Early Childhood Education B.S.Ed.

Required credits to graduate with this degree: 135

This B.S.Ed. will prepare students to teach Birth to Age 8, which includes: preschool, kindergarten, 1st , 2nd, and 3rd grade. Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to apply for birth through 3rd grade licensure. This degree is a composite of both Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education.

Early Childhood Education majors must complete 36 hours of essential studies. The following Essential Studies courses require a minimum grade of "C": COMM 110, ENGL 110, ENGL 120 or ENGL 125, GEOG 103, MATH 103, and PSYC 111.  Additional requirements to the major include SCNC 101 and SCNC 101L, SCNC 102 and SCNC 102L, and a history course, preferably HIST 103 or HIST 104. Students are strongly encouraged to obtain First Aid/CPR certification.

Early Childhood Education requires the following content/core specific courses prior to student teaching: all professional education and methods courses, 75% of content coursework specifically including the following classes: EDUC 317, EDUC 350, EDUC 436, EC 335, EC 338, and MATH 307.

A minor is not required with this program.

Two summers of full-time status is required in this program. The first summer, usually taken as a junior, will be online. The second summer will consist of 6 weeks of block classes on the MSU campus. Students will need to make arrangements to be on campus for the entire 6 weeks. These courses are unique to Mayville State’s reflective experiential model. They require hands-on experiences and internships designed for teaching Pre-K, K, and Primary Grades.

Criteria for Admission, Continuance, and Exiting the Teacher Education Program

Student Learning Outcomes:

• SLO 1: Learner & Learning: Students understand diversity in learning and developmental processes and create supportive and safe learning environments for students to thrive.

• SLO 2: Content: Students understand subject matter deeply and flexibly so they can advance their students’ learning, address misconceptions and apply ideas to everyday life.

• SLO 3: Instructional Practice: Students will plan instruction, utilize effective instructional strategies and technologies, and continuously assess students for mastery and decision-making purposes.

• SLO 4: Professional Responsibility: Students will take responsibility for student learning, collaborative relationships, their own professional growth, and the advancement of the profession.