1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
   Refer to the General Education Program for more information.
   
   
   1. Communication (6 hrs)
   2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
   3. Humanities (9 hrs)
   4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
   5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)
      
      Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.


2. Common Prerequisites
   None


3. Required Courses in the Major (42 hrs)
   
   
   • EDP 3004 Student Development & Learning (3)
   • EDF 3251  Classroom Mgmt. & Organization (3)
   • EDG 4343  Instructional Strategies (3)
   • EEC 3268  Play Development Intervention Assessment  (3)
   • MAE 4310  Math Content Learning Literacy (3)
   • EEC 4300  Cognitive Experience for Young Children (3)
   • SCE 4310  Science Methods (3)
   • LAE 4416  Children's Literature (3)
   • TSL 4520  Sec. Lang. Acquis. Comm. & Culture (3)
   • EEC 4942  Integrated Field Exp. – Early Child. (3)
   • EEX 4231  Assessment, Eval. & Progress of Young Children with Disabilities (3)
   • EEC 4936  Sr. Sem: Curr. Trends & Issues in ECE (3)
   • EEC 4940  Final Internship (6)


4. Electives in the Major (3 hrs)
   
   Select one of the following:
   
   • RED 4344  Methods of Teaching Reading (3)
   • RED 4310 Early Literacy Learning (3)


5. University Requirements (3 hrs)
   
   
   • IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)


6. Additional Electives (variable)
   

   Additional electives may be required to reach a minimum of 120 credit hours for the baccalaureate degree.

Additional Graduation Requirements

• A grade of C or higher in all College of Education courses with an overall GPA of 2.0 in all College of Education coursework and in all coursework attempted.
• A minimum of 48 upper division hours (courses numbered 3000 and higher).
• Complete 30 of the last 60 hours at FGCU.
• Satisfy foreign language requirement.
• Satisfy Service Learning requirement

Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes

The COE limits the transfer of coursework into its upper-division, undergraduate programs.  To be considered, courses must have been completed with a minimum grade of C and no more than five years prior to the date of entry into the College of Education undergraduate program.