B.A. in Education with a Specialization in Early Childhood Education
Bobbi Jo Kite Herbold, BA Program Coordinator
Fowler Hall, Room 301D
Summary of Requirements
|
2021-2022 |
| Core Curriculum |
43 |
| Pre-Major Courses |
9 |
| Major and Related Courses |
71 |
| Free Elective Courses |
3 |
| TOTAL |
126 |
Requirements for a Major in Early Childhood Education
For continuation in a teacher education program, an education major must maintain a cumulative degree average of 2.75 or better, with a B or higher in education courses and a C+ or better in all pre-major, pre-professional and related elective courses.
Required pre-major courses 9 hours
To be taken in freshman or sophomore year:
| EDU 250 | Introduction to Education and Teaching | 3 |
| LIN 101 | Sign Language & Sign Systems | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
Required major and related courses 62 hours
Pre-professional Component
| EDU 311 | Foundations of Literacy Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDU 320 | Early Childhood Environments | 3 |
| EDU 323 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| MAT 171 | Basic Concepts of Mathematics for Early Childhood and Elementary School Teachers I | 3 |
| MAT 172 | Basic Concepts of Mathematics for Early Childhood and Elementary School Teachers II | 3 |
| PSY 311 | Development I: Child Psychology | 3 |
Professional Component
| EDU 493 | Integrative Practicum and Seminar in Teaching | 3 |
| EDU 600 | K-12 Curriculum and Instructional Technology | 3 |
| EDU 609 | Home, School and Community Partnerships | 3 |
| EDU 620 | Historical & Curricular Foundations of Early Childhood Education | 2 |
| EDU 621 | Literacy Teaching and Learning: Early Childhood | 3 |
| EDU 622 | Observing, Documenting and Assessing Young Children's Development | 3 |
| EDU 624 | Integrative Methods for Early Childhood Education:Preprimary | 3 |
| EDU 626 | Integrative Methods for Early Childhood Education: K-3 | 3 |
| EDU 628 | Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education | 9 |
| EDU 639 | Elementary School Teaching Methods in Mathematics | 3 |
| EDU 665 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| EDU 670 | Teaching Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| EDU 694 | Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
EDU 600: optional - may count as free elective hours
Related elective courses 9 hours
Choose 3 hours from each of the following areas for a total of 9 hours, in consultation with departmental advisors:
Creativity
| ART 126 | Ceramics:Basic Hand-building Techniques | 3 |
| THE 470 | Creative Movement and Drama, Preschool - Kindergarten | 3 |
| THE 472 | Educational Drama Grades 1-6 | 3 |
Health and Wellness
| PER 386 | Teaching Physical Education and Wellness in Elementary Schools | 3 |
| PER 440 | Adapted Physical Education and Recreation | 3 |
Diversity/Social Justice
Field Experience Requirements up to 160 Clock Hours
Students will complete field experiences in conjunction with the courses below. These field experience hours do not count in the summary of requirements for the specialization. Students will be required to pay a fee for suitability background checks prior to their initial field experiences in the program. The courses with field experiences include:
Required
| EDU 320 | Early Childhood Environments | 3 |
| EDU 609 | Home, School and Community Partnerships | 3 |
| EDU 621 | Literacy Teaching and Learning: Early Childhood | 3 |
| EDU 622 | Observing, Documenting and Assessing Young Children's Development | 3 |
| EDU 624 | Integrative Methods for Early Childhood Education:Preprimary | 3 |
| EDU 626 | Integrative Methods for Early Childhood Education: K-3 | 3 |
EDU 320, EDU 609, and EDU 624: 20 clock hours
EDU 621, EDU 622 and EDU 626: 30 clock hours