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B.S.E. in Elementary Education
Curriculum Overview

• The curriculum consists of a minimum of 127 hours. NWACC classes are blocked to show a recommended sequence.
• The first two years of the program are offered at NWACC and may culminate in the Associate of Arts in Teaching degree.
• Following completion of the prescribed, prerequisite courses with a 2.5 GPA, passing the PRAXIS I exam, a valid CPR card for both children and adults, and admission to the University of Arkansas, students are eligible to register for the junior and senior courses of a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education. ** Go to http://www.ets.org/ for information on the Praxis I exam.
• UA courses for the junior and senior years will be held on the campus of NorthWest Arkansas Community College. A cohort of junior-level students begins each fall semester.
• This BSE (4-year) degree includes approximately 9 months of student teaching experience in Rogers and Bentonville elementary schools. Senior-level students must therefore attend full-time.
• PRAXIS II, Education of Young Children, must be passed prior to the senior year. PRAXIS II, Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood, is taken during the fall semester of the senior year.

FRESHMAN YEAR at NWACC
FALL  (17 Credit Hrs.) ENGL 1013     English Composition I MATH 1204   College Algebra BIOL 1544     Principles of Biology/Lab COMM 1313  Fundamentals of Communication CHED 1003    Foundations & Theories in ECE	SPRING  (17 Credit Hrs.) ENGL 1023    English Composition II *** MATH 2213  Math Structures I CIED 1002     Introduction to Education CIED 1001     Practicum PSYC 2003     General Psychology HIST 2053      History of Arkansas HLSC 1002     Wellness Concepts

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR at NWACC
FALL  (16 Credit Hrs.) ARHS 1003  #Art Appreciation (required for AAT)        or  ART 1033 Intro to Art Studio  4-hour physical science with lab (# PHYS 1034     or  PHSC 2004 required for A.A.T. degree) HIST 2003 or 2013     U.S. History MATH 2223    Math Structures II 3-hour Transferable elective	SPRING  (18 Credit Hrs.) ETEC 2003     Educational Tech. & Lab GEOG 1123    Human Geography PLSC 2003     American Government CHED 2033    Child Development 3-hour Trans elective (MUST be WCIV 1003   or WCIV 1013 Western Civ. I or II  to   meet AA degree) ENGL 2213 or 2223  World Literature

 

  

JUNIOR YEAR (UA courses located on NWACC campus)
FALL  (16 Credit Hrs.) CIED 3023   Survey of Exceptionalities CIED 3033   Classroom Learning Theory CIED 3143   Teaching Science CIED 3003   Early Childhood Education CIED 3001   Practicum CIED 3103   Children’s Literature	SPRING  (13 Credit Hrs.) *** Recommended semester to fulfill Advanced Comp requirement, if needed. CIED 3123   Mathematics Methods CIED 3113   Emergent & Developmental Literacy CIED 3133   Integrated Social Studies CIED 4101   Practicum ARED 3603  Public School Art

 

  

SENIOR YEAR (UA courses located on NWACC campus)
SUMMER  (6 Credit Hrs.) CIED 3263 Lang. Develop. for the Educator  CIED 4143  Curriculum Design	FALL  (12 Credit Hrs.) CIED 4173  Student Teaching CIED 4153  Classroom Mgmt. CIED 4133  Measurement, Research,  & Readings CIED 4323  Inst. Design/Teachers	SPRING  (12 Credit Hrs.) CIED 4173  Student Teaching CIED 4163  Senior Project CIED 4003  Elementary Seminar CIED 4423  Teaching a Second Language

**BSE students will apply to the University of Arkansas and request the transfer of freshman and sophomore credits to UA during the semester before their junior year. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION to the program is Feb. 15.  UA accepts transfers of no more than 68 lower division credit hours. 

The University of Arkansas requires that all students take Advanced Composition (ENGL 2003) OR Essay Writing (ENGL 2013) on the UA campus before graduation UNLESS the student has passed the Advanced Composition Exemption Exam (ACEE). Essay Writing (ENGL 2013) is available as a correspondence course (offcampus.uark.edu).

Please contact Tay Sha Carter for academic advising. Contact Info: trcarter@uark.edu, (479) 619-4304, Burns Hall 1418

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