HCC Early Childhood Education [AAS] to APSU Professional Studies [BS]

NOTE: Any student entering APSU with less than 12 earned credit hours MUST take APSU 1000,
a one-hour Freshman Orientation course, which will count in the Electives section.

HCC: Early Childhood Education			APSU: Professional Studies
Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
General Education Core			General Education Core (41 hours)
101 ENG	Writing I	3	ENGL 1010	English Composition I	3
102 ENG	Writing II	3	ENGL 1020	English Composition II	3
181 COM	Basics of Public Speaking	3	COMM 1010	Funds. of Public Speaking	3
			HIST 2010	American History I	3
			HIST 2020	American History II	3
	Heritage/Humanities course	3	Humanity	Link to Catalog	3
			Humanity	Link to Catalog	3
			ENGL 2030	Traditions in World Literature	3
			Science w/lab	Link to Catalog	4
			Science w/lab	Link to Catalog	4
110 PY	General Psychology	3	Social/Behavioral Science	Link to Catalog	3
			Social/Behavioral Science	Link to Catalog	3
			Math	Link to Catalog	3
Major			Lower Division Technical Concentration (27 hours)
120 IECE	Health, Safety, & Nutrition	3		Tech Elective:	3
130 IECE	Early Childhood Development	3		Tech Elective:	3
102 IECE	Foundations of IECE	3		Tech Elective:	3
140 IECE	Guidance of Young Children	3		Tech Elective:	3
180 IECE	Approaches to IECE Curric.	3		Tech Elective:	3
190 IECE	Applied Experiences in IECE	3		Tech Elective:	3
221 IECE	Creative Expression in IECE	3		Tech Elective:	3
IECE 246	Life Sciences in IECE	3		Tech Elective:	3
IECE 235	Intro to Inclusive Behavior	3		Tech Elective:	3
Lower Division Electives (12 hours)			Lower Division Electives (12 hours)
IECE 216	Literacy & Language in IECE	3			3
IECE 260	Infant & Toddler Programming	3			3
IECE 291	IECE Practicum/Cooper. Educ.	3			3
IECE 240	Admin. Early Childhood Educ.	3			3
			Professional Studies Required (15 hours)
			PTMA 3020	Managing Inform. Technlgy	3
			PTMA 3050	International Bus.& Stand.	3
			BLAW 3300 or PM 4320	Soc Legal and Pol Environ. Administrative Law	3
			PM 3200	Public Sector Management	3
			ENGT 3820	Technology and Society	3
			Professional Studies Electives (15 hours)
				Link to Catalog	3
					3
					3
					3
					3
			Upper Division Electives (9 hours)
			Upper Division	Elective________________ Elective_______________ Elective________________	3 3 3
Total Hours = 54			Total Requirements: 120 Hours

NOTES: 1. The Associate of Applied Science Degree from Hopkinsville Community College may require more hours than are indicated on this program of study. Because of the BS in Professional Studies degree requirements, only approximately 54 of those AAS hours are applicable to the BSPS degree.
2. Lower division general education courses required for the BSPS that are not a part of your AAS degree requirements may be taken at Hopkinsville Community College and transferred to Austin Peay State University.
3. All upper division BSPS courses from APSU are offered online.

To contact an APSU advisor for the Professional Studies degree program, send an email to:

Dr. Philip Hatch
or
Dr. Becky Starnes

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HCC Early Childhood Education [AAS] to APSU Professional Studies [BS]

Major

Lower Division Electives (12 hours)

Professional Studies Electives (15 hours)