Early Childhood Education (B.S.)
Curriculum
Required courses include the following:
Early Childhood Education Core Courses
- EDC 326: Early Childhood Education I: Introduction to Curriculum
- EDC 336: Early Childhood Education II: Math and Science
- EDC 402: The Education of Special Needs Students
- EDC 421: Early Language and Literacy Development (Birth-5)
- EDC 424: Teaching Literacy in the Primary Grades
- EDC 426: Curriculum III: Integrated Language Arts/Social Studies
- EDC 350: Pre-K-2 School Practicum
- EDC 461: Assessment in Early Childhood Education
Professional Contents
- EDC 102: Introduction to American Education
- EDC 250: Supervised Preprofessional Field Experience
- EDC 312: The Psychology of Learning
- HDF 200: Life Span Development I
- HDF 308: Introduction to Work with Children
- HDF 208: Health and Wellness of the Young Child
- EDC 328: Home, School, and Community Partnership
Practical teaching residency: EDC 484 and 485
- To be eligible for the practical teaching residency, students must maintain a grade point average of 2.50 overall; 2.50 in the major; and attain a grade of at least C in HDF 308 and EDC 102, 250, 328, 326, 336, 402, 421, 424, 426/350, 461, 484, and 485.