Education Studies, Concentration in Early Childhood Education: 121 credits

Bachelor of Science

Program Requirements

Candidates are expected to complete all requirements associated with the Bachelor of Science in Education Studies with a concentration in Early Childhood Education. Candidates must register for and complete EDU 102 E-folio as the initial course in the program. This course is a pre-requisite for all other education courses.  The grade of C- is the minimum grade accepted for all College of Education and Liberal Arts core courses (ECE, EDU, RDG, and EPY).

General Education Requirements (34 credits)

CTA 206Computer Applications

3

OR

FYE 101First Year Experience Seminar

3

ECO 105Fundamentals of Economics

3

ENG 121English Composition I

3

ENG 122English Composition II

3

ENG 320Advanced Composition

3

PHI 100Introduction to Critical Thinking

3

POL 300American Politics

3

HIS 316American History

3

PSY 101Introduction to Psychology

3

BIO 251Biology I (with Lab)

4

MAT 205Introductory Survey of Mathematics

3

Fine Arts Requirements (6 credits)

Select 2 courses from:

ART 101Art Appreciation 1

3

ART 203Non-Western Art

3

ART 210Basic Design

3

ART 301Drawing and Painting

3

ART 302Drawing

3

ART 304Painting

3

ART 315Watercolor Painting

3

COM 431Media and Society

3

DRA 105Introduction to the Theater

3

DRA 110Acting

3

DSN 110Fundamentals of Drawing

3

DSN 210Basic Photoshop

3

MUS 101Music Appreciation

3

SPA 301Practical Spanish I

3

TEC 215Basic Photography

3

HIS 230History of Art and Design

3

Social and Behavioral Science Courses (18 credits)

PSY 330Infant and Toddler Development

3

PSY 333Psychology of the Exceptional Child

3

PSY 336Child Development

3

PSY 420Introduction to Trauma-Informed Approaches

3

PSY 421Trauma and Self-Care

3

PSY 422Practical Implications of Trauma-Informed Approaches

3

Required Education Courses (57 credits)

EDU 102E-Folio

0

EDU 204Leadership and Collaboration

3

ECE 105Developmentally Appropriate Practice

3

ECE 201Health, Safety, and Nutrition

3

ECE 202Professional Issues in Early Childhood

3

ECE 207Differentiated Methods of Teaching Infants and Toddlers

3

ECE 208Differentiated Methods of Teaching Pre-Schoolers

3

ECE 209Differentiated Methods of Teaching Kindergartners – Grade 2

3

ECE 217Family, Community, and School Partnerships

3

ECE 301Integrating the Arts into Early Childhood Education

3

ECE 302Numeracy and the Acquisition of Number Fluency in Early Childhood Education

3

ECE 315Differentiation of Instruction for Young Children

3

ECE 403Early Care Education Internship

6

EPY 201Development and Implementation of IEPs

3

EPY 316Educating Preschoolers with Special Needs

3

EPY 317Assessment of Young Children

3

EPY 402Learning Differences and Assessment of Exceptional Children

3

RDG 203Learner Development and Early Literacy

3

RDG 302Literature for Children

3

Electives: To meet the requirement of 121 credits, students should complete 6 elective credits as approved by the Program Chairor Academic Advisor.

Transfer Credits: Accreditation requires our program to collect data on student performance in a variety of courses.  For that reason, students will not be able to transfer in courses to cover the following coursework ECE 105, , ECE 207, ECE 208, ECE 209, ECE 302, ECE 315, EPY 316, EPY 317, ECE 217, RDG 203, ECE 390, ECE 391, ECE 392, ECE 450, EDU 452

Electives: To meet the requirement of 121 credits, students should complete 6 elective credits as approved by the Program Chair, Assistant Chair, or Academic Advisor.

Transfer Credits: Accreditation requires our program to collect data on student performance in a variety of courses.  For that reason, students will not be able to transfer in courses to cover the following coursework. (EDU 204, ECE 207, ECE 208, ECE 209, ECE 315, EPY 316, EPY 317, EPY 201, and EPY 402)