Early Childhood Education (B.S.)

Curriculum

Curriculum Sheets/Advising
Course Descriptions

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.