Early Childhood Education
Students must meet all requirements for certification before this degree will be conferred, including passing all sections of C-BASE, the professional teaching portfolio, and the Praxis exam required for the area of certification sought.
This major is available as both a stand-alone (Birth through Grade 3) and as a combined major with Elementary Education (Birth through Grade 6) and/or Early Childhood Special Education (Birth through Grade 3 or Grade 6).
Applicable Degree: Bachelor of Science in Education
EDUC 210 Field Experience I Seminar
EDCL 211 Teaching Field Experience I
EDPS 383 Psychology of Teaching and Learning
EDUC 213 Foundational Perspectives of Education
EDUC 301 Professional Growth and Portfolio Development I
EDUC 303 Methods of Teaching
EDUC 373 Technology and Instructional Media
PSYC 313 Human Growth and Development
PSYC 333 Child Psychology
EDUC 410 Field Experience II Seminar
EDCL 411 Teaching Field Experience II
EDPS 453 The Exceptional Child
EDRD 423 Integration of Literacy in the Content Areas
EDUC 401 Professional Growth and Portfolio Development
ETOP 423 Classroom and Behavior Management
ECCL 476 Student Teaching: Early Childhood
ELCL 476 Student Teaching: Elementary
EDUC 471 Student Teaching Seminar
ECED 353 Curriculum, Methods, and Materials of PK - 3: Seminar and Field Experience
ECED 363 Family and Community Resources in PK - 3: Seminar and Field Experience
ECED 373 Health, Nutrition and Safety of Young Child
ECED 383 Administration of Early Childhood Programs
ECED 413 Language Acquisition of the Young Child
ECED 423 Perceptual Motor Development of the Young Child
ECED 443 Diagnostic Procedures in Early Childhood Education
EDRD 433 Foundations of Literacy Instruction PK - 6: Seminar and Field Experience
EDRD 443 Analysis and Correction of Reading Disabilities: Seminar and Field Experience
EDSP 453 Teaching Remedial Math K - 12: Seminar and Field Experience
ELED 453 Integrated Language Arts Concept for PK - 6: Seminar and Field Experience
ELED 463 Integrated Social Studies/Geographical Concepts for PK - 6: Seminar and Field Experience
ELED 473 Integrated Mathematics/Science Concepts I for PK - 6: Seminar and Field Experience
ELED 483 Integrated Mathematics/Science Concepts II for PK - 6
SOCO 323 Marriage and the Family
ECSP 403 Introduction to Early Childhood Special Ed: Seminar and Field Experience
ECSP 413 Teaching Young Children with Disabilities: Seminar and Field Experience
EDSP 413 Language Development of the Exceptional Child
EDSP 463 Individual Diagnostic & Classroom Assessment
HUED 433 Theories & Techniques of Counseling Students and their Families