Course variations

Course summary

This program provides professional preparation for individuals to teach in public school programs for prekindergarten through third grade. This option provides a foundation in child development to prepare students to design, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate curricula for young children. It also provides preparation for working with children from infancy through preschool and their families in a variety of settings.

Program modules

The modules include ENGL 1113 Freshmen Composition I or 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I (Prerequisites: English ACT score of 27 and 3.50 overall high school or transfer GPA; or, consent of course director); HES 1112 HES Freshmen Experience or 3112 HES First-Year Transfer Experience; HDFS 1112 Intro. Human Development and Family Science; MATH 1513 College Algebra (Prerequisite: two years of high school algebra or UNIV 0123); “N” (4) Natural Science (ASTR 1014, 1024, CHEM 1014, GEOG 1114, PHYS 1014, GEOL 1014); ENGL 1213 Freshman Composition II (Prerequisite: ENGL 1113, 1123, or 1313) or 1413 Critical Analysis and Writing II (Prerequisite: ENGL 1313, an “A” in ENGL 1113, or consent of course director); HDFS 2113 Lifespan Human Development; NSCI 2114 Principles of Human Nutrition; PHIL 1313 Logic and Critical Thinking; HIST 1103 Survey of American History or 1483 American History to 1865 or 1493 American History since 1865; HDFS 2223 Foundations in Early Childhood (Prerequisites: HDFS 1112, 2113); HDFS 2211 Early Field Exp. - Primary Ed. (Prerequisites: HDFS 1112, 2113); HDFS 3413 Infant and Child Development (Prerequisite: HDFS 2113); SPCH 2713 Intro to Speech Communication; POLS 1113 American Government FOR LANG (5) Foreign Language; HDFS 3213 Lit. Dev. in Early Childhood Education (Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in 3223, 3201, 3103 and full admission to Prof. Education.); HDFS 3223 Mathematics and Science in Early Childhood (Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in 3213, 3201, 3103 and full admission to Prof. Education); HDFS 3201 Field Experience in Primary Ed. II (Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in 3213, 3223, 3103 and full admission to Prof. Education); HDFS 3103 Social Dev. and Social Studies in Early Childhood (Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in 3213, 3223, 3201, and full admission to Prof. Education); “H” (3) Humanities - ART 1603, FLL 2103, FLL 2203, MUSI 2573, PHIL 1013, PHIL 1213, or TH 2413; GEOG 1113 Intro to Cultural Geography or 2253 World Regional Geography; HDFS 3001 Speaker Series (Prerequisites: HDFS 1112, 2113); HDFS 3024 Lit. Assessment and Instruction in Early Childhood Education (Prerequisite: HDFS 3213 and full admission to Prof. Education); HDFS 3021 Special Issues in Early Childhood Education (Prerequisite: HDFS 3113 or concurrent enrollment); HDFS 3113 Non-Normative Development (Prerequisite: HDFS 2113); HDFS 3123 Parenting (Prerequisite: HDFS 2113 or other lifespan development course); MATH 3603 Mathematical Structures Prerequisite: MATH 1483, 1493, or 1513) “H” (3) Humanities - ENGL 1923, 2413, or 3183; HDFS 3233 Guidance and Discipline in Prog. For Young Childhood (Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in HDFS 3243, 3246, and full admission to Prof. Education); HDFS 3243 Preparation for Field Exp. PreK – K (Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in HDFS 3233, 3246, and full admission to Prof. Education); HDFS 3246 Intern in ECE: PreK – K (Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in HDFS 3233, 3243, and full admission to Prof. Education); HDFS 4333 ECE Capstone (Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in HDFS 4223, 4226, and full admission to Prof. Education); HDFS 4223 Field Exp. Prep. Primary (Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in HDFS 4333, 4226, and full admission to Prof. Education); HDFS 4226 Internship in ECE: Primary (Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in HDFS 4333, 4223, and full admission to Prof. Education).

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants should have graduated from an accredited high school or should have earned a General Education Diploma (GED). They should have also obtained a minimum overall GPA of 2.00. In addition to this, international students should have obtained a minimum TOEFL score of 500 (paper-based), or 61 (internet-based); or an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.0.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Oklahoma State University

Department name

College of Human Environmental Sciences, Department of Human Development and Family Science