EC - 6 Certification
EC-6 Certification is a generalist certification which will qualify a teacher to serve regular students from early childhood through the sixth grade. The EC-6 certification can be pursued through either the Bachelor of Arts degree or the Bachelor of Science degree.
View Bachelor of Arts degree plan.
View Bachelor of Science degree plan.
I. Academic Foundation
A. Bachelor of Arts Degree with (EC-6) Certification – 75 hours
English Rhetoric and Composition – 6 hours
English Literature – 6 hours
Public Speaking – 3 hours
Social Science – 6 hours
World Ideas – 3 hours
| HIST 1311 | History of World Civilizations to 1500 | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIST 1312 | History of World Civilizations since 1500 | 3 |
Contemporary World Issues – 3 hours
Foreign Language (one language) – 14 hours
Laboratory Science – 8 hours
Quantitative Reasoning – 6 hours
Technology – 3 hours
Education – 1 hour
Fine Arts – 3 hours
Christian Studies – 6 hours
Exercise and Sport Science – 2 hours
| EXSS 1101 | Lifetime Fitness (Activity Course) | 1 |
| EXSS 1105 | Low Organized Activities (Activity Course) | 1 |
Scientific Inquiry – 4 hours
Freshman Seminar – 1 hour
Fine Arts Experience- 2-8 hours Determined by Admissions Classification
Chapel- 1-4 credits determined by admissions classification
B. Bachelor of Science Degree with (EC-6) Certification – 72 hours
English Rhetoric and Composition – 6 hours
English Literature – 6 hours
Public Speaking – 3 hours
Social Science – 9 hours
World Ideas – 3 hours
| HIST 1311 | History of World Civilizations to 1500 | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIST 1312 | History of World Civilizations since 1500 | 3 |
Contemporary World Issues – 3 hours
Laboratory Science – 16 hours
Quantitative Reasoning – 6 hours
Scientific Inquiry – 4 hours
Technology – 3 hours
Education – 1 hour
Fine Arts – 3 hours
Christian Studies – 6 hours
Exercise and Sport Science – 2 hours
| EXSS 1101 | Lifetime Fitness (Activity Course) | 1 |
| EXSS 1105 | Low Organized Activities (Activity Course) | 1 |
Freshman Seminar – 1 hour
Note: Some lower-level academic courses taken in the Academic Specializations are duplicated in the Academic Foundation.
Fine Arts Experience- 2-8 hours Determined by Admissions Classification
Chapel- 1-4 credits determined by admissions classification
II. EC-6 Certification
A. Academic Support Courses – 27 hours
This block of courses is designed to deliver to the certifying student a combination of subjects taught in the elementary grades.
B. Professional Development Sequence – 21 hours
This area shall consist of upper-level courses including two sections of student teaching:
| EDUC 3320 | Students and Learning- Elementary/Middle School/All Level | 3 |
| EDUC 3324 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDUC 4250 | Certification Preparation Seminar | 2 |
| EDUC 4328 | Curriculum Design- Elementary/Middle School/All Level | 3 |
| EDUC 4501 | EC-6 Student Teaching Lower Grades (EC-3) | 5 |
| EDUC 4502 | EC-6 Student Teaching Higher Grades (4-6) | 5 |
C. EDSL Academic Support – 6 hours
This area should consist of upper level courses of English as a Second Language:
| EDSL 4300 | Language and Literacy for Teachers of English Language Learners (ELL) | 3 |
| EDSL 4310 | Pedagogy and Assessment for Teachers of English Language Learners (ELL) | 3 |
BA – EC-6 Certification Suggested Schedule
The following is the recommended sequence. Students are encouraged to stay with the sequence, even if they go part-time and need more than one semester to complete each semester schedule.
Freshman Fall Semester
Freshman Spring Semester
Sophomore Fall Semester
Sophomore Spring Semester
Junior Fall Semester
Junior Spring Semester
Senior Fall Semester
Senior Spring Semester
BS – EC-6 Suggested Schedule
The following is the recommended sequence. Students are encouraged to stay with the sequence, even if they go part-time and need more than one semester to complete each semester schedule.
Freshman Fall Semester
Freshman Spring Semester
Sophomore Fall Semester
Sophomore Spring Semester
Junior Fall Semester
Junior Spring Semester
| EDUC 3324 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDSL 4300 | Language and Literacy for Teachers of English Language Learners (ELL) | 3 |
| READ 3624 | Reading & Language in the Elementary School | 6 |
| BIOL 1405 | The Living World | 4 |
| EDUC 4328 | Curriculum Design- Elementary/Middle School/All Level | 3 |
| UMHB 1005 | Fine Arts Experience | 0 |
Senior Fall Semester
Senior Spring Semester