Jun 07, 2026

Working Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

Early Childhood Education (BS)

The Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education is dedicated to preparing students to excel in Early Childhood Education by obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary to support the teaching and learning of young children. Students may select a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Early Childhood Education that will lead to licensure or non-licensure status.

Please see the UNLV College of Education, Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education web page for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available on the UNLV Degrees Directory.

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Accreditation

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University Graduation Requirements

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Early Childhood Education (BS) Degree Requirements - Total Credits: 120

General Education Requirements - Credits: 36-47

First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3

English Composition - Credits: 6

Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3

Constitutions - Credits: 3-6

Mathematics - Credits: 3

Distribution Requirement - Credits:19-20

Please see Distribution Requirements for more information

Humanities and Fine Arts - Credits: 9

Two courses 3 credits each from two different humanities areas - 6 credits
One course in fine arts- 3 credits

Social Science - Credits: 0

Automatically satisfied by Major requirements

Natural Science and Analytical Thinking - Credits: 10

Two courses from Natural Science category; at least one must have a lab -7 credits
One course from Analytical Thinking - 3 credits

Multicultural and International - Credits: 0-6

Multicultural

EDU 280 is recommended and will satisfy both Multicultural and major requirements

International

International, one 3 credit course required

These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. Visit the Provost webpage for the list of approved Multicultural and International courses.

Major Requirements - BS in Early Childhood Education - Credits: 84

Education Core Requirements - Credits: 9

Licensure Track - Credits: 75

ECE Core - Credits: 57

(see note 3 below)

Practicums - Credits: 12

Optional Electives - Credits: 6

Choose from the list below or another advisor approved elective.

Administrative/Non-Licensure Track - Credits: 75

ECE Core - Credits: 54

Optional Electives - Credits: 21

Choose from the list below or other advisor-approved courses.

Total Credits: 120

Notes

A candidate for the Bachelor of Science degree in Education must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours with 40 credits in upper-division courses.
A minimum GPA of 2.75 for all courses attempted must be maintained.
A grade of B or higher in ECE 483 - Pre-Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education must be earned to register for student teaching (ECE 491 and ECE 492 ).
Student must register for a minimum of 10 credits of ECE 491 - Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education to earn their degree.
ECE 250 is a Milestone Experience course for Early Childhood Education B.S.
ECE 491 is a Culminating Experience course for Early Childhood Education B.S.

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