Early Childhood Education, B.S.

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Early Childhood Education

The Education Department offers a program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education (Pre K-4). This 129-credit program can be completed in four years.

Major Requirements:

EDUC 101 - Foundations of Education
EDUC 150 - Educational Psychology
EDUC 205 - Introduction to Special Education
EDUC 207 - Introduction to Early Childhood
EDUC 212 - Introduction to Pedagogy
EDUC 223 - Emergent Literacy and Language Development
EDUC 231 - Child Growth and Development
EDUC 250 - Family/Community Relations in Early Childhood Education
EDUC 261 - Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom
EDUC 310 - Teaching Social Skills
EDUC 315 - Positive Behavior Interventions in the Inclusive Setting
EDUC 324 - Foundations of Reading
EDUC 335 - Reading Strategies and Assessments
EDUC 345 - Assessment
EDUC 375 - An Inclusive Approach to Developmentally Appropriate Practices
EDUC 431 - Early Childhood Methods I
EDUC 432 - Early Childhood Methods II
EDUC 450 - Student Teaching in Elementary, Special Education and Early Childhood Education

Collateral Requirements:

BIOL 103 - Environmental Studies
CHEM 105 - Contemporary Chemistry
GEOG 201 - Geography
HIST 103 - The United States to 1877 or
HIST 104 - The United States Since 1877
MATH 105 - Modern Elementary Mathematics I
MATH 106 - Modern Elementary Mathematics II
PHYS 101 - Physical Science
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology
SOC 101 - General Sociology