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Bachelor
of Science in Child Development: Birth through Kindergarten
Course
Requirements • Program
Delivery • Admissions • Locations
Department
of Family and Consumer Sciences,
College of Fine and Applied Arts, L.L. Dougherty Hall,
Appalachian State University:
The Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development, leading to teacher licensure,
combines the skills and competencies offered within the areas of child development,
early childhood education and special education. Appalachian's Departments
of Family and Consumer Sciences; Curriculum and Instruction; and Language,
Reading and Exceptionalities work collaboratively in modelling as well as teaching
current best practices in inclusive early education and care. A strong family
focus and respect for cultural diversity are integrated throughout the program.
Appalachian's off-campus degree-completion program is designed
to offer students the upper-division courses of the Bachelor
of Science degree in Child Development: Birth through Kindergarten.
Students planning to enter the off-campus program must have
completed (or be in the process of completing) those general
education courses typically taken in the freshman and sophomore
years of a four-year college experience. These required
lower-division courses are available through the community
college system.
Freshman
and Sophomore Courses to be Completed at a Community College:
(or other accredited institution)
Appalachian lower-division course requirements are listed in the first column,
and the current NC community college equivalent courses
are shown as three-digit numbers in the second column. (Students transferring the NC Comprehensive
Articulation Agreement core will automatically meet requirements
for the general education core.) Other
community college courses may be needed to complete certain
lower-level program or elective requirements.
| English 1000 & 1100 |
6 sh; English composition/literature
(ENG 111 and ENG 112 or 113 or 131) |
| Social Science |
3 sh-select an area other than psychology
or history (Choose from: ANT 210,220,221; ECO 151,251,252;
GEO 112,130; POL110,120,130,210,220; SOC 210,213,220,225,234) |
| Humanities |
12 sh; select courses from at least
three academic areas, one must be a fine arts course
[e.g., art appreciation, music appreciation, theatre
appreciation, etc.] and one must be a literature [Intro
to Old Testament or Intro to New Testament will also
count as a literature] (Choose from: ART 111, 114,
115, 116, 117; DAN 110, 211+212; DRA 111, 112, 122,
126, 211, 212; ENG 231, 232, 233, 234, 241, 242, 243,
251, 252, 253, 261, 262, 265, 266, 271, 272, 273,
274, 275; FRE 151, 211, 212; GER 211, 212; HUM 115,
120, 122, 130, 140, 145, 150, 160, 211, 212, 220,
225, 240; ITA 211, 212; MUS 110, 112, 113, 114, 210,
211, 212, 213, 270, 271, 272; PHI 210, 215, 220, 221,
230, 240, 250; REL 110, 111, 112, 211, 212, 221; RUS
211, 212; SPA 211, 212) |
| Science |
8 sh; labs must be included (e.g.,
BIO 111/112 or CHE 151/152 or PHY 151/152) |
| Mathematics |
4 sh; (Choose from MAT 140, 161, 162, 165, 171, 172, 175, 263, 271, or 272)
A 1-sh lab should accompany the math course in order to fulfill the 4-sh requirement. Should only 3 sh of a transferable math course be completed, the student may take an additional transferable math course or a selected statistics or computer information systems course to ensure the requirement is fulfilled. |
| History 1101 & 1102 |
6 sh; World History I & II (HIS
111/112 or 121/122) |
| Psychology 1200 |
3 sh; General Psychology (PSY 150) |
| FCS 2101 |
3 sh; Child Development: Birth - 2 years
(EDU 144) |
| FCS 2102 |
3 sh; Child Study & Guidance (EDU
146) |
| FCS 2104 |
3 sh; Child Development: 3 - K years
(EDU 145) |
| FCS 2201 |
3 sh; Foods & Nutrition for Children
(EDU 153) |
| Those wishing to enter the off-campus
program should have the majority of the freshman and
sophomore courses completed. Concurrent enrollment
(i.e. taking courses through Appalachian and the community
college during the same term) is allowed, but it is
important that students meet any pre-requisites at
appropriate times. |
Courses taught by Appalachian in the Off-Campus Child Development
Program
The following courses will be delivered to the chosen cohort
site:
| CI/SPE 2800 |
Teachers, Schools & Learners |
| FDN 3800 |
Foundations of American Education |
| PSY 3000 |
Educational Psychology |
| CI/FDN/RE 3850 |
Literacy, Technology & Instruction |
| CI 4900 |
Student Teaching |
| CI/FCS/SPE 4553 |
Issues in Transdisciplinary Service
Delivery |
| CI/FCS/SPE 4554 |
Infant/Toddler Curriculum |
| CI/FCS?SPE 4600 |
Curriculum & Instruction for Young
Children |
| CI 4200 |
Families in the Educationa Process for
Children: Birth through Kindergarten |
| SPE 3100 |
Introduction to Special Education |
| SPE 3272 |
Developmental Assessment & Program
Evaluation for Programs Serving Pre-school & Kindergarten
Children |
| SPE 3273 |
Educational Assessment & Intervention
for Infants with Disabilities |
| CI/FCS/SPE 3104 |
Practicum in Early Child Development:
3-Kindergarten yrs. |
| CI/FCS/SPE 3105 |
Practicum in Early Child Development:
Birth-2 yrs |
| RE 3902 |
Emergent Literacy |
| 122 total semester hours are required
for graduation. Students must earn a "C"
average in all major requirement courses (with the
exception of CI/FCS/SPE 3104 and 3105). |
Off-Campus Program Delivery
The courses required for the BS degree in Child Development:
Birth through Kindergarten will be delivered to the
designated off-campus site. Appalachian State University
faculty will teach each course, and a combination of
instructional strategies and course delivery systems
may be employed. The modes of delivery may include:
the instructor's being present at the site; web-based
instruction; and/or live interactive two-way, audio-video
sessions via the North Carolina Information Highway
(NCIH) network. Generally, two courses will be provided
each term (including summers). Each face-to-face course
will be conducted either during the evenings (e.g.,
6:00-9:00 pm one evening a week for 15 weeks) or on
weekends (e.g, Friday evenings and/or Saturday mornings). During the final term of the program a student will be expected to student teach, which is a full-time experience for the term.
