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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
A2. Mathematics - must include MATH 202 (MATH 106 prerequisite)
9 hours
4 hours
B. The Self: Enchancement of Individual Development (8 hours)
B1. Ethics
B2. The Arts
B3. Health/Fitness
3 hours
3 hours
2 hours
C. The World: Enhancement of Cultural and Natural Awareness (26-27 hours)
C1. History
C2. Individual Development/Social Behavior - must include EDUC302
C3. Science (at least one lab course)
C4. Western Culture
C5. Global Communities
3 hours
6 hours
8-9 hours
6 hours
3 hours
D. The Synthesis: Integration and Application of Knowledge (3 hours)
Must include EDUC433
 
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:
EDUC261
EDUC306
EDUC359
EDUC415

Infant/Toddler:
EDUC255
EDUC257
EDUC261
EDUC359

School Age:
EDUC340
EDUC348
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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