Academic Catalog 2020-2021

ECE 4123 Practicum I (60 hours at site) ECE 4143 Practicum II (60 hours at site) Electives                                               

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Total Credits 

          120

3. Minor in Early Childhood Education

ECE 2013 Foundations of Early Childhood Development ECE 2033 Infant/Toddler/Child Development ECE 3083 Observing and Assessing Young Children ECE 4093 Program Development for Young Children ECE 4103 Family, School and Community Involvement

Select one:

ECE 3063 Body/Brain Based Learning ECE 3033 Introduction to the Exceptional Child Total Credit Hours

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4. A.A.S. in Early Childhood Development (from Community College) to B.S. in ECE at BC

Graduates of the A.A.S. in ECD at a Community College are eligible to trans- fer to Bluefield College’s B.S. in ECE with a completion of the degree program in two additional years. Students following this pathway to the B.S. in ECE may be eligible for additional financial support through the Virginia Early Childhood Foundations’ Project Pathfinders ( http://www.vecf.org/project-pathfinders-over- view-and-updated-faqs/). Institutional Requirements for Transfer Credit 1. 36 credit hours must be completed at Bluefield College in order to earn a bachelor’s degree 2. 21 credit hours in the required major courses must be taken at Bluefield College 3. 9 credit hours in the minor must be taken at Bluefield College 4. Grades of C- and above will be evaluated for transfer credit 5. Transfer credit may be given for courses with a grade of “P” except for freshman level writing courses (ENG 1013 and ENG 1023). 6. Transfer courses must have been completed at an institution accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the U.S. Department of Education 7. Academic credit for experiential (prior) learning credit, CLEP, DSST, Advanced Placement is not transferred. Students can apply for academic credit at Bluefield College. Experiential learning is reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Pathway for A.A.S. in ECD Transfer Students to BC for ECE B.S. Degree Transfer A.A.S. in ECD graduates must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours at Bluefield College to earn a B.S. in ECE degree from BC (including 6 credit hours in Christian Studies); of these 36 credit hours a minimum of 21 credit hours in the major must be completed at BC. Note: The courses below are only for the ECE major in the B.S. degree program at Bluefield College and do not include General Education requirements.

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