Early Childhood Education Major

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Additional Degree Requirements

Total Credits: 120

ECE Core (Administrative/Non-Licensure Track) - Total Credits: 57-60

 (see note 5 below)

• ECE 250 - Orientation to Early Childhood Education
• ECE 251 - Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
• ECE 252 - Infant/Toddler Curriculum
• ECE 299 - Practicum for Infants/Toddlers
• ECE 431 - Teaching Communications Skills to Young Children
• ECE 441 - Play Theory, Creativity, and Aesthetics in Early Childhood Education
• ECE 453 - Methods for Early Childhood Education I: Social Sciences
• ECE 454 - Methods in Early Childhood Education II: Math and Science
• ECE 456 - Positive Discipline in Early Childhood Programs
• ECE 457 - Working with Families in Early Childhood Education
• ECE 461 - Early Childhood Education Management
• ECE 481 - Internship in Early Childhood Education Management/Administration
• ECE 482 - Preschool Fieldwork in Early Childhood Education
• EDSP 471 - Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education
• EDSP 473 - Developmental Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education
• EDSP 474 - Curriculum Development in Early Childhood Special Education
• EDSP 475 - Strategies for Teaching Young Children with Disabilities
• EDRL 401 - Children’s Literature Elementary School Curriculum

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• Optional Elective

• EDSP 423 - Collaboration and Consultation in Special Education

Electives - Total Credits: 11-17

Total Credits: 120

Notes

1. 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.
2. A minimum GPA of 2.75 for all courses attempted must be maintained.
3. EDU 280 also fulfills the multicultural requirement of the general education core. Courses satisfying the international requirement may simultaneously fulfill another requirement.
4. ECE 491 and 492 can be repeated up to 12 credits.
5. ECE 481 and 482 can be repeated up to 12 credits.