The program will be cohort-based, meaning the group
of identified students who enter this program will begin
together and continue together through the specified
sequence of required courses leading to the degree.
The courses in each cohort will be offered only once,
so a student must be prepared to take the courses as
they are made available.
Application Process
(Please contact the Office of Extension
and Distance Education about applying for a
new cohort. The application for admission for each
off-campus cohort is made available only at selected
times, and the application must be submitted directly to the Office of Extension and Distance Education. [At this time, the application for admission should not be submitted via Appalachian's online form.])
Part
I: Admission to the University
Individuals seeking to enter an off-campus undergraduate program must present at least 30 semester hours of transferable work prior to entering the program. Transfer students are accepted based upon successful completion of college transferable credits. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (as calculated by Appalachian) on all transferable coursework taken within the three previous years is required to be admitted. All grades earned in transferable courses within the last three years, including repeated courses, are used in calculating the grade point average. (College course work taken in excess of three years ago will be considered for transfer, but the grades in this coursework are not used in determining the cumulative gpa for admission purposes.)
Students less than 24 years of age who have not completed the high school Minimum Course Requirements (MCR) must earn an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree or complete 6 semester hours in each of the following college level areas: English, math, science, and social sciences. Two units of a second language will be required of applicants who are high school graduates of 2004 and beyond.
For off-campus programs which fill early, applicants
will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis
according to the date the application and all supporting
documents are received. For off-campus teacher-education
programs priority consideration for admission will
be offered an applicant who applies by the cohort
application deadline and has successfully completed
PRAXIS I.
Part
II: Admission to Teacher Education
By the end of the first three terms of the off-campus
program students must be admitted to teacher education.
Admission into teacher education requires the student:
1. Complete of at least 45 semester hours of coursework
2. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least
2.50 on Appalachian work; at least 15 semester hours
of Appalachian course work must be presented at the
time of consideration (and teacher education majors
must maintain the 2.50 minimum gpa thereafter)
3. Attain acceptable scores on PRAXIS I, as set by
the NC State Department of Public Instruction (i.e.,
reading = 176, writing = 173, math = 173)
4. Complete the Candidate for Professional Licensure
(CPL)
5. Complete CI/SPE 2800 and ENG 1000 (or its equivalent)
with a grad of "C" or better
6. Complete the speech clinical assessment
7. Ensure declaration of appropriate academic concentration/s
Career
Options
Graduates of Appalachian's B-K program are currently
employed in a variety of settings, both publicly funded
and privately sponsored. They work with infants, toddlers,
preschoolers, and older children. Some graduates work
exclusively with children who have disabilities or
developmental delays; some work in classrooms with
children who are developing typically; many work in
inclusive settings. Some of our graduates do not work
directly with children at all; they coordinate research
or provide support services for parents and child
care professionals. Here is a partial list of job
titles among our B-K alumni:
- Public School Teacher (Kindergarten, Pre-K)
- Family Counselor
- Early Head Start Teacher (Infant-Toddler)
- Special Education Teacher (Infant-Toddler)
- Preschool Handicap-Itinerant Teacher
- Infant Specialist-Developmental Day Center
- Parent-to-Parent Coordinator
- Provider Specialist, Child Care Resource and Referral
Agency
- Coordinator, Family Resource Programs
- Early Interventionist
- Parenting Educator
- Education Specialist, Mental Health Agency
- Research Coordinator
B-K graduates with "A" licensure are, also,
eligible to pursue graduate degrees in not only B-K
but also elementary education or middle grades education.
For more information about career opportunities contact:
Dr. Patricia
Hearron, Coordinator of Appalachian's Birth through
Kindergarten Program
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