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Early Childhood Education, BAE


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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Education, BAE
Plan Code: TEECDEDBAE
120
minimum credit hours
60
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Major Requirements
ECD 321 Foundations in Language, Literacy and Culture in Early Childhood (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ECD 417 Arts Integration for Young Children
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
ECS 310 Foundations in Typical / Atypical Child Development
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 411 Instructional Methodologies for Young Children: STEM
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ECS 412 Mathematics Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
ECS 430 Systems, Policy, and Advocacy in Early Childhood/Special Education
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
EED 432 Literacy Methods of Instruction and Assessment for Diverse Learners
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
MTE 310 Number Sense, Spatial Relationships, and Measurement and Data for Early Childhood Education Teaching
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Upper Division Education Requirements
TEL 310 Instructional Design and Planning: Instructional Thought and Action
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
TEL 317 Instructional Thought and Action: Learning Environment and Management
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
TEL 318 Instructional Thought and Action: Assessment for Learning
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
TEL 331 Foundations of Literacy: The Science of Reading
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
TEL 340 Families, Communities and Cultures: Cultivating Networks of Culturally Responsive Relationships (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
TEL 370 Professional Educator Series: Building a Professional Network
1 Credit Hours
1
TEL 371 Professional Educator Series: Educational Policies
1 Credit Hours
1
TEL 470 Professional Educator Series: Career Growth and Planning
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:
1
TEL 487 Student Teaching: Dual Certification
OR TEL 488 Student Teaching
12 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 12
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
TEL 101 Professional Educator Series: The Student 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.

All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.

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.

An Arizona DPS IVP fingerprint clearance card is required for any courses that include professional classroom experiences.

Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to discuss options for elective courses, such as certificates, minors or personalized interest areas.

Students seeking teacher certification must pass required educator exams. More information can be found on the college's Certification and Compliance website.

General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 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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