College of Arts and Sciences | Majors and Minors | Loeb School of Education | Early Childhood Education | Curriculum
BS in Early Childhood Education (Pre K-4)
Curriculum
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit |
| EDU 200 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDU 201 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| EDU 205 | Child Development |
3 |
| EDU 211 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDU 301 | Evaluation & Assessment of Students in the Inclusive Classroom |
3 |
| EDU 306 | Science and Health for Children | 3 |
| EDU 308 | Teaching Social Studies | 3 |
| EDU 310 | Mathematics for the Teacher |
3 |
| EDU 328 | Early Childhood: Principles and Practices |
3 |
| EDU 329 | Early Childhood: Curriculum and Assessment |
3 |
| EDU 380 | Communication Arts |
3 |
| EDU 382 | Methods of Classroom Management |
3 |
| EDU 384 | Inclusive Education |
3 |
| EDU 400 |
Early Literacy Foundations | 3 |
| EDU 401 | Literacy Foundations for Intermediate Grades | 3 |
| EDU 412 | Teaching English as a Second Language | 3 |
| EDU 417 | Multicultural Education | 3 |
| EDU 418 | Family and Community Collaborative Partnerships | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 54 | |
| Optional (EDU 610 and 620 may be completed at the graduate level for students without certification) |
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| EDU 410 | Student Teaching |
12 |
| EDU 420 | Practicum | 3 |
| Strongly Recommended (not required) | ||
| EDU 231 | Computers in the Classroom | 3 |
Augmented Core for Early Childhood Majors
The core for the Bachelor of Science degree is listed in the front of the undergraduate course catalog. Early Childhood Education majors need to complete an augmented core in the following areas:
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit |
| Skilled in the Written Word |
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| ENG 102 or 103 |
College Writing or Skills for College Writing |
3 |
| Aesthetically Literate | ||
| FA 300W | Arts Integration in the Classroom | 3 |
| Knowledgeable About the Natural Sciences | ||
| BIO 205 |
General Biology for Teachers | 4 |
| BIO 205L |
Lab |
0 |
| PHYS 205 | Physical Science for Teachers | 3 |
| Knowledgeable about Social Sciences | ||
| Early Childhood: Curriculum and Assessment |
3 | |
| GEOG 201 |
World Geography or |
3 |
| ANTH 201 |
Anthropology |
3 |
| POS 103 |
American Government or | 3 |
| POS 104 |
State and Local Government | 3 |
| Other Academic Classes Required | ||
| MATH |
2 Mathematics courses |
6 |
| ENG |
1 English literature course |
3 |
| HIS 201 or 202 | American History | 3 |
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