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Apr 11, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Education Major, BS in Education - Interdisciplinary Early Childhood, Early Care and Education Concentration (Non-Licensure)
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This program is designed for students who do not want to obtain teacher licensure, but want to work in early childhood education and care settings (e.g., federally-funded Early Head Start or Head Start centers, early intervention, family service providers, non-profit agencies, private schools, international teaching, and Child Care Resource and Referral). Completion of this program results in a Bachelor of Science degree without teacher licensure. Students who want to become licensed teachers should apply to one of the Teacher Education concentrations under the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood major. Because this program involves participation in service learning and/or field experiences with children, a background check is required prior to enrollment in field experience or service-learning courses. Professional liability insurance also is required for all field experience / service-learning courses. Students must enroll in IEC courses for a minimum of 15 credit hours.
Progression Requirements
Students interested in this licensure should work closely with their advisor to ensure that they understand and meet program requirements.
A student desiring to pursue the Early Care and Education Non-Licensure program must meet the following admission requirements including, but not limited to the following:
- Academic achievement - minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA.
- 12 credit hours completed
- Tennessee state law (TCA 49-5-5610) requires that students wishing to enter an approved higher education educator preparation program must submit to a criminal history background check. Admission to the program is dependent on clearance of any conviction(s) as referenced to a list of crimes that would prohibit a person from being licensed in Tennessee.
Prior to the Practicum
- Upon successful completion of coursework, document readiness for the practicum by completing the application one semester prior to the intended practicum semester.
- Complete the self-disclosure forms allowing university personnel to obtain student conduct and criminal background information one year prior to the intended practicum semester. The department’s undergraduate committee will evaluate any negative background check.
Prerequisites for the Practicum
- A cumulative GPA of at least 2.5..
- A minimum grade of C in all IEC courses.
Students are expected to know the criteria they must meet in order to progress into a practicum (IEC 471 ) and to regularly monitor their progress in meeting these criteria. Students will not be allowed to progress into the practicum until these criteria are met. If students do not appear able to meet these criteria, they are encouraged to work closely with their advisor to plan an alternative educational program. Specific information on how to apply for the practicum is available from the IEC program coordinator.
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Campus: Knoxville, Distance Education
uTrack Requirements
Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students. Term 3 Milestone Notes
- ENGL 101 - English Composition 3 Credit Hours *
Term 7
- Unrestricted Elective 5 Credit Hours
Footnotes
- Chosen from Volunteer Core list.
- IEC Courses: 106, 205, 335, 350, 353, 430, 435, 455.
- Meets Communicating through speech Oral Communication (OC) requirements.
- Meets Written Communication (WC) and Applied Oral Communication (AOC) requirements.
- IEC 471 requires a cumulative GPA of 2.5; completion of all prerequisites enforced by the registration system; a minimum grade of C in all Interdisciplinary Early Childhood courses; completed application; student conduct and criminal background clearance. IEC 471 must be completed in one semester.
- Meets Global Citizenship - International (GCI) requirement.
- Meets Engaged Inquiries (EI) requirement.
- Family / Community Engagement electives chosen from ALEC 421 , COUN 212 , COUN 220 , COUN 310 , COUN 480 , HDFS 210 *, HDFS 211 , HDFS 213 , HDFS 220 *, HDFS 320 *, HDFS 345 , HDFS 360 , HDFS 385 , IEC 430 , LING 200 , LING 372 , PSYC 235 /CMST 235 , PSYC 335 , PSYC 461 , PSYC 472 , PSYC 475 ; PUBH 201 *, PUBH 315 , PUBH 401 , or PUBH 430 ; SOCI 311 , SOCI 342 , SOCI 360 *, SOCI 363 *, or any other course approved by program faculty. NOTE: many upper-level courses often have a prerequisite.
- Professional Support Electives chosen from AUSP 320 , ASL 111 , ASL 112 , ASL 211 , ASL 212 , ASL 421 , COUN 480 , EDDE 415 , EDDE 416 , EDDE 419 , EDDE 425 , EDDE 426 , EDDE 429 , HDFS 385 , IEC 205 , IEC 353 , IEC 445 , MEDU 430 , MEDU 434 , PHIL 383 , PSYC 432 , PYED 270 , PYED 271 , REED 230 , REED 428 , REED 430 , REED 434 , REED 461 , SCED 430 , SSCE 421 , SSCE 443 , SPED 300N , SPED 335 , SPED 321N , SPED 413 , SPED 415 , SPED 422 , WLEL 489 or courses listed under Family / Community, or any other course approved by program faculty.
Students transferring from UTHSC programs also may choose from CHEM 102 , CHEM 103 , CHEM 112 , CHEM 113 , CHEM 122 , CHEM 123 , CHEM 128 , CHEM 132 , CHEM 133 , CHEM 138 ; LING 372 , LING 431 , LING 471 , LING 472 , LING 474 , LING 477 ; PHIL 345 *; PHYS 101 , PHYS 102 , PHYS 135 , PHYS 136 , PHYS 137 , PHYS 138 , PHYS 161 , PHYS 221 , PHYS 222 , PHYS 231 , PHYS 232 ; PSYC 211 , PSYC 294 , PSYC 295 , PSYC 300 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 310 , PSYC 314 , PSYC 330 , PSYC 360 , PSYC 370 , PSYC 400 , PSYC 410 , PSYC 430 , PSYC 432 , PSYC 445 , PSYC 474 ; PUBH 220 , PUBH 350 , SOCI 120 , and up to two intermediate foreign language courses. NOTE: upper-level PSYC courses often have a prerequisite of PSYC 110 . * Meets Volunteer Core Requirement. |
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