Feb 20, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, B.S. 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Education in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
HIS 104 - A History of Europe Through the Mid-Seventeenth Century 3 Credit Hours
OR
HIS 108 - History of the United States Through 1876 3 Credit Hours
IEC 120 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3 Credit Hours
MA 111 - Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics 3 - 4 Credit Hours (fulfills UK Core - Quantitative Foundations)
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
HIS 105 - A History of Europe From the Mid-Seventeenth Century to the Present 3 Credit Hours
OR
HIS 109 - History of the United States Since 1877 3 Credit Hours
BIO 102 - Human Ecology 3 Credit Hours (fulfills UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences)
EDS 375 - Introduction to Education of Exceptional Children 3 Credit Hours
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology 4 Credit Hours (fulfills UK Core - Social Sciences)

Year 2

First Semester

BIO 103 - Basic Ideas of Biology 3 Credit Hours
BIO 111 - General Biology Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
EDP 202 - Human Development and Learning 3 Credit Hours
IEC 255 - Child Development 3 Credit Hours
STA 210 - Making Sense of Uncertainty: An Introduction to Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours (fulfills UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning)
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EPE 301 - Education in American Culture 3 Credit Hours (fulfills UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA)
IEC 256 - Guidance Strategies for Working with Young Children 3 Credit Hours
IEC 260 - Curriculum Planning in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education 4 Credit Hours
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

EDS 513 - Legal Issues in Special Education 3 Credit Hours
EDS 530 - Moderate and Severe Disabilities 3 Credit Hours
IEC 512 - Language and Literacy for Young Children 3 Credit Hours
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EDS 516 - Creating Supportive and Respectful Learning Environments 3 Credit Hours
IEC 522 - Children and Families 3 Credit Hours
IEC 546 - Transdisciplinary Services for Young Children 3 Credit Hours
IEC 557 - Infant Development 3 Credit Hours
Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

IEC 507 - Assessment of Young Children 3 Credit Hours
IEC 508 - Advanced Curriculum Planning in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education 3 Credit Hours
IEC 509 - Intervention Planning for Children with Special Needs 3 Credit Hours
IEC 552 - Administration and Supervision in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Programs 3 Credit Hours

Second Semester

IEC 510 - Practicum in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education 1 - 12 Credit Hours
IEC 523 - Practicum in Early Childhood Administration and Supervision 3 Credit Hours