The curriculum and the eight-semester recommended course sequence for the Early Childhood Education program are described below. The program requires a specified number of courses in the college’s core curriculum and area studies, 10 courses in one of the seven academic disciplines (academic concentration) and appropriate professional education courses (pedagogical core).
Middle Childhood Extension for Candidates in Childhood, Childhood/Early Childhood, Childhood/Special Education
Candidates wishing to obtain an extension to teach grades 7-9 (thus enabling candidates to teach middle childhood grades 7-9) must take EMC 352 and EMC 391 in addition to the courses listed below. Also, candidates must pass the CST in their concentration area.
CODES
EDE Childhood Education
EDY Early Childhood Education
EDU Teacher Education (applies to several or all programs)
EDS Adolescence Education
EMC Middle Childhood Education
SPE Students with Disabilities
Early Childhood, Childhood and Students with Disabilities Programs
Candidates may choose to major in one of five programs designed for teachers in grades 6 and below: Early Childhood; Childhood; Early Childhood/Childhood; Students with Disabilities/Early Childhood; Students with Disabilities/Childhood. The curriculum and the eight-semester recommended course sequence for each program is described below. Each of these programs requires a specified number of courses in the college’s core curriculum and area studies (General Education), 10 courses in one of the eight academic disciplines (Academic Concentration) and appropriate professional education courses (Pedagogical Core). The eight academic concentration areas are the same for each area of certification. In all, there are 40 program options at this level.
Early Childhood Curriculum [Birth to Grade 2]:
| 1. | Core Requirements Go to /core_curriculum/mission.asp for complete information about the Core Curriculum. |
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| 2. | Concentration: English, French, German, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Studies, or Spanish (8-10 courses) | ||||
| 3. | Pedagogical Core: (18 courses) | 57 credits | |||
| EDE 100 Human Growth and Social Development: Birth- Childhood | 3 credits | ||||
| EDE 121 Introduction to Literacy, Children's Literature and the Arts | 3 credits | ||||
| EDU 122 Technology in Education | 3 credits | ||||
| EDY 208 Infant/Toddler Care and Education (Field Experience: Infant/toddler 15 hours) | 3 credits | ||||
| EDY 209 Practice in EC Classrooms: Playing to Learn (Field Experience: Grades Pre-K/K 15 hours) | 3 credits | ||||
| ECCH 221 Literacy I | 3 credits | ||||
| ECCH 222 Literacy II | 3 credits | ||||
| EDU 250 Foundations of Education | 3 credits | ||||
| EDY 306 Music, Movement, and the Arts in EC Classrooms | 3 credits | ||||
| EDY 310 Teaching Math/Science in EC Classrooms (Field Experience Gr. 1-2 15 hours) | 3 credits | ||||
| SPE 341 Inclusive Strategies | 3 credits | ||||
| EDE 390 Cognition, Learning, and Assessment Birth-Childhood | 3 credits | ||||
| EDY 433 Seminar in Teaching and Assessment-EC (Field Experience Grades 1-2 50 hours) | 3 credits | ||||
| ECCH 412 Managing the Early Childhood & Elementary Classroom | 3 credits | ||||
| EDY 494 Capstone Seminar for the Reflective Teacher | 3 credits | ||||
| EDY 493 Student Teaching | 12 credits | ||||
| EDU 495 Child Abuse Seminar | 0 credit | ||||
| EDU 496 Prevention of School Violence Workshop | 0 credit | ||||
| Students need at least 120 credits to graduate. Free electives comprise the remainder of the program. | |||||