Early Childhood Education, BSED

This program is designed to assist undergraduate students in becoming highly competent and effective teachers of children in prekindergarten through grade 4. This program prepares students to become professional educators who are well-qualified to utilize appropriate techniques and strategies to expand children’s cognitive, language, social, emotional, and physical development.

See requirements leading to teacher certification, titled “3-Step Process for Teacher Education,” in the College of Education and Human Services section of this catalog.

Crimson Core: 40-42

As outlined in the Crimson Core Requirements with the following specifications:

Controlled Electives: 6-9

MATH 152 - Elements of Mathematics II Credits: 3
Any 3-4 credits of scientific reasoning, excluding Psychology, are permitted; We recommend choosing two courses with a different prefix. Credits / Units: 3

College: 21

Preprofessional Education Sequence:

EDTC 103 - Digital Instructional Technology Credits: 3

Professional Education Sequence:

EDUC 242 - Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience I Credits: 1
EDUC 342 - Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience II Credits: 1
EDUC 441 - Student Teaching Credits: 5-12
EDUC 442 - School Law Credits: 1
SPSY 477 - Assessment of Student Learning: Design and Interpretation of Educational Measures Credits: 3

Major Required Courses: 50 (1)

ECED 112 - Childhood Development Birth–Age 5 Credits: 3
ECED 117 - Family, Community, and School Relationships in a Diverse Society Credits: 3
ECED 200 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education Credits: 3
ECED 215 - The Developing Child: K-4th Grade Credits: 3
ECED 250 - Language Development Credits: 3
ECED 280 - Maximizing Learning: Engaging All Learners Credits: 3
ECED 310 - Science, Health, and Safety for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners Credits: 3
ECED 314 - Creative Experiences and Play for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners Credits: 3
ECED 351 - Literacy for the Emergent Reader: PreK to Grade 1 Learners Credits: 3
ECED 411 - Social Studies for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners Credits: 3
ECED 425 - Methods of Teaching and Assessing Language Arts: Pre-K to Grade 4 Learners Credits: 3
ECED 451 - Literacy for the Developing Reader: Grades 2-4 Learners Credits: 3
HDFS 310 - Child Observation and Assessment Credits: 3
MATH 330 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School Credits: 3
SPED 111 - Introduction to Exceptional Persons Credits: 3
SPED 323 - Instruction of English Language Learners with Special Needs Credits: 2
SPED 369 - Education of Persons with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Learning Disabilities or Brain Injury Credits: 3

Free Electives: 7-9

Total Degree Requirements: 120

(1) A 3.0 cumulative GPA is required to apply for teacher certification, register for major courses, and student teach.

Early Childhood Education, BSED

Crimson Core: 40-42

Quantitative Reasoning and Data Analysis: 3

Human and Creative Inquiry: 3

Scientific Reasoning: 4

Values and Ethics: 3

Civic Readiness: 3