Early Childhood Education Major (preschool-grade 3)

Required Courses:

• EDUC 101 - Developing as a Professional Educator I
• EDUC 141 - Phonics for Student Learning
• EDUC 151 - Foundations of the Education Profession (First Year Seminar)
• EDUC 201 - Developing as a Professional Educator II
• EDUC 211 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education
• EDUC 213 - Early Literacy and Literature for Children
• EDUC 214 - Integrating Learning Experiences: Art, Music, Drama and Movement
• EDUC 231 - Introduction to Exceptionalities and Interventions
• EDUC 301 - Developing as a Professional Educator III
• EDUC 312 - School, Family, and Community Partnerships
• EDUC 315 - Mathematics: Integrated Learning Experiences
• EDUC 316 - Reading and Language Arts: Integrated Learning Experiences
• EDUC 317 - Science: Integrated Learning Experiences
• EDUC 318 - Social Studies: Integrated Learning Experiences
• EDUC 373 - Assessment and Intervention: Literature, Phonics, and Alphabetic Principle
• EDUC 374 - Content Area Reading
• EDUC 401 - Developing As a Professional IV
• EDUC 410 - Student Teaching: Early Childhood Education

Required Supporting Courses:

• MATH 140 - Integrated Mathematics I
• MATH 141 - Integrated Mathematics II
• PSYCH 121 - General Psychology or PSYCH 120 Introduction to Psychology  
• PSYCH 201 - Educational Psychology

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• BIOL 100 - General Biology or
• BIOL 151 - Foundations Modern Biology I

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• PHYS 120 - Conceptual Physics for Educators
• EDUC 493 - Selected Topics

Notes:

Early Childhood Generalist Endorsement (4-5) is available. Please refer to “Early Childhood Generalist Endorsement ” for course requirements. (Offered spring / summer.)