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Educational Studies (Early Childhood Studies), BAE


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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Education, BAE
Plan Code: TEESECEBAE
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Major Core
Students must secure an approved work or volunteer placement for upper division coursework. The college's Community Education Services team can assist students in finding a placement at a site that teaches young children and meets the requirements of the degree.
CDE 430 Infant and Toddler Development in the Family (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ECD 220 Introduction to Nutrition, Health and Safety
2 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 2
ECD 310 Applied Early Child Development
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ECD 322 Cognition and General Knowledge: Science, Math, Logic and Reasoning
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ECD 325 Supporting Dual Language Learners
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ECD 476 Intentional Teaching
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ECD 327 Becoming a Teacher Leader
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ECS 312 Social and Emotional Development of the Young Child (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ECS 315 Classroom Organization and Child Guidance
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ECS 321 Communication, Language Development, and Emergent Literacy
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ECS 430 Systems, Policy, and Advocacy in Early Childhood/Special Education
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ECS 427 Highly Individualized Teaching and Learning
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
FAS 370 Family Ethnic and Cultural Diversity (CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ASU 101-ONL The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Notes
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to discuss options for elective courses, such as certificates, minors or personalized interest areas.
Meet with your academic advisor as soon as possible if you are interested in an accelerated bachelor's plus master's degree opportunity. Educational Studies students can combine their undergraduate degree with an accelerated master's program.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2025 - 2026 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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