Education, Early Childhood Education Concentration, BS

General Education Core Requirements

Early Childhood Education Courses (39 credits total)

• EDU 105 - The Premise of the School and Child Care ______
• EDU 203 - Principles and Fundamentals of Special Education ______
• EDU 208A - Teaching, Learning and Assessment ______
• EDU 250A - Language and Literacy Development ______
• ENL307/EDU307E  Fundamentals of Teaching ESL  _____
• EDU 308 - Teaching Strategies in the Multicultural Classroom ______

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• These three courses must be taken together:

• EDU 350 - Reading, Language, & Children’s Lit in Early Childhood Educ with Field Experiences (Pre-Practicum) ______
• EDU 360 - The Arts and Social Studies in Early Childhood Education with Field Experience (Pre-Practicum) ______
• EDU 370 - Mathematics, Science & Technology in Early Childhood Education with Field Experiences (Pre-Practicum) ______

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• ‡  EDU 422 - Student Teaching Practicum-Early Childhood Education
• EDU 422PS - Student Teaching Seminar-Early Childhood Education

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• 12 Credits of Education Electives (non-licensure)

• EDU ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______
• EDU ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______
• EDU ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______
• EDU ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______

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Support Course (3 credits total)

• */† GPH ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______

Arts and Science Major/Minor/Free Electives (36 credits minimum)

May be necessary to take additional credits to attain the minimum 120 credits required for graduation

Note: Students in the Early Childhood Teacher Licensure Program must complete a second major in an Arts or Sciences discipline. Students not seeking licensure may elect a minor or free electives.

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Additional Information and Notes

* These are required support courses which may also be used to satisfy the indicated Distribution requirements. A student may choose to fulfill Distribution requirements with courses other than the ones listed, but these listed courses must still be taken.

Note: If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements, (for example, a support course and a distribution elective), the credits are counted in only one place. Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the total credits required for graduation.

‡ Students in the Early Childhood Teacher Licensure Program must complete EDU 422  for Licensure.

† Students must take one GPH course in either Division II or Division III.

Exceptions in the timing of courses will be made for transfer students.

Total minimum credits for graduation: 120