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Early Childhood Education

Bachelor's Degree

University Core Curriculum Requirements
A. The Mind: Enhancement of Cognitive Development (13 hours)
A1. Composition and Speech 9 hours
A2. Mathematics - include MATH 202 (MATH 106 prereq) 4 hours
B. The Self: Enchancement of Individual Development (5-6 hours)
B1. Ethics 3 hours
B2. The Arts 3 hours
B3. Health/Fitness 2 hours
C. The World: Enhancement of Cultural and Natural Awareness (26-27 hours)
C1. History 3 hours
C2. Individual Development/Social Behavior - include EDUC302 6 hours
C3. Science (at least one lab course) 8-9 hours
C4. Western Culture 6 hours
C5. Global Communities 3 hours
D. The Synthesis: Integration and Application of Knowledge (3 hours)
Must include EDUC433 3 hours

Basic Courses for Education Programs (Exploration Phase)
EDUC196 Foundations of Reflective Teaching
EDUC242 Growth and Development: Early Childhood
EDUC214 Instructional Technology in Education
EDUC302 Multicultural Education
EDUC306 Educating Exceptional Children

Early Childhood Professional Education (Analysis Phase)
EDUC241 Early Childhood Education
EDUC243 Observation, Assessment, and Documentation
EDUC256 Guidance of Young Children
EDUC261 Special Needs: Early Childhood Education
EDUC272 Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child
EDUC343 Children's Literature
EDUC344 Family, School, and Community Partnerships
EDUC346 Early Childhood Curriculum I
EDUC347 Early Childhood Curriculum II
EDUC351 Music and Movement for Young Children
EDUC356 Math & Science
EDUC357 Expressive Arts/Social Studies
EDUC378 Literacy Methods I
EDUC398 Literacy Methods II
EDUC355 Practicum in Early Childhood Education (to be completed after professional education sequence)

Specialty Areas (Optional)
Special Needs: Infant/Toddler: School Age:
EDUC261 EDUC255 EDUC340
EDUC306 EDUC257 EDUC348
EDUC359 EDUC261 EDUC359
EDUC415 EDUC359

Student Teaching (Synthesis Phase)
EDUC433 Synthesis Seminar in Early Childhood 3 hours
EDUC431 Supervised Teaching: Kindergarten 6 hours
EDUC432 Supervised Teaching: Elementary-Primary 6 hours



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