Degree Requirements

Catalog:  Fall Semester 2009

Elementary and Early Childhood Education - B.S. Degree in Early Childhood Education (95 Credits)
Department: Elementary and Early Child Education

Core Requirements (18 Credits)

All students in Early Childhood Education must complete this teacher licensure core as well as courses listed under "Requirements" and "Related Requirements."

ED 205 Introduction to Education and Technology (2)
ED 205E Early Field Experience (1)
ED 294 Educational Psychology (3)
ED 310 Social Foundations of Education (3)
EECE 230 Child Development for Teachers (3)
EECE 291 Foundations of Literacy (3)
SPED 320 Educational Services for Individuals with Exceptionalities (3)

Requirements (62 Credits)

Students must earn one credit in each of the following courses: EECE 367J, 467I, and 467K. Additionally, students must earn at least ten credits in EECE 481C.

ART 350 Methods and Materials: Art for the Elementary Classroom (3)
ED 443E Classroom Management/Consultation (3)
EECE 220 Foundations of Early Childhood & Early Childhood Special Education (3)
EECE 234 Play and Development (3)
EECE 333 Discovery Learning (3)
EECE 341 Reading and Language Arts I (3)
EECE 367J Intermediate Practicum/Elementary Teaching (1-4)
EECE 375 Contemporary Methods in Early Childhood Literacy (2)
EECE 388 Classroom Assessment (3)
EECE 428 Building Partnerships (3)
EECE 430 Infant/Toddler Programs and Practices (3)
EECE 433 Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum (3)
EECE 441 Children's Literature: Content and Methods (4)
EECE 467I Practicum: Infant and Toddler (1-4)
EECE 467K Practicum: Pre-Primary (1-4)
EECE 481C Student Teaching: Early Childhood (1-12)
EECE 488 Contemporary Issues and Ethics in Early Childhood Education (2)
HLTH 311 Health in the Elementary School (3)
MUS 319 Music for Classroom Teachers (3)
SPED 427 Instructional Strategies: Preschool (3)

Related Requirements (15 Credits)

In addition to the listed courses, students must complete two of the following three courses: BIOL 170, GEOS 170, and PSCI 170.

AMCS 233 Education and Multicultural America (3)
CMST 100 Speech Communication (3)
MATH 303 Foundations of Number Systems (3)

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