Early Childhood Education Major, B.S.

Required:

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.

Effective 2012, all teacher education programs require passing scores on the appropriate Illinois Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT) test prior to completion of graduation requirements and licensure.

• EDUC 150 - Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• EDUC 210 - Instructional Methods of Early Childhood Education
• EDUC 249 - Educational and Developmental Psychology
• EDUC 269 - Children’s Literature
• EDUC 295 - Instructional Technology
• EDUC 300 - Applied Arts for Teachers
• EDUC 320 - Teaching Early Childhood Language Arts and Social Studies
• EDUC 325 - Classroom Management
• EDUC 330 - Teaching Early Childhood Math and Science
• EDUC 349 - Language Development
• EDUC 359 - Teaching Reading to Young Children
• EDUC 367 - Methods and Materials in Physical Education for the Elementary School
• EDUC 376 - Teaching Diverse Populations in the Regular Classroom
• EDUC 456 - Management and Professional Practices in Education
• EDUC 482 - Student Teaching for Early Childhood Education

Required Supporting Courses:

• FACS 241 - First Aid and Emergency Care
• FACS 264 - Child, Family and Community Relations

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• FACS 351 - Sociology of Family
• or  FACS 360 - Parenting

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• HIST 231 - American Civilization I
• PSYC 211 - Child Developmental Psychology