Early Childhood Education Major, B.A. or B.S.

(72 credits)

Required Core Courses (60 credits)

EDEC 300/EDEC 500	Intro to Early Childhood Tchg & Lrng	3
EDEC 305/EDEC 505	Observation/Assmt Infant Toddler YC Dev	3
EDEC 317/EDEC 517	History & Philosophy of Early Childhood	3
EDEC 353/EDEC 553	Literature for the Young Child	3
EDEC 360	Working with Families of YC w/ SPED	3
EDEC 361/EDEC 561	Typical/Atypical Speech/Language Dev YC	3
EDEC 362/EDEC 562	Diagnosis & Assessment in EC SPED	3
EDEC 363/EDEC 563	Methods for Infants Toddlers & YC	3
EDEC 365/EDEC 565	Classroom Management for EC Teachers	3
EDEC 367/EDEC 567	Emergent Literacy& Beg Reading Instructn	3
EDEC 368/EDEC 568	EC Methods in Language Arts& Soc Studies	3
EDEC 370/EDEC 570	EC Methods in Math & Science	3
EDEC 372/EDEC 572	Early Childhood Methods in the Arts	3
EDEC 374/EDEC 574	Curriculum & Methods in Early Childhood	3
EDEC 406	EC Student Teaching Seminar	3
EDEC 409	Student Teaching in Early Childhood I	6
EDEC 410	Student Teaching in Early Childhood II	6
EDEC 495/EDUC 495	Senior Seminar	3

Required Supporting Courses (12 credits)

EDUC 236	Educational Psychology	3
EDUC 346/EDUC 546	Technology in the Classroom	3
HDEV 248	Development of Young Children	3
SPED 342/SPED 542	Survey of Exceptional Children	3