Early Childhood Education (B.A.)

Students pursuing the Early Childhood Education major must complete the following primary major:

Family Science and Human Development, Child and Lifespan Development Concentration 

Program Requirements Overview

Pre-Professional Sequence12-16
Professional Sequence39
Total Credits51-55

Program Requirements

Pre-Professional Sequence
ECEL 200Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Democracy3
Child Development I (Fulfilled in the primary major.)
MTHM 201Mathematics in Elementary Schools I3
FSHD 114Introduction to Human Development3
or PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology
or EDFD 200 Psychological Foundations of Education
READ 209Children's Literature for a Multicultural Society3
Physiology/Hygiene Requirement - complete an approved course or take the Health Knowledge test. See a Teacher Education Program advisor for more information.0-4
Total Credits12-16
Major Requirements
MTHM 302Mathematics in Elementary Schools II3
READ 399Early Literacy Development and Instruction3
ECEL 279Foundation and Philosophy of Inclusive Education3
ECEL 219Language and Literature for Young Children3
ECSE 328Curriculum and Pedagogy in Inclusive Early Childhood Classrooms3
ECEL 408Social Studies and the Arts in Elementary Classrooms3
ECEL 417Problem Solving in Science, Math, and Technology in Early Childhood Classrooms3
Clinical Practice
ECEL 410Clinical Practice I: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms3
ECEL 412Seminar I: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms3
ECEL 414Clinical Practice II: Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms9
ECEL 421Seminar II: Inclusive Elementary Classrooms3
Total Credits39