About the School of Education Kentucky State University’s School of Education recently receivedreaccreditation from the National Council for Accreditation ofTeacher Education through 2020. e Educator PreparationProgram is driven by its Conceptual Framework, “Teachers asLiberators through Education.”

For more information

School of EducationHathaway Hall, Room 108Kentucky State University400 East Main StreetFrankfort, KY 40601

Telephone: (502) 597-5919

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Educationat Kentucky State UniversityIt is the policy of Kentucky State University not to discriminate against any individual in its educational programs, activities or employment on the

basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status, age, religion or marital status.

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THE INTERDISCIPLINARYEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MAJOR

e Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Program isan undergraduate program that prepares teacher candidates to fill positions in schools,Head Start programs, day care centers, or family day care homes, hospitals, recreation

centers or other child-oriented businesses. us, teacher candidates in this programparticipate in a highly interdisciplinary program that requires teacher candidates to

acquire the knowledge bases from multiple disciplines and helps them integrate thoseviewpoints into one that is functional for planning programs for young children (withand without disabilities), and their families. e final professional experience (student

teaching) is the culminating experience for teacher candidates in this program requiringthem to analyze, synthesize, and apply information from the various disciplines. eprogram is aligned with the Kentucky Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education

Standards, National Association for the Education of Young Children TeacherStandards, Common Core Academic Standards, and Kentucky Education Professional

Standards Board emes.

e School of Educatione Educator Preparation Program is designed to prepare teachers to pursue

positions in P-12 schools. ere are 10 teaching areas in the Educator PreparationProgram from which to choose. ey are Studio Art Education, Biology Education,Elementary Education, English Education, Health Education (in conjunction with

Physical Education Teaching), Math Education, Music Education, Social StudiesEducation, Physical Education Teaching and Interdisciplinary Early Childhood

Education. e School of Education has one graduate program the Master of Arts inSpecial Education (LBD P-12). ere are two non-teaching areas in the School of

Education: Physical Education and Child Development.

As liberators through education, KSU teacher candidates are primarily learners whorecognize the value of education and the inherent power of acquiring and utilizing

knowledge. ey understand the intellectual diligence required to acquire theknowledge necessary to qualify as a professional educator; they acquire the contentknowledge important to the teaching in their content area; they know the primary

importance of effective communication skills; they know the need to serve thecommunity as a leader and role model who will shape diverse communities and

exemplify the principles of high ethical conduct and individual responsibility; and theyknow that the pursuit of knowledge is a lifelong endeavor and continually seek to

develop in their students a love of learning.

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Degree Requirements

<<For more information about the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood EducationBachelor Degree Program, visit KSU on the Web at www.kysu.edu

General Studies Credit Hours

(ENG 101, ENG 102 & MAT 111 with a Gradeof “C” or Higher)Language and ReasoningENG 101 English Composition I 3ENG 102 English Composition II 3SPE 103 Interpersonal Communication 3MAT 120 Precalculus 4

Foreign Language I 3Foreign Language II 3__TOTAL 19

Fine Arts and Letters (select one)ART 130 Introduction to Art ORTHE 130 Introduction to Theatre ORENG 211 Introduction to Literature __

TOTAL 3Social and Behavioral Sciences(select two courses)POS 101 American Government ORFIN 101 Financial Literacy ORHIS 103 Western Civilization ORECO 200 Survey of Economics ORPSY 200 General Psychology ORSOC 203 Principles of Sociology __

TOTAL 6Natural SciencesBIO 101 Life Science ORCHE 109 Chemistry in Context __

TOTAL 3

Select ONE COURSE from Below BIO 101 Life Science ORBIO 103 Environmental Biology ORBIO 112 Exploration of Modern Topics

in Biology ORCHE 109 Chemistry in Context ORPHS 201 Physical Science I ORPHS 202 Physical Science II ORPHS 211 Earth and Environmental

Science ORPHS 221 Introduction to Weather

Studies ORPHS 231 Introduction to Astronomy ORPHY 130 Physics and Society ORPHY 211 General Physics __

TOTAL 3

General Studies continued Credit Hours

Integrative StudiesIGS 200 Foundations of Cultures 3IGS 201 Convergence of Cultures 3

Select ONE COURSE from Below IGS 300 Search for New Forms of Culture ORIGS 301 Studies in African Cultures ORIGS 302 Studies in Asian Cultures ORIGS 303 Studies in Latin Amer. Cultures ORIGS 304 The African-American Exp. ORIGS 305 The Latino Experience ORCOS 303 Human Persp. on Computing ORENG 313 Non-Western Literature ORENG/AAS 409 Literature of African-Americans ORMAT 304 Perspectives on Mathematics ORMGT 470/MKT 470 International Bus. Management/

International Bus. Marketing ORMUS/AAS 323 African-American Music ORMUS/AAS 325 Jazz History and Literature ORMUS 333 Music of Africa and Asia 3__

TOTAL 3

Professional Education Credit Hours

EDU 202 Foundation of Teaching and Education 3

EDU 203 Microcomputers/Media in Classroom 3

EDU 309 Test Prep 3EDU 311 Legal & Parental Issues 3EDU 310 Introduction to Exceptional

Education 3EDU 316 Early Child Education

Handicapped 3EDU 318 Special Education Practicum I 3EDU 404 Designed Curriculum Learning

Environments for Young Children with Disabilities 3

EDU 464 Supervised Teaching or 495 Post-Bac Capstone 12__

TOTAL 36

Concentration/Specialization Credit Hours

CDF 101 Intro to ECE 3CDF 102 Family Development 3CDF 203 Child Development I 3CDF 204 Child Development II 3CDF 206 Music, Games, & Creative

Experiences for Young Children 3

CDF 305 Materials and Methods in EarlyChildhood Education 3

CDF 315 Child Guidance 3CDF 318 Assessment of Young Child 3CDF 409 Organization & Administration

of ECE 3CDF 420 Parent Education 3CDF 421 Cultural Diversity in American

Child/Family 3ENG 260 Children’s Literature 3SOW 430 Child Welfare Services 3FNU 203 Nutrition & Health 3__

TOTAL 42

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