Early Childhood / Elementary Education

8 Semester Plan

2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Semester 1 - Fall
Course Credits Major PES GEP
BIOL 109 or BIOL 149 4 C
ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition 3 CS1
HIST 100 – The Contemporary World 3 B
MATH 109 or MATH 119 3 CS3
ORIE 101 – Intro. to Higher Education 1
EDUC 100 – Intro to Teacher Education 1 X
PSYC 150 – General Psychology 3 X D
Semester Total 18
Semester 2 - Spring
Course Credits Major PES GEP
ART 110 – Visual Imagery 3 X A
CHEM 100 or GEOG 103 4 C
ENGL 150 – Intro to Literature 3 B
IDIS 150 – First-Year FSU Colloquium 3 E
MATH 206 – Problem Solving Elem I 3 X
Semester Total 16
Semester 3 - Fall
Course Credits Major PES GEP
ECED 150 – ECED Foundations 3 X
EDUC 201 – Students, Teachers, & LE 3 X
GEOG 104 – Human Geography 3 F
MATH 207 – Problem Solving Elem II 3 X
PHSC 203 – Physical Science 4 X E
Semester Total 16
Semester 4 - Spring
Course Credits Major PES GEP
ECED 293 – ECED Learning Environ. 3 X
ENGL 3xx – Advanced Writing 3 CS2
EDUC 333 3 X
HPED 309 – Health & Physical Ed. 3 X
PSYC 210 – Child Development 3 X
SOCI 100 – Intro. to Sociology 3 D
Semester Total 18
Semester 5 - Fall
Course Credits Major PES GEP
EDUC 200 – Teaching Lab 1 X
EDUC 202 – Foundations of Learning 3 X
EDUC 325 – Educational Tech Lab 3 TF
EDUC 376 – Special & Multicultural Ed. 3 X
EDUC 390 – Field Experience in ECED 3 X
REED 323 – Process & Acquisition 3 X
Semester Total 16
Semester 6 - Spring
Course Credits Major PES GEP
ECED 443 – Adults in Child’s World 3 X
EDUC 401 – Assistantship Seminar 1 X
ELED 307 – Teaching Assistantship 1 X
ELED 471 – Math Curriculum 3 X
ELED 474 – Science Curriculum 3 X
ELED 475 – Social Studies Curriculum 3 X
REED 473 – Reading Instruction 3 X
Semester Total 17
Semester 7 - Fall
Course Credits Major PES GEP
ECED 431 – Curriculum Development 3 X
EDUC 402 – Internship I Seminar 1 X
ELED 494 – Teaching Internship I: P-9 6 X
REED 420 – Assessment for Reading 3 X
REED 425 – Materials and Motivation 3 X
Semester Total 16
Semester 8 - Spring
Course Credits Major PES GEP
EDUC 422 – Leadership Seminar 3 X
ELED 495 – Teaching Internship II: P-9 9 X
Semester Total 12

Total Credits: 129

Reviewed or Updated by/date: Dr. Janet Mattern, EDUC, 03/25/2025