• EDF 2085 - Introduction to Diversity for Teachers Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEC 2520 - Child Care and Education Organizational Leadership and Management Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEC 2523 - Development and Administration of a Childcare Center and Education Programs Credit Hours: 3
    
  Note: This course may be accepted as one of the requirements for the Department of Children and Families (DCF) Director’s Credential.  Please refer to DCF’s website for more information. 
• EEC 2527 - Child Care and Education Legal and Financial Issues Credit Hours: 3
    
• EDG 2941 - Supervised Student Field Experience Credit Hours: 3
    
• EME 2040C - Introduction to Educational Technology Credit Hours: 3
    

Upper Division Coursework

Credit Hours: 33

A minimum grade of C or higher is required in all Upper Division coursework.

• EDG 4330 - Assessment, Evaluation and Diagnosis Credit Hours: 3
    
• EDG 4410 - Classroom and Behavior Management Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEC 4219 - Integrated Science and Math for Young Children Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEC 4706 - Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEC 4940C - Internship Early Childhood Credit Hours: 4
    
  Note: Students must have a minimum 2.5 GPA to be enrolled in this course. 
• LAE 4416 - Children’s Literature in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3
    
• RED 4511 - Linking Literacy and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
    
• RED 4541 - Application and Instructional Practices in Reading Literacy in Education Credit Hours: 3
    
• RED 4941C - Reading Practicum Credit Hours: 2
    
• TSL 3080 - Applied Linguistics and Practices for Teachers Credit Hours: 3
    
• TSL 3081 - Teaching English Language Learners Credit Hours: 3
    

Upper Division Elective Coursework

Credit Hours: 3

A minimum grade of C or higher is required in all Upper Division coursework.

• EEC 3400 - Family Literacy and Young Children Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEC 4301 - Cognitive, Psychosocial and Physical Development, Birth through Adolescence Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEC 4404 - Relations Across Family-School-Community Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEC 4624 - Creative and Affective Experiences in Early Childhood Curriculum Credit Hours: 3
    
• EDG 4930 - Instructional Strategies for Varying Student Populations Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEX 4201 - Young Children with Special Needs Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEX 4231 - Assessments and Methods for Students with Special Needs Credit Hours: 3
    

Total Credit Hours: 120

Credit hours may vary depending on whether a student has satisfied the foreign language requirements of the College.

Background Check Requirement for Education Majors

All students are required to pass a background check in order to complete field experience and EEC 4940C - Internship Early Childhood. Failure to pass the background check may result in the student being unable to complete the course and program. For the exact cost for the background checks, please refer to the Field Experience Guide, which is located in the Field Experience Canvas Learning Management shell.

The most common reasons for being denied entrance into PK-12 field experiences and the internship include:

• Two or more misdemeanor charge dispositions resulting in pre-trial diversion, a guilty plea, a plea of nolo contendere, and/or withhold of adjudication.
• Unresolved criminal charges.
• Prior employment termination for unsatisfactory performance.
• Prior employment terminations for cause.

Students are encouraged to contact the program manager in advance if they have concerns about their clearance.

Remediation

If a student is removed from EEC 4940C - Internship Early Childhood by the hosting school or the program dean/manager, the student will be required to meet with the appropriate dean or program manager and develop an action plan for remediation. Remediation is mandatory and must be completed prior to another internship placement according to the College’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU’s) with all participating school districts. There will be no refund of tuition and fees or costs. However, students may appeal their tuition fees through the Dean of Education by following the procedures listed in Procedures for Academic and Non-Academic Appeals  section of the College catalog.

Upon successful completion of the remediation plan, the student must re-apply for internship placement. However, the College cannot guarantee placement since the school district must approve all placements.

Foreign Language Requirement for Baccalaureate Degree

Baccalaureate degree-seeking students must meet a foreign language requirement prior to graduation. Students may fulfill the requirement by completing eight semester hours of the same foreign language or sign language. Alternative options that will be considered include the following:

1. Successful completion of two sequential high school credits in one foreign language as listed in Florida Statute 1007.262 at bit.ly/FS-foreign-language and DOE Board Rule 6A.10.02412 at bit.ly/FR-foreign-language. The student is responsible to send official high school transcripts to the Registrar’s Office for evaluation.
2. Submitting an English translated high school course-by-course transcript from a country of origin, exits test scores or certificates not acceptable. Students must have an English translation performed, at students’ expense, by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Visit naces.org/members for a list of NACES members. Examples of acceptable services are Josef Silny & Associates at jsilny.com and World Education Services at wes.org.
3. Also, appropriate College Level Examination Program (CLEP) level one and two scores in French, German, and Spanish will be accepted.

