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2010–2012 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Degree in Infancy
and Childhood Studies

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The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (B.A.A.S.) degree in Infancy and Childhood Studies emphasizes the study of language and reading in early childhood development. The minimum number of semester credit hours for the B.A.A.S. degree in Infancy and Childhood Studies is 120, including Core Curriculum requirement hours. Thirty-nine of the 120 total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree in Infancy and Childhood Studies must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students may need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements, see pages 5–9 of this catalog.

Core Curriculum Component Area

Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Communications

English Rhetoric/Composition (6 semester credit hours)
All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement:
WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I
WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II

Mathematics

Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Natural Sciences

Science (6 semester credit hours)
Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two under the appropriate sections in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts

Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

The Arts (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours)
Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Political Science (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 Introduction to American Politics, plus three additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Social and Behavioral Science (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Economics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

World Society and Issues

(3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Degree Requirements

  1. 36 semester credit hours in an organized technical program completed at a community college

  2. 42 semester credit hours of Core Curriculum courses (see table above)

  3. 33 semester credit hours of required upper-division coursework for the major:

    BBL  3143  Children’s Literature for Bilingual Learners
    ECE  3133  Programs in Early Childhood
    ECE  3143  Child Growth and Development
    ECE  3313  Play, Creativity, and Learning
    ECE  3603  Language and Literacy Acquisition
    ECE  4103  Guidance of Children in Groups
    ECE  4123  Family and Community Resources in Early Childhood
    ECE  4153  Culturally Appropriate Assessment for Infants and Young Children
    HTH  3013  Survey of Human Nutrition
    KIN  3103  Motor Development
    SPE  3603  Introduction to Exceptionality

  4. 6 semester credit hours of support courses in multicultural education selected from the following:

    AAS  3013  African American Modes of Expression
    BBL  3023  Mexican American Culture
    SOC  3413  Sociology of the Mexican American Community
    SOC  3503  Sociology of Education

  5. 3 semester credit hours of elective coursework


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