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 12 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