Courses offered are in American Sign Language (ASL 1140  and ASL 1150 ), Brazilian Portuguese (POR 1120  and POR 1121 ), Chinese (CHI 1120  and CHI 1121 ), French (FRE 1120  and FRE 1121 ), French Conversation (FRE 2210  and FRE 2211 ), French Intermediate (FRE 2200  and FRE 2201 ), German (GER 1120  and GER 1121 ), German Intermediate (GER 2200  and GER 2201 ), Latin (LAT 1120  and LAT 1121 ), Spanish (SPN 1120  and SPN 1121 ), Spanish Conversation (SPN 2210  and SPN 2211 ), and Spanish Intermediate (SPN 2200  and SPN 2201 ) fulfill this eight credit hour requirement. Students may use the ASL prefix course combination to satisfy the foreign language requirements of the College.

Writing and Mathematical Skills Requirement

The Florida State Board of Education Rule regarding the required writing and mathematical skills was revised in December 2005. 6A-10.030 specifies the policies and procedures for implementing the requirement (Table 5).

Graduation Requirements

To receive a bachelor’s degree, students must:

1. Fulfill all academic requirements for the chosen program of study as outlined in the Florida State College at Jacksonville catalog and curriculum.
2. Earn minimum prescribed semester hours for the selected bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.0 (C) on a 4.0 scale for an all college cumulative grade point average. This includes Florida State College at Jacksonville college-credit semester hours and transferred credits (excluding developmental education) in lower and upper division courses;
3. Earn at least a C in each course used to satisfy the General Education Requirements and any other area designated with a C or higher in each course.
4. Earn a minimum of 25 percent of all credits counting toward the baccalaureate degree from Florida State College at Jacksonville (for example, a minimum of 30 credits for a 120-credit bachelor’s degree). Credit by examination and credit for prior learning do not count toward this residency requirement.
5. Fulfill the 36 college credit Florida General Education Requirements (note: 45 semester hours of required General Education for the B.S.N. degree and 51 semester hours of required General Education for the Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences degree), including the required core course options as listed in s. 1007.25(3) Florida Statue and State Board Rule 6A.14.0303;
6. Demonstrated competency in civic literacy in accordance with s. 1007.25, Florida Statutes (F.S.) at bit.ly/FS-gen-ed-courses and State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.02413, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) at bit.ly/FR-civic-lit-comp. Pursuant to guidelines established by Senate Bill 1108, competency is demonstrated by completion of one of two civic literacy courses (either AMH 2020  or POS 2041 ) with a grade of C or higher AND by achievement of the standard score on a state-approved assessment;
7. Fulfill the Foreign Language requirement. Students may fulfill the requirement by demonstrating foreign language proficiency (at the intermediate level) equivalent to 2-years in high school or a sequence of two college credit courses in a single foreign language. Alternative options that will be considered include the following:
   1. Successful completion of two sequential high school credits in one foreign language as listed in s. 1007.262 Florida Statute and State Board Rule 6A.10.02412. The student is responsible for sending official high school transcripts to the Registrar’s office for evaluation.
   2. Submitting a transcript from the country of origin; exit test scores or certificates not acceptable. Students may be required to have an English translation performed, at students’ expense, by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) (visit naces.org/members for a list of NACES members). Examples of acceptable services are Josef Silny & Associates and World Education Services.
   3. Appropriate College Level Examination Program (CLEP) level one and two scores in French, German, and Spanish will also be accepted.
8. Fulfill all obligations, financial or otherwise, to the College before they may graduate.

 Note: Students are cautioned to pay particular attention to the following statements.

• A student’s graduation date will be the date of the end of the College term in which the student has fulfilled all academic requirements. (The removal of an incomplete grade does not affect students’ graduation dates, since the grade change is effective at the end of the term in which the incomplete grade was assigned rather than the term in which the incomplete work was made up.)
• Students who enter under the (2023/2024) catalog will be assigned to the degree or certificate requirements in effect during the 2023/2024 academic year. The student’s assigned catalog year will remain in effect as long as the student maintains continuous enrollment. Changes to requirements as mandated by law or by rule of the District Board of Trustees may supersede this provision.
• Many courses in this catalog have prerequisite requirements and/or corequisite courses listed in the course descriptions. Students are advised to be guided by these requirements.