Early Childhood Education (preschool-grade 3)

Required Courses:

• EDUC 141 - Phonics for Student Learning
• EDUC 151 - Found of the Education Profession
• EDUC 211 - Child Development and Learning
• EDUC 212 - Developmentally Appropriate Practice and Inquiry Experiences
• EDUC 213 - Early Literacy and Literature for Children
• EDUC 214 - Integrating Learning Experiences: Art, Music, Drama and Movement
• EDUC 301 - Developing as a Professional III
• EDUC 311 - Learning Environments for Young Children
• EDUC 312 - Family, Community and Culture
• EDUC 313 - Exceptional Children and Intervention Strategies
• EDUC 314 - Language Arts: Integrated Learning Experiences
• EDUC 315 - Mathematics: Integrated Learning Experiences
• EDUC 316 - Reading: Integrated Learning Experiences
• EDUC 317 - Science: Integrated Learning Experiences
• EDUC 318 - Social Studies: Integrated Learning Experiences
• EDUC 374 - Content Area Reading
• EDUC 375 - Reading Difficulties: Assessment and Intervention
• EDUC 401 - Developing As a Professional IV
• EDUC 402 - Inquiry:Theory Into Practice
• EDUC 410 - Student Teaching: Early Childhood Education

Required Supporting Courses:

• MATH 140 - Integrated Mathematics I
• MATH 141 - Integrated Mathematics II
• PSYCH 110 - Principles of Psychology
• PSYCH 201 - Educational Psychology

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• BIOL 115 - Integrated Science by Inquiry or
• CHEM 115 - Integrated Science by Inquiry or
• PHYS 115 - Integrated Science by Inquiry

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• ENVS 230 - Environmental Geology
• PHYS 120 - Physics in Science Fiction

Notes:

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