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
AS Area Studies
M Major
CN Concentration
FE Free Elective
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. | College Core: ENG 101, ENG 102, PHI 101, RST 101 (4 courses) |
(12 credits) | |||
| 2. | Area studies: One course each from AS I, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII (none from AS II); Plus, choose three more AS courses, but not more than one from any area, and none from AS II. (9-10 courses) | (27-32 credits) | |||
| 3. | Concentration: English, French, German, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Studies, or Spanish (8-10 courses) | (24-36 credits) | |||
| 4. | Pedagogical Core: (18 courses) | (55 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 1-2 15 hours) |
(3 credits) | ||||
| EDY 225 Emergent Language and Literacy Development | (3 credits) | ||||
| EDY 226 Literacy and the Young Child (Field Experience: Pre K-K 20 hours) |
(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 Pre K-K 15 hours) |
(3 credits) | ||||
| EDY 313 Family and Community Involvement in EC | (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) | ||||
| EDY 450, 451, 452 Student Teaching Seminar |
(1 credit) | ||||
| EDY 460 Student Teaching | (12 credits) | ||||
| Free Elective(s): 1-2 courses depending on concentration | (3-6 credits) | ||||
| Total | (42 courses) | (127-138 credits) | |||
Early Childhood Education (Birth to Grade 2)
Recommended Schedule
| Fall | Spring | |||||
| Freshman Year | ||||||
| ENG 101 | 3 credits | ENG 102 | 3 credits | |||
| EDE 100 or AS | 3 credits | EDE 100 or AS | 3 credits | |||
| EDE 121 or EDU 122 | 3 credits | EDE 121 or EDU 122 | 3 credits | |||
| CN | 3 credits | CN | 3 credits | |||
| AS | 3 credits | AS | 3 credits | |||
| Total | 15 credits | Total | 15 credits | |||
| Sophomore Year | ||||||
| EDY 208 | 3 credits | EDU 250 | 3 credits | |||
| EDY 209 | 3 credits | EDE 273 | 3 credits | |||
| PHI 101 or RST 101 | 3 credits | PHI 101 or RST 101 | 3 credits | |||
| CN | 3 credits | CN | 3 credits | |||
| AS | 3 credits | AS | 3 credits | |||
| Total | 15 credits | Total | 3 credits | |||
| Junior Year | ||||||
| EDY 226 | 3 credits | EDY 306 | 3 credits | |||
| SPE 341 | 3 credits | EDY 310 | 3 credits | |||
| EDE 390 | 3 credits | EDY 313 | 3 credits | |||
| AS | 3 credits | CN | 3 credits | |||
| AS | 3 credits | CN | 3 credits | |||
| CN/FE | 3 credits | AS/FE | 3 credits | |||
| Total | 18 credits | Total | 18 credits | |||
| Senior Year | ||||||
| EDY 433 | 3 credits | EDY 450 | 1 credit | |||
| CN | 3 credits | EDU 451 | 0 credits | |||
| CN | 3 credits | EDU 452 | 0 credits | |||
| CN/FE | 3 credits | EDY 460 | 12 credits | |||
| AS | 3 credits | |||||
| Total | 15 credits | Total | 13 credits | |||
| Total | 127-138 credits |