Early Childhood Education

WRI-100 (3cr) Basic Composition (WRI-1)
ENG-201 or 220 (3cr) American Literature or British Literature (HUM)
ENG-303 (3cr) Linguistics and the Development of Human Language (HUM)
MAT-202 (3cr) Mathematics for the Early Childhood Teacher- Grades PK-4 (ML)
MAT-110 (3cr) Probability and Statistics (ML)
HIS-121 (3cr) Survey of U.S. History I (HUM)
HIS-122 (3cr) Survey of U.S. History II (HUM)
PSC-211 (3cr) The World Economy and Globalization (WRII) and (GS)
ETL-235 (3cr) Ethical Life (community service required)
PSY-100 (3cr) General Psychology (SS)
PSY-250 (3cr) Lifespan Development (prerequisite PSY- 100)
SOC-100 (3cr) Introduction to Culture and Society (SS)
MUS-101 (3cr) Experiencing Music: An Introduction (ART)
DNC-102 (3cr) Experiencing Movement (ART)
ART-110 (3cr) Principles of Visual Organization (ART)
BIO-111 (4cr) Concepts in Ecology & Environmental Issues (SCI)

Select one of the following Earth Science courses:
GSC-101 (4cr) Earth Science I: Physical Geology (SCI)
GSC-103 (4cr) Earth Science III: Astronomy (SCI)
GSC-104 (3cr) Earth Science IV: Historical Geology (SCI)
GSC-110 (3cr) Geology of the National Parks (SCI)

Total credits for LAC and PDE major requirements: 52 or 53 credits

ECE-101 (3cr) Introduction to Early Childhood Education
ECE-301 (3cr) Assessment in ECE I (prerequisites: ECE -101, EDU -200, and EDU -150)
ECE-302 (3cr) Assessment in ECE II (prerequisite ECC -301)
ECE-305 (3cr) Issues and Advocacy in ECE (prerequisite ECE 101)
ECE-307 (3cr) Emergent Literacy (Pre-K-Grade 1) (prerequisite EDU -150)
EDU-141 (3cr) Nutrition, Health and Safety
EDU-150 (3cr) Educational Planning
EDU-200 (3cr) Educational Psychology
EDU-151 (1cr) Field Experience I (co-req. EDU-150)
EDU-311 (3cr) Literacy I- Grades 2-4 (prerequisite EDU-150)
EDU-313 (1cr) Field Experience II (co-req. EDU-311)
EDU-306 (3cr) Technology for Educators (prerequisite EDU-150)
EDU-308 (3cr) Integrating the Arts Across the Curriculum (prerequisite EDU-150)
EDU-317 (3cr) CALE for Science for Early Childhood Educators (prerequisite EDU-311)
EDU-319 (3cr) CALE for Social Studies for Early Childhood Educators (prerequisite EDU-311)
EDU-321 (1cr) Field Experience III (prerequisite– completion of EDU-317 or 319)
EDU-332 (3cr) CALE for Mathematics for Early Childhood Educators PK-4 (prerequisite EDU-150 and MAT-202)
EDU-335 (3cr) Creative Drama in Education
EDU-340 (3cr) Differentiated Reading Instruction for the Primary Grades (prerequisite EDU-150 and ECE 307 and EDU 311). Students completing Special Education certificate will take SPE 310 instead of this course.
EDU-359 (3cr) Teaching the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student (3cr)
EDU-372 (9cr) Student Teaching: Early Childhood (prerequisite See Student Teaching
Checklist) (CAPSTONE Experience)
EDU-374 (3cr) Professional Seminar (CAPSTONE Experience)
SPE-243 (3cr) Exceptional Child (prerequisite EDU-150)
SPE-320 (3cr) Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities (prerequisite SPE-243)
SPE-345 (1cr) Field Experience IV (co-requisite SPE-243)
SPE-344 (3cr) Adaptations and Accommodations for the Exceptional Child (3cr)
(prerequisite EDU 150 and SPE-243)Total = 76 credits

Total Credits for Early Childhood Major and Teacher Certification = 128 or 129 credits