Early Childhood Education Major, B.S.

Required Before Teacher Education Program entry:

All professional education, general education courses for teachers, major, endorsement, and supporting courses require a grade of “C-” or better for teacher licensure and graduation.

• EDUC 140 - Foundations of Multicultural Education
• EDUC 195 - Teacher Education Seminar I: Teachers and Technologies in the 21st Century
• EDUC 200 - Human Development & Education
• EDUC 280 - General Methods & Assessment

Required After Teacher Education Program entry, before Student Teaching

• EDUC 210 - Instructional Methods of Early Childhood Education
• EDUC 269 - Children’s Literature
• EDUC 300 - Applied Arts for Teachers
• EDUC 320 - Teaching Early Childhood Language Arts and Social Studies
• EDUC 330 - Teaching Early Childhood Math and Science
• EDUC 349 - Language Development
• EDUC 359 - Teaching Reading to Young Children
• EDUC 368 - Early Childhood Physical Education Methods
• EDUC 376 - Inclusion of Exceptional Students
• EDUC 392 - Teacher Education Seminar II: Classroom Management

Required After Teacher Education Program entry, during Student Teaching:

• EDUC 482 - Student Teaching for Early Childhood Education
• EDUC 493 - Teacher Education Seminar III

Required Supporting Courses:

• CDEV 226 - Health, Safety, and Nutrition of Young Children
• CDEV 351 - Sociology of the Family

• or CDEV 360 - Child Family Relations 

• HIST 231 - American Civilization I

• or HIST 232 - American Civilization II  

• PSYC 211 - Child Developmental Psychology

Required Field Experience Hours:

• EDUC 175 - Field Experience I
• EDUC 275 - Field Experience II
• EDUC 375 - Field Experience III

Recommended Supporting Courses:

• EDUC 333 - Multicultural Classroom
• SPED 321 - Emotional and Behavioral Supports